Pitchfork Music Festival artist spotlight: Joshua Abrams and the Natural Information Society

It’s a bit hard to describe Joshua Abrams and the Natural Information Society, but the best word is probably “minimalist.”  They play an interesting form of minimalist jazz and low rock that’s centered around Abrams’ love and mastery of a three-stringed African guimbri lute.  Their stuff can be both meditative and danceable.  I first caught them at Levitation Chicago a while back, and they put on a good show then.  It will be interesting to catch them in an outdoor venue this year at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

Keep your mind open.

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Nik Havert

I've been a music fan since my parents gave me a record player for Christmas when I was still in grade school. The first record I remember owning was "Sesame Street Disco." I've been a professional writer since 2004, but writing long before that. My first published work was in a middle school literary magazine and was a story about a zoo in which the animals could talk.

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