Tue, Jan 13 - 8pm - $7

 It’s not very often that you hear about psychedelic pop music coming from Estonia, but that’s about to change. Tartu Popi ja Roki Instituut, (translated: Tartu Pop and Rock Institute) is from the university town of Tartu, Estonia. The eight-piece rock collective drew inspiration from their time spent growing up in the once Soviet governed country. The band's name intertwines their constantly evolving sense of musical experimentation with their hometown's esteemed scientific institutional history.  Tartu Popi ja Roki Instituut’s retro-futuristic sounds teeter between lightness and darkness, control and chaos, and security and unease. Krautrock inspired guitar riffs, darts of fuzzy keyboards, mandolin, ukulele, sitar, horns, strings, and vocals reminiscent of The Free Design, all add to the organized harmony that can only be described as Biedermeier-Psychedelia. The album’s title refers to a period in Central Europe between 1815 and 1848 when the growth of the middle class led to a broadened sense of interest in the arts. Biedermeier-Psychedelia is the band’s first album sung in English.

 The Symposium says, "We are 4 dudes in a bad mood, trying to make a change. We're from Wicker Park, Chicago"

Quinn Tsan is a singer-songwriter based in Chicago, IL. Classically trained in dance, Tsan relocated from Minneapolis in 2008 to pursue her interest in music and found her beginnings singing back-up for Joe Pug. After five years of experimentation with back-up singing for acts including Rachele Eve, Yoome, and Sima Cunningham, Tsan began playing her own music to receptive audiences and quickly went on to form a band with Chicago players Michael Golas (Exit Ghost), Tim Young (Passerines), and Raul Callejero (Kelsey Wild, Gia Margaret.)Tsan’s luxurious vocals and timeless poetic lyricism, built atop melancholic folk riffs, strike as “precise and painfully familiar” (-AZmosis), with a timbre comparable to Karen Dalton and versatile instrumentation resembling the softer sides of Sharon Van Etten or Mazzy Star. Tsan’s work is deeply personal and forges a profound connection between music and listener by eloquently portraying the veracity of the human experience.

 Two Carolines is a female-fronted garage/indie rock band based in Chicago.  What started as a project between two band members has grown into a solid four piece, who have played popular venues such as Cal’s, Quenchers, Township, and The Burlington Bar.  Unique sounding with a wide variety of influences, Two Carolines has won over audiences both live and on-air, with recent radio play on WLUW.  Two Carolines recorded/mixed their demo at Studio Fourty-One in Chicago with Ian Galloway, and mastering was done by Steve Corrao at Sage Audio.