5/29/2023 0 Comments Rollo cafe internationalIn colorful outfits and antics, Karen Meat is fronted by Arin Eaton and backed by Dana Telsrow. Karen Meat is a pop rock band experience based in Iowa, Midwest USA. “mars hojilla” is so named firstly for Myles’s mother, who gave him her maiden name as a middle name, and secondly for the cashier at the I-80 Arby’s, who misheard his actual first name for a planet. Myles overlays his indie/alt-rock style music with lyrics that explore every corner of human emotion and dive deep into his perspective on love, heartbreak, and growing pains in the transgender experience. He further pursued his passion for music with classical piano, French Horn, electric bass, and acoustic guitar performance, and eventually, songwriting. Born to two kickass Filipino immigrants in Peoria, Illinois, Myles’s first musical love was the household’s MAGIC SING Karaoke Machine, which fostered in him a love of classic pop and rock by scoring him highly on Queen, ABBA, and Elton John songs. Mars hojilla is the freshly sprung solo project of Iowa City-based singer/songwriter Myles Evangelista (he/they). Crooning about stories you know, memories you had but have somehow forgotten. As Friko plays out sweeping melodies, held up by thrashing guitar and punchy beats, it feels as if Kapetan sings to you. The duality rings out in the compositions, evoking rock and folk icons such as Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake. Lyrically, Kapetan explores the possibility and risks of a life given over to music, interrogating what a life well-lived means to him. Take a listen to the explosive and hypnotic beat of “In_Out” off their self managed 2022 EP release, Whenever Forever, and juxtapose it against the serene, strings soaked tracks that follow, “Half as Far” and “Can I See U Again.” It becomes even more pronounced in live performance, where a frenzied floor, grinding with wailing guitars and animation, in the very next minutes finds itself collectively holding its breath silently as the band eases them into a spell. Over the band’s time together, it has become clear they are comfortable embracing multiple musical extremes at once. ![]() The music, which freelancer Britt Julious described as “perfect slices of indie-pop” in the Chicago Tribune last January, is complex, layered, and dynamic. Free admission with Mission Creek Festival Passįans know Friko (Bailey Minzenberger, Luke Stamos, and frontman Niko Kapetan) as vital rising stars in the Chicago scene.
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