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Friday, May 3, 2024  ·  8:00 PM CDT
Saturday, May 4, 2024  ·  8:00 PM CDT

Robyn Hitchcock

with special guest Eugene Mirman

4544 N Lincoln Ave · Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall · 773.728.6000


Robyn Hitchcock is one of England's most enduring contemporary singer/songwriters and live performers. A surrealist poet, talented guitarist, cult artist and musician's musician, Hitchcock is among alternative rock's father figures and is the closest thing the genre has to a Bob Dylan (not coincidentally his biggest musical inspiration).

Since founding the art-rock band The Soft Boys in 1976, Robyn has recorded more than 20 albums as well as starred in ‘Storefront Hitchcock' an in concert film recorded in New York and directed by Jonathan Demme.

Blending folk and psychedelia with a wry British nihilism, Robyn describes his songs as ‘paintings you can listen to'.

"A gifted melodist, Hitchcock nests engaging lyrics in some of the most bracing, rainbow-hued pop this side of Revolver. He wrests inspiration not from ordinary life but from extraordinary imaginings…” - Rolling Stone

"These 10 gems slither, rock, roll, glide and shapeshift, coalescing around Hitchcock's typically anxious, strained but striking and immediately identifiable vocals.” - American Songwriter

"Beloved of everyone from Led Zeppelin to REM, Hitchcock has only enhanced his status with this wonderful outing.” Hot Press

"Witty, moving and seriously catchy, Robyn Hitchcock is a glorious return for a man who wasn't really gone in the first place.” - Paste Magazine

https://www.robynhitchcock.com/


Eugene Mirman

Eugene Mirman is a comedian, actor and hero who lives in Massachusetts. He voices “Gene” on Fox's Emmy Award winning animated series Bob's Burgers and hosts the Audible podcast, Hold On. He appeared regularly on Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim's Delocated, and Archer, and has two standup comedy specials on Comedy Central. His latest comedy special is available on Netflix. Eugene is also a frequent co-host of Neil deGrasse Tyson's science/ comedy show, StarTalk. His fifth comedy album, I'm Sorry (You're Welcome), is available from Sub Pop Records in multiple formats - a 9 Volume Digital Set, 7LPs, a chair, and a robe.