8 Years of Magical Beautiful

For our first Free Monday of June, we're celebrating eight years of the Chicago band Magical Beautiful, the supremely dubbed-out, psychedelic synth pop band led by Tyson Torstensen. We'll let Tyson tell the band's story in his own words..."For several years, the band was just Tyson, plus whomever was available within the group of his talented new Chicago friends, (who were often conscripted into playing an instrument they hadn't played much before). In the summer of 2009, Magical Beautiful stumbled into a stable lineup with Nick Broste, Charlie Vinz and Alance Ward becoming consistently more involved in the creation of the music. Over these years, the sound has restlessly shifted from whimsical psych pop to more beat-oriented, heavily dubbed-out and brooding synth pop. Curiously, even though the members of MB are all in their mid-60's, 2014 finds them playing considerably more aggressive guitar-driven rock, and still just as obsessed with sound manipulation and mind-fuckery. The band is currently in the middle of making their third album, tentatively titled Discover Death."Listen to a new Magical Beautiful song, "Burst Black," which is indicative of what they'll be playing at this show:In celebration of the 8th anniversary, Tyson also posted, for the first time on the internet, the first album he made as Magical Beautiful back in 2006. Listen to it here:Last things last: The band will be selling their LPs and shirts (and whatever else they can scrounge up) for VERY cheap at the show. Magical Beautiful is going to be sandwiched between two great Chicago bands. Opening is the minimalist haunting pop trio Columba Fasciata (featuring members of Toupee) and POPULATION headlines with a set of their gothic, industrial punk annihilation. See you here!RSVP on Facebook*Editor's note: The members of Magical Beautiful are not in their 60's.