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Dave Grohl claims a lot of incredible influences on his music, but the most important of all might just be a band of teens (and pre-teens!) from Evanston, Illinois that were only together for 18 months (1982-1983) and only released a handful of songs: Verbten.Thats not hyperbole, either: Grohl credits watching a basement practice session by the bandhis mom was old friends with singer Tracey Bradfords momas a transformative moment in his musical life. I was a changed man, he told Nirvana biographer Michael Azzerad, though technically Grohl, at 13 years old, was a changed boy. But he saw in these kidsJason Narducy (11 years old), Zack Kantor (12 years old), Chris Kean (13 years old), and Tracey Bradford (15 years old)the possibility of punk rock. In his memoir Storyteller, Dave wrote a whole chapter called Tracey Was A Punk Rocker devoted to his life-altering trip to Evanston.In their brief existence, Verbten managed to record four punk and new wave-leaning songsmostly written by Narducy, who would go on to play in Bob Moulds band, Superchunk, Verbow, Split Single, and moreand play a handful of shows, including a legendary set at Chicagos Cubby Bear, parts of which ended up in Grohls HBO documentary series Sonic Highways and the definitive Chicago punk rock documentary, You Werent There. Before breaking up, they also played a high school battle of the bands, a middle school dance, and a church. For one gig, Narducy was grounded, so future White Zombie guitarist Jay Yuenger took his place on guitar.Fast-forward to 2020, when Chicagos House Theatre debuted a musical based on the incredible story of Verbten, with music and lyrics by Narducy and book by Brett Neveu to rave reviews and sold-out shows. Narducy and Neveu are now working with a production company on a film adaptation of this wild coming-of-age tale. And Verbten, all grown up, might just be ready to rise again and tell their own story from the stage.Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 01:35 PM
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Evanston SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60202-1337, United States,Evanston, Illinois
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