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If you are familiar with “Born in Chicago" by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, a song later covered by the Blues Brothers and the Pixies, you know the lyrics: “I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one / Well, my father told me / Son, you had better get a gun." Later, the song offers a different kind of wisdom: “Well, now rules are alright / If there's someone left to play the game." In the 21st ...

Album Review

Twin Talk: Twin Talk Live

Read "Twin Talk Live" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
September 10, 2024

The trio Twin Talk makes music that is best described as stealthfully hip. This Chicago ensemble of drummer Andrew Green, tenor saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst does not trade in a clamorous and flamboyant sound. Still, in their own way, the trio stands out as expressive and captivating. Their fallaciously titled Twin Talk Live is the trio's third release and it follows Weaver (37d03d, 2019) and a self-titled 2015 disc on Ears&Eyes Records. Each of the ...

Album Review

Twin Talk: Twin Talk

Read "Twin Talk" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
September 19, 2016

One of the more pleasant listening experiences this year has been Twin Talk from the eponymous Indie group based in Chicago. The jazz trio of drummer Andrew Green, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst produce a project of fresh music and through original material and inventive performances. Having worked together over the past few years Twin Talk executes on a subconscious level. Whether digging deep into the pocket in “J.J." or the traversing multihued designs in ...