The Sea and Cake

Born in Chicago's mid-’90s indie-rock heyday, the Sea and Cake has evolved over the course of its quarter-century as a band, but the change has been gradual and has often happened around the edges of the group's well-established sound. Listen to the Sea and Cake's self-titled 1994 debut and you'll hear the same jazz-inflected guitar chords and breathy vocals (courtesy of frontman Sam Prekop) that remain foundations of the outfit's contemporary output. Building on the long-running musical partnership of the group's core members, 2018's Any Day confidently refined the basic elements of its sound, resulting in some of the group's warmest compositions to-date. During this pair of headlining sets at the Empty Bottle, we're looking forward to hearing classic tracks and, perhaps, a taste of what's next for the Sea and Cake.