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Wand

Sep 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM  ·   · $67 The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL Tickets from $67

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Los Angeles psych garage rock group Wand, led by Cory Hanson, evolved from heavy, sludgy sounds to expansive indie rock. Known for albums like *Plum* and *Laughing Matter*, they’ve toured with Ty Segall and released the acclaimed live album *Spiders in the Rain*.

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Genre: Rock, Pop

Join the Wand concert in Chicago at The Empty Bottle on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 9:00 PM. Tickets on sale now!

Event Details

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+

Formation of Wand

In late 2013ish Los Angeles California, Wand formed up and got right on it, playing, writing a not-undifficult task for a special new band come to life in the twenty-teens and audaciously self-identifying as Wand. The original group Cory Hanson (guitar, vocals), Lee Landey (bass), Evan Burrows (drums) and Daniel Martens (guitar) recorded Ganglion Reef before too long and attracted the attentions of GOD Records, In the Red and Drag City all at once. A deal was dreamed up and hammered down: first album with GOD, second with In the Red, and then Drag City. What would the result of THAT be?

Years of Activity

So began the years of furious activity; near-constant days of touring and recording and releasing. Between August 2014 and September 2017, Wand released Ganglion Reef, Golem, 1000 Days and Plum, a period in which they also reduced from quartet to trio (less Daniel) and then expanded to quintet (with the addition of Robbie Cody (guitar) and Sofia Arreguin (keys, vocals, percussion)). All this action had launched them onto the worldwide stage, which suggested increasingly more to do all the time. No prob: everyone was playing in other bands, and Cory started a solo career too. No time like the present!

Recent Releases

A maxi-EP, Perfume, appeared in the Spring of 2018 and the double-album Laughing Matter dropped in April 2019. Touring continued apace; it was only the CoCo craze of the following year that forced any downtime and even that gap was filled with the mixing of an epic live document, the 2xLP Spiders In the Rain, dropped in the pan in 2022. All this while Evan focused on his long-time other band, Behavior, plus Pink Trash Can, and Robby joined in on both endeavors, while Sofia played with Shannon Lay and Kamikaze Palm Tree, and Cory wrote and recorded two more solo albums!

Band Changes and New Directions

When the smoke cleared on all the pandammit action, Lee and Sofia had decided it was time to get on beyond Wand, something the other three were still dedicated to doing while remaining in the band. Ayund clock on the wall said it was time for another album, as it was suddenly a few years since Laughing Matter. That's when Vertigo set in. Robbie began to record the new stuff at his place. The new Wand directive: recording only, no writing. That would come later.

Upcoming Album

Surely the next great Wand album was somewhere at this end of this rainbow? Yep by late 2023, all of it had boiled down to album-size, and Vertigo was soon slated for release on July 26, 2024. In the process, Wand had grown an extra hand or more accurately, become a quartet again, with the addition of Evan Backer (known as Evan Too, for those keeping track). And what ho, more dates had been scheduled and played, and more scheduled. For the earth is round and we must continue in orbit. For Wand, this means North America in the summer and Europe in the fall, with Mars TBA.

Age Restriction

This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event and will not be eligible for a refund. Make sure to bring a valid ID.

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