Verbow

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

Has anyone heard of Verbow? Local Evanston/Chicago group, also did fairly well as an opening band in the 90s-00s.

Now, how about owning an album or two from them? Anyone? I've been searching slsk all day and have found nothing. I used to own both White Out and Chronicles, but lost them in the divorce.

Song from them. I don't know the name of the song because it was untitled on my computer. Let me know if you like the song.

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:07 pm

YES!!!!! - their single was awesome

i need to dig up this disc

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:08 pm

another chi band i dug was matthew...heard of them?

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

You are well on your way to getting a housetrained puppy for xmas, young man. jesus = timis

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

Timixmas Wrote:

another chi band i dug was matthew...heard of them?

no. tell me more.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:08 pm

Saw them (as "Jason and Alison") open for Bob Mould back in around '95 or so.
Nothing like a cello through a Marshall amp to brighten your day!

They was good.

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:10 pm

red Wrote:

Timixmas Wrote:

another chi band i dug was matthew...heard of them?

no. tell me more.

i will dig that up too...

power popish...great melodies...

i wrote a little something about verbow here:
http://www.obner.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t ... w&start=25

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

holy shit, I just had a discussion about this band at a party last weekend. I had never heard of them. I need to check this out

funny aside: at the same party I got into a serious discussion with Ed Roeser about raising his 3-year-old son in an environment so rife with consumerism

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

I used to see Jason and Allison (as J&A) at Uncommon Ground before they went and got all fancy on us. Literally, the entire place would be packed with people and in the middle of it all was J&A. I've cried at so many of their shows... Jason's voice sounds like it's coming from a freaking angel. And no one's more of a rockstar than that guy. I saw them at Morseland (again, before they went fancy) and he jumped off of the bass drum onto a table and it was nuts.

I love Verbow.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:11 pm

i had one of thier cd's. I'm not gonna do anything with it.

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

While we're on the topic of Chicago musicians, I learned a few weeks back that Dan Pritzker (Sonia Dada) is worth two billion dollars. I've met this guy on many occasions. He doesn't seem like a billionaire.

Oh, and Timis, I think Verbow got fucked with their record contract. My ex had their White Out demo(s) back in '98 and the record wasn't released until 2000. I think they could've been huge if they had someone competent on their side.

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:16 pm

red Wrote:

While we're on the topic of Chicago musicians, I learned a few weeks back that Dan Pritzker (Sonia Dada) is worth two billion dollars. I've met this guy on many occasions. He doesn't seem like a billionaire.

i know nothing about this dude.....why is he worth 2 billions dollars?

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:17 pm

Timixmas Wrote:

red Wrote:

While we're on the topic of Chicago musicians, I learned a few weeks back that Dan Pritzker (Sonia Dada) is worth two billion dollars. I've met this guy on many occasions. He doesn't seem like a billionaire.

i know nothing about this dude.....why is he worth 2 billions dollars?

Well, Pritzker is a name that, if you listen to NPR, you hear a lot.
"Made possible, in part, by The Pritzker Foundation."

Must be the same family.
Not sure what the hell they do/did, though.

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

Pritzker owns a great deal of the real estate in downtown chicago.

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:18 pm

Spade Kitty Wrote:

Pritzker owns a great deal of the real estate in downtown chicago.

ah

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

They own the Hyatt. Like, the whole f'ing company. Craziness.

And Dan "owns" Sonia Dada. Like, he pays the salaries of the band members and everything. Dude's like Santa Pritzker.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

red Wrote:

They own the Hyatt. Like, the whole f'ing company. Craziness.

And Dan "owns" Sonia Dada. Like, he pays the salaries of the band members and everything. Dude's like Santa Pritzker.

well, this just ruined one of our favorite games to play at shows - "guess who's the rich kid."

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:44 pm

I got one of their cd's on the cheap. It is pretty good, but I haven't listened to it more than twice.

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

Z Wrote:

red Wrote:

They own the Hyatt. Like, the whole f'ing company. Craziness.

And Dan "owns" Sonia Dada. Like, he pays the salaries of the band members and everything. Dude's like Santa Pritzker.

well, this just ruined one of our favorite games to play at shows - "guess who's the rich kid."

haha... trust me when i say that dan pritzker and the JAsMinE(S) combination will never be at the same show. we don't listen to hippie, crunchy music and he doesn't listen to the rawk.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:17 pm

I saw Verbow open for Frank Black, I'm pretty sure, in the mid to late 90s in Sacramento. I liked them enough to pick up their albums on the cheap, but they did not meet expectations and I sold them off years ago.

DHRjericho · **Posted:** Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:36 pm

They're no Merzbow but they're alright.

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