High Places @ Edible Audible Picnic

Published July 19, 2010 at 8:03 p.m.

Grab your lunch and take it to Pritzker Pavilion at noon for an Edible Audible Picnic. High Places consist of Mary Pearson and Rob Barber. Since its inception, High Places has created a signature sound out of using bass-heavy, yet crisp beats, lilting vocal melodies, syncopated rhythmic lines performed on folk percussion instruments, guitar duets turned into treated samples, and percussive lines created from the manipulation of household objects. Their brand new record, High Places vs. Mankind, was released to rave reviews on Chicago's own Thrill Jockey label.

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