Kids These Days (band)
| Kids These Days | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2009–2013 |
| Associated acts | Vic Mensa, Donnie Trumpet, Homme, Marrow, The Social Experiment, |
| Website |
kidsthesedaysband |
| Members |
Liam Cunningham Lane Beckstrom Greg Landfair Macie Stewart Vic Mensa Nico Segal J.P. Floyd Rajiv Halim |
Kids These Days was an indie band from Chicago, Illinois.[2] The band was formed in 2009. The band split in May 2013.[3]
History
In November 2009, the band won first place at Congress Theater’s Next Big Thing competition.[4] In 2011, the band performed at South by Southwest,[5] at Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 1,[4] at Lollapalooza,[1] and at The Roots Picnic started and hosted by The Roots on June 2.[6][7] On June 13, 2012, the band performed on 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 Solidarity Festival in Union Park.[9]
Kids These Days 2012 debut, "Traphouse Rock," was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and mixed by Mario C.[10]
In May 2013, the band decided to split up.[3]
Vic Mensa has launched his own career and continues to pursue his music talents. He has been working on collaborative songs with rappers such as Chance the Rapper and Kanye West.[11] Nico Segal, the horn player, has also released 2 mixtapes, Illasoul: Shades of Blue and the Donnie Trumpet EP as Nico Segal and currently performs in The Social Experiment.
Former Kids These Days member, Lane Beckstrom, currently produces and records his own electronic music under the name "Lane". His debut EP "Argot" was released on January 20, 2015.[12]
Rajiv Halim recently released his debut album Foundation in August 2015.[13]
Three previous members of Kids These Days, Macie Stewart, Lane Beckstrom and Liam Cunningham, along with Matt Carroll, have formed a new group called Marrow. [14]
Macie Stewart formed a band with Sima Cunningham called HOMME. The band released its first record November 13, 2015 and has been touring both nationally and internationally since January 2016. They played Pitchfork Music Festival in 2016 and they plan to release a full-length record in 2017.[15]
Discography
Albums
References
- 1 2 Carrera, Idalmy (July 30, 2011). "Kids These Days: A Group With a Sound if Not a Genre". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (November 16, 2011). "Kids These Days growing up fast and on tour". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- 1 2 Buyanovsky, Dan (May 8, 2013). "Exclusive: Vic Mensa Announces End Of Kids These Days, Drops Solo Video". XXL Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- 1 2 "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. 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'
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vic-mensa-doubling-down-on-solo-career-20131001
- ↑ http://www.indiecurrent.com/ep-review-lane-argot/
- ↑ "Foundation by Rajiv Halim on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ↑ http://www.j7images.com/blacktooth/the-band-marrow-to-be-formed-by-former-kids-these-days-members-news/
- ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-homme-ott-0819-20160811-column.html
- ↑ 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". A.V. Club. Retrieved June 16, 2012.