Today's Suwannee Hulaween band spotlight is on Van Ghost, a six-piece alt/rock/Americana band out of Chicago. Veterans of the Bear Creek Music and Art Festival and Jam Cruise will be familiar with Van Ghost's powerhouse singer/trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick, who has been an artist-at-large over the years, sitting in with various bands.
This alt rock indie band was founded by Chicago concert promoter/band manager Michael Berg. One minute they are sweet soft harmonies and the next they are raging rock guitars. One thing's for sure: The critics have some serious love for Van Ghost.
Glide magazine praised the band's "exquisite pedal steel guitars and guy girl harmonies that reflect a Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown/early Wilco Americana vibe."
Our friends at Jambase write:
"With an exquisite 6-piece band flavored with pedal steel and psychedelic guitars, an earth shattering rhythm section, and haunting guy/girl harmonies, the band played it's debut show before a packed audience at Chicago's revered Metro in January 2008. It was an auspicious beginning for one of Chicago's most promising new acts.
Following up their debut record, "Melodies For Lovers", on Split Red Records, the band headed down to Nashville, TN to begin the tracking of their next release. With 2009 Grammy award winning Producer/Engineer/Mixer, Justin Niebank at the helm the bands sound continues to develop and expand. Berg has established that he is as comfortable operating under the spotlight as he is behind the curtain. With Van Ghost he sets out to inspire music fans the same as other artists have inspired him - one song at a time."
Van Ghost plays the ampitheater stage on Thursday night at 12:15 a.m. And here's a video of them performing their song "Fortune Teller" at the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Fest:
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