{"id":44149,"date":"2021-11-22T10:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T16:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=44149"},"modified":"2021-11-22T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T17:23:26","slug":"nashville-based-tristen-returns-to-chicago-gains-new-fanbase-and-showcases-recent-album-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=44149","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Singer Songwriter Tristen, Returns To Chicago, Showcases Recent Album Release And Gains New Fans At Schuba’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher David<\/p>\n

Singer-songwriter Tristen (Gaspadarek), along with her bandmate\/husband Buddy Hughen, made the trek from Nashville to Chicago for the first time last week since the April release of her fifth LP (the exceptional Aquatic Flowers<\/em>), establishing her position over the course of forty-five minutes as one of the great American songwriters currently in the game.<\/p>\n

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Taking an acoustic\/electric duo approach this time around in support of Aaron Lee Tasjan, the twosome opened with \u201cMatchstick Murder,\u201d a standout twanger from 2011\u2019s Charlatans at the Garden Gate<\/em> and followed it with the classic country shuffle and harmonizing of \u201cBaby Drugs\u201d before offering several choice selections from the new album, including the delicate melodies and guitar work of \u201cHothouse Flower.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cDid anyone here ever have to do a bug collection, where you trap bugs in a jar with a cotton ball of alcohol and then pin them to a board? This is the version of that you get when you\u2019re stuck in a conversation with someone,\u201d she joked while introducing \u201cGlass Jar,\u201d the stellar lead single from 2017\u2019s Sneaker Waves<\/em>, following it with new single \u201cComplex,\u201d a wickedly catchy tune about self-consciousness. Hughen had the opportunity for a bit of crisp lead guitar work (the duo\u2019s musical chemistry is as smooth as it gets) before Gaspadarek put down the guitar to lead the crowd in a singalong of \u201cPsychic Vampire,\u201d a Tristen concert staple at this point, and she wasn\u2019t content to let the Schuba\u2019s crowd rest on their laurels.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis room is small and I can see when you\u2019re not singing,\u201d she grinned, reciting the chorus lines before turning it over to the crowd to take on vocal duties. Closer \u201cSay Goodnight\u201d saw Hughen showing off some dreamier chops behind the contemplative lyrical message\u2014an attempt, in Tristen\u2019s words, to write both a lullaby and a song about death\u2014that brought the night to a quiet close.<\/p>\n

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While an opening set often only offers a glimpse of an artist\u2019s capability, Tristen has the unique luxury of a catalog that represents her talent on every level\u2014and it was clear from the crowd\u2019s response that it only took a half dozen songs to win some new hearts and minds. While still operating at a more grassroots status than some of her Nashville contemporaries like Margo Price, Tristen\u2019s songwriting and performances remain second to none, as her return to the stage proved on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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For more on Tristen, click here<\/a><\/p>\n

For pictures from the show at Schuba’s, click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tristen – Schuba\u2019s, Chicago, IL – November 16, 2021 (setlist)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matchstick Murder<\/p>\n

Cool Blue<\/p>\n

Baby Drugs<\/p>\n

Hothouse Flower<\/p>\n

Story of Love<\/p>\n

Glass Jar<\/p>\n

Complex<\/p>\n

Psychic Vampire<\/p>\n

Say Goodnight<\/p>\n

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