![]() The benefit was so successful that it went without saying they should keep the band moving and playing, exploring Bowie's music, and exploring his aesthetic, treating it the way perhaps he would himself, evolving, changing sonically and visually, with the aim of both thoroughly entertaining an audience, and challenging it at the same time.įour years later and the band continues to thrive, playing select and prestigious shows, and collaborating with kindred spirts such as Shirley Manson, Sinead O'Connor, and Ava Cherry. And so it came to be, on January 11th of 2013, SONS played their first show to a sold out crowd at Metro in Chicago. It was decided to make the inaugural gig a benefit for a charity close to their hearts: Pablove, an organization that provides relief for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Sons of the Silent Age was a living, vital entity. A stellar band was assembled, all veterans in their own right with excellent pedigrees, and almost immediately rehearsals were well underway with songs from Bowie's canon that were being selected, played and played with. Matt and Chris were working together on one of Matt's songs when the seed was sewn to start a band dedicated to the music of David Bowie, the pair always having had a strong connection and affinity with his career, his changing, challenging sound and his aesthetic. ![]() Sons of the Silent Age | Playing the music of David Bowie Sons of the Silent AgeĬhris Connelly and Matt Walker are both 30+ year veterans of the music business: Chris having moved from his native Scotland in the 80s to pursue a career in gratuitous volume and outrage with technorednecks The Revolting Cocks and Ministry Matt bringing his formidable drum skills to the likes of Filter, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage and Morrissey. ![]()
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