What’s The Buzz?
On Friday, November 17, the OPALGA Coffeehouse will feature the compelling voice and guitar stylings of Jeffrey Altergott. Born and raised within earshot of the sprawling Chicago music scene, 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 women troubadours, he got his start as half of the acoustic duo Carnival of Faith. The group released two CDs. Altergott kicked off his solo career with the art-folk CD “Little Blue Record Player” (1997), which was touted by the 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.” Its release prompted the Chicago Tribune to feature Altergott in its “Artist Watch” and subsequently on its 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, Oak Park, at 7:00 p.m., and bring your friends!
