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01•2019 John Butler Trio continued from page 10 just tapped into that headspace and wrote a song about it. IE: How was your songwriting affected by all this? JB: Well I’ve always been a real cause-and- effect kind of guy. So by looking deeper into myself, I think a different kind of songwrit- ing came out. And it helped me process what was happening in the world. And over the years, I think I’ve gotten better at writ- ing some poetry, at writing a story. I wrote roughly 25 for this album. And I got to point where I didn’t have to record them a trio - I could actually be by myself. A that was a bit unnatural. But it wasn’t a h rible feeling. And it only made the t stronger in the end. So it wasn’t technica writer’s block that I went through. But was all part of a bigger learning experien Tom Lanham 545 Penny Road • South Barrington IL • (847) 428-0562 • corner of Old Sutton & Penny Rd • www.pennyroadpub.com • Open until 4AM JAN 5 Coming Soon: Tres Hombres, Man Eating Lion, Welcome to Jonestown, Pour Decisions, The New Reissues, Naked Bootleg, Sun Stood Still, Sixxx, High Speed Dirt, Vicious Circle, Oppressed Affliction. $2 Domestic Drafts TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS $2 Domestic Bottles SLAMMIN' SATURDAYS $3 Pabst Blue Ribbon 16 oz cans $4 Beck Cans Main Level Bookings Contact Kelly Boldt 847-754-6003 [email protected] JAN 11 IN THE A.M. JAN 26 SPILLAGE FRI JAN 4 SAT JAN 5 FRI JAN 11 SAT JAN 12 Hard Rock Rock Rock Rock Fun Monkey and Ignition Jason Kane and the Jive In the A.M. with with Endgame Brother Tim and and The Mad Poets Concrete Blues FRI JAN 18 SAT JAN 19 FRI JAN 25 Rock Rock Rock Hoodlums Strangers Among Us SPECIALS SUNDAY THRU WED JASON KANE AND THE JIVE with Blind Dogs and Second Dimension with Little Orphan Monkey and Penny Road's Live Music Night SAT JAN 26 Rock CD Release Party Broadleaf Spillage with Convoy and Spyderbone New Nights ALL AGES & 21+ SHOWS available every Friday & Saturday on our Underground Stage - Please contact [email protected] for booking info. 18 illinoisentertainer.com january 2019