Doyle Armbrust
@doylearmbrust
Founding violist for both the multi-GRAMMY-nominated Spektral Quartet and the Grossman Ensemble. Oh, and fuck AI.
You and I would have been thick as thieves back in ‘85, Angie Webber of Little Rock, AR…
Next to the birth of my child, swimming (this week) with a tiger shark goes down as the most exhilarating/terrifying thing I’ve ever done…
Just hiking in the middle of a freaking VOLCANO. Don’t even worry about it.
I figured it would be heavy, but nothing could have prepared me for the profoundly emotional experience of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. There was a time when US leadership had at least a modicum of honor…in high contrast to the fuckwits currently trespassing in the White House.
Sorry, I know I’m doing <the thing> but I just wanted to say that #GlenHansard was kind to the musicians he worked with.
Weird that the producers never monetized a Crimes of the Future protein bar, amirite? Money on the table…
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum ERASED THE SUNDAY SCARIES tonight at Chop Shop. And of course Carla Kilstedt was customarily brilliant and brutal on the violin/vocals.
NERD ALERT! @bristolrenfaire.bsky.social is an absolute treasure and an annual summer tradition in our household. Loving my kid’s oblique reference to Game of Thrones…
Building the #LEGO Balrog Book Nook with my 12yo while watching The Fellowship of the Ring… *single tear rolls down his cheek*
#Rush is absolutely incinerating the United Center tonight! And Annika is fucking CRUSHING IT🔥🔥🔥
Absolutely devouring Marcel Schwob’s unsettling collection of stories, “The King in the Golden Mask.” Sincere thanks to @themountaingoats.bsky.social for the life-altering recommendation!
Can I get a woot for <finally> working up the courage to GM my first #TTRPG? @goodmangames.bsky.social’s “Sailors on the Starless Sea” Fave moment: a dwarven stonemason confessing his greatest sin in front of the party in an (100% ineffective) attempt to open a door with “REPENT” painted on it.
Came for Big Brave last night but left a major (new) fan of The Body. What an enormous soundscape invigorated by just two humans… #EmptyBottle #metal #Chicago #TheBody #BigBrave
Jury duty today. Seeing a #Pride flag boldly displayed on a municipal building in this unforgivable era of white christian nationalism makes me <even more> proud to be a Chicagoan.
The funnnnest thing about music festivals is you’re having a conversation about something you think you know well, like tea or Iceland or whatever, and (inevitably) it becomes clear someone listening in is like the David Attenborough of that thing. It’s like the Nerd Olympics and it’s the best.
The new He-Man movie is MAG-NI-FI-CENT. One million stars, no notes.
Panoramic shot from our performance with the 120ft video installation “150 Media Stream” in Chicago. Hand-painted animation by Anne Beal and music by Chris Zuar (piano, clarinet, and string quartet). Notably, my first time playing with Mark Dover of Imani Winds!
The love for one’s child should be unconditional…but I have entered the abyss where that love dies.
Riot Fest tix acquired! Looks like I’m finally going to run with the Juggalos…after getting splattered by GWAR. Fuck I love live music so hard.
Freezing my butt off—but loving life—at The Jesus and Mary Chain…all under the watchful gaze of the Sears Tower.
Very cool to hang out with Rand Steiger last night at our Grossman Ensemble show. Not only is he the former teacher of my all-time favorite composer (Anna Thorvaldsdottir), he’s composing a piece for us next season!
I think more concerts ought to feature goblin guards…as with Kreator’s blistering set last night at Ramova Theater!
Playing with the legendary Ernie Watts tonight. Don’t even worry about it.