Ryley Walker (Record Release) ▲ Luggage ▲ TALsounds
Thu, Aug 25
|The Empty Bottle
Time & Location
Aug 25, 2016, 9:00 PM
The Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, USA
About the event
Ryley Walker (Record Release) ▲ Luggage ▲ TALsounds @ The Empty Bottle 9PM | $10 | 21 + | Facebook Event
Chicago-based folk-monster RYLEY WALKER is no stranger to The Empty Bottle stage. In fact, he's damn near family. In March of 2015, he released Primrose Green as one of the Dead Oceans newest musical acts. NPR described the album as having a spirit that is “beyond and is unruly - this is rock’n’roll.” WALKER is an impressive act of solo acoustic finger style guitar tracks that evolve with graceful flow. Circular shimmers and visceral bottleneck slides create songs that take on a life of their own in a live setting. Flowing, earthy acoustic work cascades from WALKER's hands and he's been reborn as a troubadour, which he carries on exploring to this day, sometimes in a Pentangling ensemble, or just solo with voice, wood and strings. It is our pleasure to see him off…