Nick Spacek at the Pitch’s Wayward Blog has a post announcing an upcoming Hum reunion show in St. Louis on May 22nd.

Tickets are relatively cheap at $20 and are available here.

There’s probably a fair amount of people out there who don’t understand how a band with one recognizable song – one that for most is known from the Cadillac commercial from a few years ago – can continue to have the legacy this Chicago-area foursome has continued to have.  It’s pretty simple though – three very solid albums as a whole and a lineage of later projects – National Skyline, Castor, Centaur, and Glifted – that have continued to push the boundaries of sonic pop.

I managed to catch Hum in July of ’95 alongside Juliana Hatfield, Kill Creek, Gwen Mars, and a few others out at Worlds of Funs’ third Grassroots festival.  They were appearing on the strength of “Stars” and totally destroyed it in the hot afternoon sun.

I mean, they literally destroyed the stage.  Matt Talbot ran onstage dressed in a superhero costume during Hatfield’s set and crashed into the drum set on the last song.

Additionally, one of my greatest record buyer regrets was not picking up Electra 2000 on vinyl at the old Groove Farm (located where Spivey’s Books is now) for a measly $8.  So for $20, this is well worth the trip three hours east.

It also appears the band is playing Millenium Park in Chicago for Memorial Day celebrations on May 31st.