8:00 PM, $7 suggested donation

Songwriter Showcase featuring Lily Schaffer and Roy Ivy

Justin Petertil of Love Raid and Office hosts our regular Songwriter Showcase and Open Mic featuring Lily Schaffer and Roy Ivy.

Lily Schaffer is a Chicago songwriter who channels skepticism and self doubt into broad melodies and rigid pop forms. Her strong voice rarely reaches; Shaffer alternates between a sung/spoken style and an effortless, airy voice. Even in her louder songs, she always maintains a sense of intimacy and vulnerability.

Roy Ivy is a songwriter from Texas where he was a founding member of Polyphonic Spree and The Tah Dahs. Ivy’s songs are often whimsical and avoid typical song structures. But his lyrics reveal darkness, loneliness and a general disgust with the crudeness of humanity and his own flawed nature. Ivy is anything but apathetic – his songs teem with frustration and hope expressed through his warm voice and simple guitar work.

At Elastic Arts (2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Floor.)