![]() ![]() “For me, that’s why I got into the jam scene- the people. “The moments at shows and festivals are fleeting, but the people we meet there we take back with us into the real world,” Hachey says. Throughout the 10-tracks, the musicians manage to synthesize an eclectic mix of influences into a sound that is truly their own-following in the footsteps of their original jamband inspirations. While a clear departure, Unzipped is also a return to form. “That will happen naturally and, sometimes, we will even purposefully rearrange our songs for the live format.” We try not to bog ourselves down in where the ‘jam sections’ will be,” Hachey admits. “When we track something in the studio, we are really just focusing on serving the song in that format. However, despite being a departure from the quartet’s usual jamband vibe, Unzipped still retains Magic Beans’ opened ended, loose feel and-even upon a first listen-one can see how their latest tunes will quickly develop into upbeat funk and disco jams live. The members of Magic Beans cite the likes of J Dilla, Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, The Roots and Common as chief influences on the project. “We said, ‘What if we didn’t sound anything like the Magic Beans? What if we started the band right now and had to develop our sound?’ That’s where the neo-soul/ beat-making instrumentals came into play-it’s just a sound we all resonated with outside of jam music.” It’s an alter ego of sorts,” Hachey explains. “With, we basically took a step back from our usual path-put a hold on it for a minute-and just approached the studio as a new project. More recently, the Colorado ensemble announced that they were working on a 10-track, fully instrumental album, Unzipped, which was released in July. In 2021, Magic Beans released their third studio album, Slice of Life in honor of the milestone-an introspective, 14-track tapestry that nods to a wide range of American influences. The guitarist-along with his bandmates Casey Russell (keyboards), Chris Duffy (bass) and Cody Wales (drums)-have already been performing for over a decade. We feel invested in them and love to watch them shine.” It’s special to watch fresh bands like Goose, Spafford, Kitchen Dwellers, Fruition and others start on our little side stage and develop into headliners across the nation. “We get to host both our musical heroes and our favorite smaller bands, showcasing them next to the bigger names in the scene. I started it when I was 22 and still in college, and it has grown into something we’re quite proud of,” Magic Bean’s Scott Hachey says, just hours before he and his band’s gathering is set to kick off in Bond, Colo. We just celebrated 10 years of the event. This is who we are and what we do.“Beanstalk Festival is an absolute joy. ![]() They weren’t expensive cameras for their kind, certainly not the most advanced as of 2009, but we did what we could with the resources and the amateur skill sets available to us. It was also our first vacation using exclusively digital cameras to record the experience, leaving behind the 35mm film of our childhoods forever. It would be the farthest west we’d ever been up to that time. The farthest point of 1,180 miles made it the longest drive of our lives. At nine days it was the longest we’ve ever taken. That’s what led to our long, long drive out to the farthest reaches of South Dakota and beyond. Step one was plain enough: we looked at Anne’s brainstorming list of future road trips and chose the one that screamed “dream vacation”. 40 Likes, TikTok video from MelanieMigdal (melmig29): 'The magic bean chi chicago thebean mackzielio'. Beginning with 2003’s excursion to Washington DC, we added my son to the roster and tried to accommodate his preferences and childhood accordingly.Ģ008 was by far our least favorite road trip to date, and still holds the ignominious title as of 2018. From 1999 to 2003 we did so as best friends from 2004 to the present, as husband and wife. ![]() It’s fun looking back on our first encounter and reliving that singular moment when we stepped onto its platform with looks that said, “…what the heck?”Įvery year since 1999 Anne and I have taken a road trip to a different part of the United States and seen attractions, marvels, history, and institutions we didn’t have back home in Indianapolis. Anne and I have been back to Chicago so many times since 2009 that we hardly glance at “the Bean” anymore, let alone gaze into its distorted reality in search of wonder and/or explanation of how they made it. It’s odd how repeated exposure to some unusual sights can subtract from their specialness if you’re not careful. A strange case of art holding a mirror up to society and proclaiming, “Everything is a fun house now! It’s WACKY!” ![]()
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