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Leroy from the North with The Hoyle Brothers at SPACE Music

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Leroy from the North with The Hoyle Brothers

SPACE

Wed, Dec 167:30 PM

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Leroy From The North packs a different kind of heat with My Favorite Gun, the dark and expansive follow-up to the power trio's acclaimed debut, Toughen Up. Stacked high with guitars, grooves, and the occasional synth, it's an album that showcases not only the wide-ranging firepower of the band's influences --- from southern rock to cosmic country to British psychedelia --- but also their decision to blur the lines between genre and generation, creating a spacey, sweeping sound that exists out of time. Before launching the band in Los Angeles, frontman Eli Wulfmeier grew up in Michigan, raised on the sounds of 1970s bands like Humble Pie and Free. He headed to California during his 20s, laying the foundation for his own band while establishing himself as a go-to guitarist for acts like Shelby Lynne, Sam Morrow, and Nikki Lane. Filled with sharp songwriting and rhythmic stomp, 2023's Toughen Up found him nodding to his roots as a Motor City rocker who'd found a new home in California's country community. Two years later, My Favorite Gun sets its sights on a new horizon. This time, Wulfmeier and his longtime bandmates --- drummer Jason Ganberg and bassist Adam Arcos --- aren't focuse…

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SPACE

1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL 60202

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