Today, we sit down with Ken Kurson from The Lilacs, a Chicago rock band formed in 1990. With their first album release in more than 25 years together, it’s safe to say we had a few questions. Our time together delves into musical influences, live performance, and – of course – unexplainable phenomena.
0:00 Intro
0:11 EZVisibility.com
0:22 Dbl-take.com
0:33 imperfectfifth.com/merch
1:10 Ken Kurson + The Lilacs intro
2:29 Ken’s brother’s musical influence (The Who, Elton John)
4:43 Modern influence (Young The Giant)
5:40 “Monica”
11:50 “My Sister Jane”
17:55 Endure
19:03 “The Very Last Time”
21:50 Supernatural presence
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