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Devendra Banhart preview

Devendra Banhart preview

| September 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Devendra Banhart Portage Theater, Chicago Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Devendra Banhart will probably never change from the 2004 version, as far as the public is concerned. He’ll always be the wild-eyed, freakishly hirsute international hippie who briefly lit a spark under indie rockers’ dormant appreciation for out-there folk music. He won’t be no damned rock […]

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Suzy Bogguss reviewed

Suzy Bogguss reviewed

| September 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Suzy Bogguss Sweet Danger (LDR) Hard to believe it has been about 15 years since this downstate product was racking up the gold and platinum records. Appearing: September 16th at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn.

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Travis Tritt reviewed!

Travis Tritt reviewed!

| September 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Travis Tritt The Storm (Category 5) It’d be easy to sit back and say folks have tired of Travis Tritt, especially from a Yankee perspective. His era — that of Garth Brooks and Clint Black — is only survived by a bland-as-all-get-out Alan Jackson, while Tritt’s own appropriation of the Waylon image gets shakier the […]

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African Festival Of The Arts live!

African Festival Of The Arts live!

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Hugh Masekela, Poncho Sanchez, Goapale Washington Park, Chicago Friday, August 31, 2007 Sunday, September 2, 2007 Hugh Masakela After 18 years, the African Festival Of The Arts appears to be shifting the focus from international African and Diasporan acts, to American oldies groups such as Cameo and the Mary Jane Girls. However, powerhouse performers such […]

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Counting Crows live!

Counting Crows live!

| September 5, 2007 | 2 Comments

Counting Crows Midway Stadium, St. Paul, MN Saturday, September 1, 2007 On a glorious September night, a respectable audience, throbbing with an anticipatory sense of nostalgia, gathered to witness the return of genuine alt-rock superstars Counting Crows. Lead singer Adam Duritz has battled his demons, but after reforming body, mind, and soul, he and his […]

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Earlimart live!

Earlimart live!

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Earlimart Schubas, Chicago Thursday, August 30, 2007 Earlimart, like the South Central California town for which they’re named, have a propensity to be overlooked. They admit to not touring as much as they should, and their brand of college rock — Yo La Tengo without the manic guitar leads — is about as remarkable as […]

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Akron/Family preview

Akron/Family preview

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Akron/Family Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago Friday, September 7, 2007 With four days until the release of their fourth album, this nigh-comically unhinged quartet will come to Chicago and nearly come together.

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Signing Choir preview

Signing Choir preview

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Signing Choir Schubas, Chicago Saturday, September 8, 2007 The old joke often holds true for actors: they really just want to direct. So, one wonders if the same adage hovers over musicians. Does the bass player in a band really just want to take on the role of lead singer?

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Animal Collective preview

Animal Collective preview

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Animal Collective Vic Theatre, Chicago Monday, September 10, 2007 Of all the bands whose sound wicks comparison to Talking Heads, only Animal Collective seem to have the spirit down (wildly ambitious and shaking nervously). But for the upcoming Strawberry Jam (Fat Cat), another distinct influence emerges: The Beach Boys.

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Biffy Clyro preview

Biffy Clyro preview

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Biffy Clyro Park West, Chicago Tuesday, September 11, 2007 This isn’t your little brother’s Roadrunner Records anymore, and the release of Biffy Clyro’s newest album further proves it.

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Scenes From A Movie preview

Scenes From A Movie preview

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Scenes From A Movie Beat Kitchen, Chicago Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Hate Fall Out Boy? Man, might as well know from the get go, Scenes From A Movie is going to make your blood boil.

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Scorpions reviewed

Scorpions reviewed

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Scorpions Humanity Hour 1 (New Door/UMe) Sensing they perhaps missed a chance when they failed to retire after “Winds Of Change,” Germany’s undying Scorpions try yet again to go out on a high note with Humanity Hour 1.

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DevilDriver reviewed

DevilDriver reviewed

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

DevilDriver The Last Kind Words (Roadrunner) Dez Fafara finally hits his stride, three records into his second career.

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Angel & The Love Mongers reviewed

Angel & The Love Mongers reviewed

| September 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Angel & The Love Mongers The Humanist Queen (Rock Snob) The last time a Tennessee-based band devoted an album to British influences, they were called Big Star and went down in history as the missing link. Don’t expect as much from Angel & The Love Mongers.

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