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Kids These Days
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Genres
blues
rock
soul [1]
Years active 2009–2013 Past members
Kids These Days was a hip hop band from Chicago, Illinois.[2] Traphouse Rock was released in 2012. Their split in May 2013 served as a launch pad for Vic Mensa and Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment , among others.[3]
History [ edit ]
In November 2009, the band won first place at Congress Theater ’s Next Big Thing competition.[4] South by Southwest ,[5] at Milwaukee 's Summerfest on July 1,[4] at Lollapalooza ,[1] The Roots on June 2.[6] [7] Conan O'Brien 's TV show, Conan at The Chicago Theatre .[8]
During the Fall 2012 Chicago Teachers Union strike , Kids These Days performed at the union's Solidarity Festival in Union Park .[9]
Kids These Days 2012 debut, "Traphouse Cuts," was produced by Wilco 's Jeff Tweedy and mixed by Mario C. [10]
In May 2013, Kids These Days decided to split up.[3]
Beyond Kids These Days [ edit ]
Vic Mensa launched his own career and continued to pursue his musical talents. He worked on collaborative songs with rappers such as Chance the Rapper and Kanye West . He currently[when? fronts the punk-rock project 93PUNX.[11] Nico Segal , the horn player, also released 2 mixtapes, Illasoul: Shades of Blue and the Donnie Trumpet EP as Nico Segal and currently[when? went on to perform in The Social Experiment with Greg Landfair Jr.[citation needed
Lane Beckstrom went on to produce and record his own electronic music under the name Lane. His debut EP "Argot" was released on January 20, 2015.[12] [13]
Three previous members of Kids These Days, Macie Stewart, Lane Beckstrom and Liam Cunningham, along with Matt Carroll, formed the band Marrow .[14]
Macie Stewart formed the band OHMME , with Sima Cunningham, which remains active as of 2020. As of 2019, Stewart also plays violin and sings in Chicago's avant-garde jazz community, including as a member of Marker , led by Ken Vandermark .[15] [16] [17]
Liam Kazar (Cunningham) backed the duo Tweedy on tour. In 2021, Kazar released a solo album[18] [19] [20]
Members [ edit ]
Liam Cunningham, a.k.a. Liam Kazar – lead vocals, guitar
Macie Stewart – lead vocals, keyboards
Vic Mensa – rap vocals
Lane Beckstrom – bass
Greg Landfair Jr. – drums
Nico Segal – trumpet
J.P. Floyd – trombone
Rajiv Halim – saxophone
Discography [ edit ]
Hard Times EP (2011)[21]
Traphouse Cuts (September 2012)[22]
References [ edit ]
^ Kot, Greg (November 16, 2011). "Kids These Days growing up fast and on tour" . The Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ a b Buyanovsky, Dan (May 8, 2013). "Exclusive: Vic Mensa Announces End Of Kids These Days, Drops Solo Video" . XXL Magazine . Retrieved May 8, 2013 .
^ a b "Kids These Days" . SXSW . Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ Kot, Greg (March 18, 2012). "Kids These Days in no mood for subtleties at SXSW" . The Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ Gunther, Nick (June 7, 2012). "Roots Picnic celebrates fifth year" . Delco News Network . Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ "5th Annual Roots Picnic" . Okayplayer . Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ Graef, Jon (June 14, 2012). "Watch Kids These Days Perform Live on Conan" . The Chicagoist the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ "Union head: Teachers 'tired of billionaires telling us what ... to do' . Chicago Sun-Times .
^ Chicago Sun-Times Review: Kids These Days, 'Traphouse Rock' Archived April 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Vic Mensa Doubling Down on Solo Career" . Rolling Stone
^ "Lane – Argot" . January 21, 2015.
^ "Foundation by Rajiv Halim on iTunes" . iTunes . August 28, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015 .
^ "The Band "Marrow" to be Formed by Former "Kids These Days" Members (News) | Blacktooth Entertainment" . Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013 .
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Wall, Patrick (February 1, 2018). "With Marker, Ken Vandermark Synthesizes Sounds to Manipulate Memory" . Free Times (Columbia, South Carolina ). Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
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Margasak, Peter (February 1, 2018). "Veteran Chicago reedist adapts a mentor role in his visceral new Chicago quintet Marker" . Chicago Reader . Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
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"Friday July 6 [2018], 9:00 PM: Ken Vandermark's Marker" . Elastic Arts . 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
^ Donelson, Marcy (2021). "Liam Kazar: Due North" . Allmusic . Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ Galil, Leor (August 2, 2021). "Chicago indie workhorse Liam Kazar reaches for the sublime on his debut solo album" . Chicago Reader . Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ "Thee Best Western Block Party" . Empty Bottle . 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ Young, Alex (June 23, 2011). "Album Review: Kids These Days – Hard Times EP" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
^ Vitale, Alyssa (November 21, 2011). "Jeff Tweedy producing Chicago band Kids These Days' debut record" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 16, 2012 .
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