FACS at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee on April 6, 2023

FACS was formed in Chicago in 2017 with members Brian Case, Noah Leger, and Jonathan van Herik. Just before their first album was released, van Herik left the group and was replaced by bassist Alianna Kalaba.

Their name is a reference to the catalog numbering system of Manchester's legendary Factory Records, home from 1978-92 to many amazing bands including Joy Division, New Order, and Section 25.

Purchase their most recent album here.

Recording information:

   

FACS

2023-04-06

Milwaukee, WI

Cactus Club

Brian Case: guitar and voice

Alianna Kalaba: bass

Noah Leger: drums

Setlist:

01 Ordinary Voices (4:47)

02 When You Say (5:57)

03 Constellation (4:08)

04 Skylarking (5:39)

05 Teenage Hive (3:10)

06 Slogan (4:46)

07 Strawberry Cough (5:37)

08 Dub Over (5:18)

09 North American Endless (4:15)

10 New Flag (9:50)

Total time = 53:27

Recorded with permission by Richard Hayes for this blog

Microphones: Beyerdynamic MC930 in ORTF on stand at back of room

Recorder: Sound Devices MxPre6ii

Software: Audacity, Fission, xAct

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video of FACS in San Diego a few months after this show: