The Henry Clay People come to the midwest after being reputed as the best live act in L.A. It will be the band's second trip to Chicago this year after stopping here on their tour with Ben Harper and the Relentless 7. Led by the Siara brothers, Joey and Andy, this band of four are riding high on their recent album release For Cheap or For Free.
Though they are from L.A., HCP is surpisingly folk. They play undoubtedly good ole rowdy drinking music, good for cheap beer (Keystone anyone?) and screaming guitar solos. I am sure they put on a loud show in packed bars with a crowd growing ever more drunk with them, but it will be interesting to see how their music translates at Lolla. Their influences include early Replacements, Pavement and they sound similar to A.M. era Wilco.
I caught a recent XM inteview with them, they sounded very humble, thanking the fans that let them crash at their place while on tour. They also mentioned many of their friends who have been helping them out lately (Aquarium Drunkard and Autumn Tone Records are a huge sponsor for the band on the L.A. scene). But the interview gave me a feeling that the music is put together by a collaboration amongst friends and friends of friends lending a hand, which is a large part of its success.
Useless knowledge on Henry Clay himself, he was a senator and Speaker of the House who ran several times for President and never won.
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