$32 observatorysd.It all started with a double bass player, a guitarist and a violinist all highly talented musicians who are really into swing, Django addicts who enjoy tinkering with electro. Observatory North Park, 2891 University Ave., North Park. But it’s something that won’t die.”Ĭaravan Palace: 8 p.m. It’s that thing you don’t know exactly what it is. “That green thing from Ghostbusters,” said Colotis. The fluid ensemble is on tour through next April, and, at this point, it’s impossible to know who will be in the band, let alone what will be next on the agenda. In French we have a phrase: lentement mais surement. “And we keep doing it that way because if you do it like that, you can stay longer - even if it doesn’t go really fast. “It’s a process of continuing to explore new things,” she said. But as Caravan Palace continues to expand upon the electro-swing foundation on which it was built, Colotis knows the band isn’t making any wildly dramatic changes anytime soon, either. Not the same vibe at all.”įor a band that has built itself through steady transformation, on-the-fly adaptation has become the new normal.
“Thought we’d just have to change the tune. “I was planning to do that one live,” said Colotis. And sometimes, like with the new Tom Bailey-sung track Waterguns, the transitions between them are anything but seamless. The studio-intensive band has constantly refined its unique brand of vintage samples and deeply produced electronic music, but Chronologic both embraces more of a pop style, while also adding more male vocals to the mix.Ĭhalk it up to Caravan Palace’s ongoing evolution, but as it has always been, the studio and stage continue to be completely different entities. We’re still looking for new ways to mix vintage and modern.” And it’s exciting because we never know what’s going to happen next. “It does change the way you do your musical life,” Colotis said from a recent tour stop in Chicago. And despite the many recent modifications to band, music and arrangements, the vocalist and frontwoman is the first to admit it’s all just business as usual.
Since, Colotis has used her theatrical training and commanding stage presence to anchor the modern-day vaudevillians as they transformed into an international touring act with hundreds of millions of streams (across multiple platforms).
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