Don’t Miss This Month’s Coffee House
On Friday, November 17th, the OPALGA Coffee House features the compelling voice & guitar stylings of Jeffrey Altergott.
Born and raised within earshot of the sprawling Chicago music scene, Jeffrey Altergott has been a player in its ranks for over a decade. Influenced by the music of the Indigo Girls, Tracy Chapman and other acoustic guitar-slinging woman troubadours, he got his start as half of the acoustic duo Carnival of Faith. The group released two CDs. Jeff kicked off his solo career with the art-folk CD, Little Blue Record Player (1997), touted by Chicago Reader’s Monica Kendrik to have “bite and funk and a sense of wonder”. Altergott’s sophomore release was the hopeful melancholy that is Icarus Grounded. It’s release prompted the Chicago Tribune to feature Altergott in its Artist Watch and then on their Metromix television program.
Jeff’s latest musical offering, Runt (2004), is a collection of songs that are as driving as they are thought provoking. Quiet, reflective, rowdy and raucous, Runt satisfies true music lovers who long for the individual styling found in the likes of the Indigo Girls and Tom Waits.
Come join us at the Buzz Cafe, 905 S Lombard in Oak Park, at 7:00 PM and bring your friends.
