Soft Speaker Concert History

Under duress from the USM (Unified Society of Milkmen), Joseph Daley, Blair Douglass, Paul Foreman and Nicholas Rocchio shut down their independent milk delivery service in 1929. A smattering of unsuccessful business endeavors followed, until they discovered an undeniable chemistry blending fuzz guitars with lutes and clarinets. Although initially less lucrative than the milk business, the band, who settled on the name Sanftsprecher (trans. “Soft Speaker”)...

Soft Speaker Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 05, 2016
Soft Speaker / Cassettes On Tape Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 13, 2015
Mighty Fox / Soft Speaker / The Future Laureates / Ballroom Boxer / The Pact House of Blues Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jan 23, 2015
Soft Speaker Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 08, 2014
Ribfest Chicago
"Ribfest Chicago" / Kopecky / Jr. Jr. / GoldFord / Crow Moses / Julia Klee / Soft Speaker / Viceroy
  Setlists
Damen, Lincoln And Irving Park Intersection Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 06, 2014 –
Jun 08, 2014
Ribfest Chicago 2014
X Ambassadors / JR JR / Lydia / Viceroy / Leagues / Kopecky Family Band / Sallie Ford / Fort Frances / GoldFord / Barrence Whitfield and the savages / Jamie Lono / Crow Moses / Soft Speaker / Terriers / Julia Klee / Warm Ones / Big Paraid / Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen / The Addies Show all bands
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Chicago Ribfest Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 02, 2014
Archie Powell And The Exports / Soft Speaker / Pet Lions Subterranean Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 14, 2013
A Lull / YAWN / Soft Speaker Lincoln Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 24, 2013
Soft Speaker / Radar Eyes / Bitchin Bajas Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 25, 2011
Skysaw / Camera / Soft Speaker Metro Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 23, 2010 –
Sep 25, 2010
Midpoint Music Festival 2010
Walk the Moon / Phantogram / Caribou / Best Coast / Cults / Surfer Blood / Villagers / Margot and the Nuclear So and So's / Lower Dens / Tom Tom Club / Justin Townes Earle / The Chain Gang of 1974 / A Place To Bury Strangers / Jessica Lea Mayfield / Holy Fuck / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Gaby Moreno / Fang Island / The Strange Boys / The Clovers / Natural Child / Kopecky Family Band / Male Bonding / The Lonely Forest / Royal Bangs / Ha Ha Tonka / Seabird / Candy Claws / Gold Motel / River City Extension / Elf Power / Colour Revolt / O'Brother / Richard Buckner / The Pass / Indian Jewelry / Van Dyke Parks / Pomegranates / Tristen / The Delta Saints / The Ambassadors / Native / Wussy / The Honeycombs / Clare & The Reasons / Poke / jason and the scorchers / Unwed Sailor / +/- / North Highlands / The Tony Castles / The Seedy Seeds / Filligar / Barnaby Bright / Star & Micey / Drink Up Buttercup / Caravan of Thieves / A Shoreline Dream / The Librarians / The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir / Lights Out / Light Pollution / The Tillers / Aficionado / Josiah Wolf / The Young Republic / Via Tania / Girls Guns and Glory / Rubber Knife Gang / The Right Now / Bella Ruse / Loyal Divide / Sons of Hippies / Brighton, MA / Henry Wagons / Parachute Musical / Ben Lapps / Oh My God / The Wet Darlings / Death On Two Wheels / Jarrod Dickenson / Canasta / Gentleman Jesse and his Men / Unicycle Loves You / Cameron McGill & What Army / Fools for Rowan / The Hiders / Lunic / Annie and the Beekeepers / The Lions Rampant / The Bears of Blue River / Love in October / Midnight Spin / Stephanie Morgan and the Mercurists / Oblio / Charlie Hustle / Kinetic Stereokids / Western / Babe the blue ox / The Bergamot / Dead Beats / Super Desserts / The Odd Trio / Milktooth / Trey Lockerbie / Mad Anthony / County Line / Bonesetters / Karate Coyote / Black Owls / You, You're Awesome / The Aviation Orange / The Harlequins / A Minor Bird / Soft Speaker / Hebdo / Enlou / Frontier Folk Nebraska / Darlene / Wolf Ram Heart / Uvi.Lov / Overnight / The Chocolate Horse / Jake Speed & The Freddies / High Heels / The Weakness / Magnolia Mountain / Thunderhawk / The Uniphonics / Tobie Milford / Coralee and the Townies / Jascha / Tom Evanchuck / Shelley Miller / Sam Goodwill / The Happy Maladies / The Koala Fires / Eat Sugar / Astro Fang / Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks / The Cincy Brass / Amo Joy / Plastic Inevitables / The Ready Stance / Leaf Bird / Hickory Robot / Daughters & Sons / THE BROKEN LYRE / No No Knots / Konniption Fit / Culture Queer / Moon High / Jessie Torrisi & the Please, Please Me / State Song / the Sewing Circle / Hollus / Buckra / The Kyle Sowashes / Me & Mountains / Loto Ball Show / Hospital Garden / Conductive Alliance / Bandera / Monolithic Cloud Parade / Eclipse Movement / Allison Tartalia / The Icy Shores / Slow Claw / Nathan Holscher / Fairmount Girls / Brent Reed / The Galt Line / Mrs. Danvers / Wheres Lawrence? / Messerly And Ewing / Boutros / Twangtown Paramours / Fists of Love / Channel Theory / Bluevenus / The Prohibitionists / Sparrow Bellows / ollie childs / The Sam Lamont Band / for algernon / Chaselounge / Andrew Bean and the Lady Apollo / Aaron Daniel / 46 Long / Wade Baker / Soapland / Oso Bear / Mack West / Heartlanders / GROOVESHIRE / Eric Tepe Band / Adrien and the Fine Print / The Lorax Tree / Say It With a Smile / iam-IS / Dylan Charles / Nate Collinsworth / Monkeytonk / Kry Kids / Foster Grants / Despite the Lion / The Trouble With Boys / The Crick Gypsies / She's in Orbit / Richard Thorne / Nathan Xander & Witchouse / Ketch Harbor Wolves / Kelly Fine / Johnnie Ninety-nine / J. Glenn / Cash Flagg / Blue Cut Show all bands
  Setlists
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 23, 2010
Jun 05, 2010 –
Jun 06, 2010
Do Division Street Festival 2010
Warpaint / YACHT / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / El Ten Eleven / Pelican / The Hood Internet / Jeremy Messersmith / The Mynabirds / Vacations / Maritime / The Good Life / Headlights / Cory Chisel / The Ponys / Earl Greyhound / The Night Marchers / sybris / Bobby Birdman / The Gunshy / Cameron McGill & What Army / Bailiff / Scott Lucas & the Married Men / CoCoComa / Jeffrey Jerusalem / The Poison Arrows / King Sparrow / Soft Speaker / Days Off / Rego / Tim Larson & the Owner Operators / Neil Hamburger Show all bands
  Setlists
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 23, 2009
Soft Speaker / Welcome To Ashley / Hallelujah The Hills Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 02, 2009
Soft Speaker / A Lull / Darling The Hideout Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 06, 2009
The High Strung / Light Pollution / Soft Speaker Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois, United States

Genres:

Indie Rock
Chicago
Chicago Indie

Concerts Per Year:

2016 1 concert
2015 2 concerts
2014 3 concerts
2013 2 concerts
2011 1 concert
2010 2 concerts
2009 3 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Soft Speaker had?

Soft Speaker has had 14 concerts.

What genre is Soft Speaker?

Soft Speaker is most often considered to be Indie Rock, Chicago, and Chicago Indie.

When was the last Soft Speaker concert?

The last Soft Speaker concert was on August 05, 2016 at Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bands that performed were: Soft Speaker / Cassettes On Tape.