Wolf Eyes at the Raccoon Motel -- August 22.
Thursday, August 22, 6 p.m.
Raccoon Motel, 315 East Second Street, Davenport IA
Hailed by AllMusic's Fred Thomas as a group that “has yielded some of the most staggering and genre-defining sounds of noise and sound art's dense, largely obscured history,” Wolf Eyes headlines an August 22 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the improvisational group's remarkable discography boasting 27 titles … in 2001 alone.
Wolf Eyes began as a solo project of Nate Young. Aaron Dilloway joined in 1998 while also playing with John Olson in Universal Indians. Olson himself occasionally performed with Wolf Eyes under the moniker Spykes and joined Wolf Eyes in 2000 after Universal Indians disbanded. In 2005, Dilloway left Wolf Eyes, uninterested in extensive touring. Mike Connelly (of Hair Police, Failing Lights and Clay Rendering) replaced Dilloway, first appearing on the 2006 album Human Animal. Dilloway did some production work on Human Animal, and has since performed with the outfit on at least two occasions.
It was announced in February of 2013 that Connelly had left the group to concentrate on his solo work and Hair Police. He was replaced in the lineup by another Michigan musician, Jim Baljo. Both Dilloway and Connelly appeared on the 2013 album No Answer: Lower Floors. Wolf Eyes is currently composed of Young and Olson; the latter described the band to New Toronto as a "morphed organism that expands and condenses as needed or not,” and for the Chicago Reader, the pair labeled their musical output "psycho jazz.”
To date, Wolf Eyes has released 297 recordings during its 20 years of activity. Official releases have appeared on labels including, but not limited to: Hanson Records, Bulb Records, American Tapes, Fusetron, De Stijl Records, Sub Pop, Third Man Records, Troubleman Unlimited, AA Records, Gods of Tundra and Freedom From. The group has also collaborated and performed with numerous artists, including: Anthony Braxton, Merzbow, Sonic Youth, Black Dice, Dominick Fernow (also known as Prurient), Double Leopards, John Wiese, Mammal, FLUCT, MV Carbon, Twig Harper, Andrew W.K., Jaimie Branch, Emil Beaulieau, Richard Pinhas, and Smegma.
Wolf Eyes plays their Davenport headlining engagement on August 22 with an additional set by the Hunting Grounds Death Cult, admission to the 6 p.m. concert is $23.81, and tickets are available by visiting TheRaccoonMotel.com.
