After the pleasant (but a bit too gentle for my tastes) electronica of Hundred Waters, Factory Floor was a dance-ready counterpoint, delivering a forty-five minute, stage-banter-free set of throwback industrial, layered with relentlessly throbbing bass, live drums and Nik Colk Void’s distorted, indecipherable vocals. For anyone even peripherally familiar with industrial, Factory Floor doesn’t do much to reinvent the wheel here, but they certainly get the job done for anyone eager to dance, even though much of the enthusiastic crowd didn’t quite seem ready. By the end of the set, however, at least two crowd-surfers and one line of synchronized dancers got into the mood, sunshine be damned. (Keidra Chaney)
Solo Survivor: James Swanberg Navigates the Live Music Shutdown “The responsibility of having a drummer or a bassist would really stress me out,” says Swanberg. “My stress level compared to a traditional band, is a lot smaller, and I’m fortunate for that.”
Still Breathtaking: A Preview of Sting at Ravinia Festival Sting's solo catalog boasts more than a dozen studio albums. He may not rack up the hit singles like he once did, but he remains a compelling writer, musician and performer.
