Faux Real
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., 60622 Chicago Kort
fim. 15.10.2026 21:00
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+Its hard to pin down Faux Real. The Franco-American art pop duo, comprised of brothers Elliott and Virgile Arndt, have been steadily broadening the scope of their project. Their high-octane DIY performances, involving matching costumes, synchronised dance routines, and crowd-splitting high-kicks, are taking on a more established and ever more unhinged form think Iggy Pop meets Eurodance boyband. Toeing the line between undeniable pop potential and an off-kilter flair lies at the core of everything they do. The contradictions between order and chaos, between the visceral and the artificial thats where Faux Real truly shines. That said, no one really knows what is real and what is faux, and thats the magic of it all.
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Faux Real
Faux Real is a music group a family band ♂️ an art project a train of thought and an inside joke The Arndt brothers fetishise, destroy, and re-invent their kinship through choreography, duality and language. Faux Real quickly earned a reputation for their wild and unhinged avant-garde anti-rock performances in 2019, appearing anywhere from packed nightclubs and house parties to street corners and illegal raves. Their trademark “Augmented Karaoke™” sees Elliott and Virgile mix absurdist Frenglish poetry and Stooge-esque self-flagellation with ersatz athletics and improvised quasi-ballet. For Virgile and Elliott, embodying Faux Realism is an obsessive pursuit. In character both on and off-stage, their rigorously matching attire is only one of the facets that makes them true Method Musicians™️.
