Dan English
Date and Time
Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Location
Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Event Details
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+For the longing listener The music of composer Dan English is the communing of the head and the heart sharing secrets. The songs subsume time into feelings and images of purity, sonically and spiritually, and then, somewhat masochistically, play with lyrics drawn from the dingier parts of life: love, family, and capricious head-spaces. Its movie-music; eternal scores for an espionage film with a protagonist whos a clandestine, time-traveling romantic tailing the spirit itself. Born in a quiet town in Iowa, he grew up chasing invisible things: codes in books, echoes in movies, half-sentences in songs. English found himself glued to the radio from an early age and, after picking up guitar at 10, language and sound conspired. The music is part confession, part sance lush spells where the sacred and the stained trade places. Emotions arrive in disguises: Tenderness (smoke), grief (rhythm), silence (a cathedral on the verge of collapse). Following a move to New York City, Dan released his first album Fruit Boy in 2018 followed by 2020s In Grace EP. Since, Dan has journeyed into his next body of work with the release of Across my Jaw: a song that trembles beneath restraint before bursting open a shattering modern hymn. In addition to his solo work, Dan moonlights as a guitarist for beloved NYC rock outfit Porches and is often to be found collaborating with his mysterious cousin Melody English. His second full-length, Sky Record, is due Summer 2025. Its less an album, more a weather system.
Important Event Information
This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. Make sure to bring a valid ID
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