
Sons of the Never Wrong
Fri, 7 Aug, 8:00 PM CDT
Doors open
7:00 PM CDT
SPACE
1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
Description
Sons of the Never Wrong is a turbo-charged Alt folk trio from Chicago that delivers witty, whimsical songs with their signature soaring vocal harmonies and gorgeous arrangements. Bruce Roper, Sue Demel and Deborah Lader come together to create wildly original music that combines influences of folk, Americana, jazz, pop and rock to express themes that range from love & loss, protest & hope, waterfalls & saints, to gentle giants & dancing hornblowers. Celebrating their 35th anniversary, this iconic, prolific trio is still taking sonic risks and making an indelible mark on the acoustic music scene. With their contagious energy and hilarious banter, their odd ball humor and spontaneous stories ignite their live snows and have earned them a cult-like international following. Bravely melding fresh experimentation with tradition, Sons offers up some “theatre for the ears” on each of their 11 studio albums.
Here’s what others have to say about the Sons -
"Their vocals lean on jazzy syncopation counterpoint and their lyrics are even more willing to cross from realism to surrealism." ~ Washington Post
"One song and you're a fan for life." ~ Hemmens Theater
"This trio has become one of folk music's most unique & acclaimed bands." ~ Grand Rapids Press
"One of the best folk bands of our time out pushing the envelope once again with some of the most literate, provocative lyrics around." ~ Midwest Record
"The Sons have revolutionized the world of folk." ~ UniverCity Magazine
"Folk Music Reinvented: Sons keep pushing the genre forward." ~ Southwestern Observer
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages

Americana
Sons of the Never Wrong
Sons of the Never Wrong
Americana
Join Sons of the Never Wrong in concert at Space as they kick off their 25th anniversary year-long celebration! Sons is a turbo-charged Altfolk trio from Chicago that delivers witty, whimsical songs with their signature soaring harmonies. In case you're wondering, they're 2 gals and a fella: Bruce Roper, Sue Demel and Deborah Lader. Their odd ball humor and spontaneous stories ignite their live shows and have earned them a cult-like international following. Combining influences of folk, jazz, pop and rock, their sound is wildly original, their energy is contagious and their banter is hilarious.
“Their lyrics often have the narrative complexity of Leonard Cohen or the nimble wit of Noël Coward. Mention should also be made of the stream of instruments that flowed through the Sons' inexhaustibly dextrous hands during the night, and also of the gorgeous 3-part harmony that has become their vocal signature. They employ it sparingly, but when Roper's astringent croon, Lader's plangent warble, and Demel's athletic purr twine together like a braid, you can just about keel over from ravishment. Fortunately, it’s is so crowded, there's nowhere to keel over to; the worst that can happen is a sort of semi-collapse onto your neighbor's shoulder. With any luck he's someone you know.” Huffington Post
“A pop sound with brains” WUMB Boston
"Not since Peter, Paul and Mary has a trio offered such perfect harmony in Folk music. Share an evening with one of Folk music’s most unique & acclaimed bands." Cerritos Center Performing Arts CA