Former Chicago man-about-town Ben Pirani has played a lot of musical roles over the past couple of decades: jamming with a bunch of psych bands, including Civilized Age; drumming in maniacal grindcore group, My Lai; and playing guitar in blues-rock outfit Chicago Stone Lightning Band. But while Pirani has spent much of his life mastering all the realms of punk and rock, he truly hit his grove about ten years ago when he started dabbling in funky electro-soul—making an impression as the hype man for the DJ night he helped found, Windy City Soul Club.…
Former Chicago man-about-town Ben Pirani has played a lot of musical roles over the past couple of decades: jamming with a bunch of psych bands, including Civilized Age; drumming in maniacal grindcore group, My Lai; and playing guitar in blues-rock outfit Chicago Stone Lightning Band. But while Pirani has spent much of his life mastering all the realms of punk and rock, he truly hit his grove about ten years ago when he started dabbling in funky electro-soul—making an impression as the hype man for the DJ night he helped found, Windy City Soul Club.…