As a fan of both the Ponys and Daily Void from Chicago, I had to add Tyler Jon Tyler to my list. Tyler Jon Tyler is a band featuring Tom Cassling (ex-Daily Void) on drums, Ponys drummer Nathan Jerde on bass, and Rebecca Valeriano-Flores on guitar and vocals. They played outside at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Fest today. Walking down the avenue, I stumbled upon some really awesome art. Couldn't get a ticket for tonight's Paul McCartney gig at Wrigley Field. So this was the place to be.
The garage-punk-pop trio delivered some catchy and somewhat aggressive songs. Rebecca's jangly guitar stirs up an emotion that nicely accompanies her slightly hypnotic voice. Nathan's bass almost carries the songs as he throws out the rhythm to Tom, with Rebecca's guitar and vocals in the middle. It reminded me of the Luv'd Ones, the Cure, Bjork, and Joy Division.
Much of Chicago's current music scene has gone retro '60s, '70s, and early '80s. However, only the good ones succeed at making it new again. Tyler Jon Tyler are one of those bands. Minimalist echos of '60s garage and post punk filter their sound, but in a new fresh package. Power pop and Brit pop type songs about anxiety and desire, resonated the artsy atmosphere on the avenue today. Amazing how just a few old amps and three instruments could create such a vibrant satisfying sound. It made me forget about Paul at Wrigley.
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