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Archive for December, 2007

Back in the new year

Back in the new year

| December 26, 2007 | 0 Comments

Weekly Non-Update Illinois Entertainer would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday. Our next online update will be Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008. We hope to see you then.

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Duran Duran live

Duran Duran live

| December 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Duran Duran Chicago Theatre, Chicago Friday, December 14, 2007 For those who think Duran Duran went off the deep end by working with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake on its new CD, step outside the ’80s and consider the basics. To start with, Red Carpet Massacre (Epic), is loaded with robust beats destined for the dance […]

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Wu-Tang live

Wu-Tang live

| December 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

Wu-Tang Clan Metro, Chicago Saturday, December 15, 2007 Less than four months after successfully headlining the Rock The Bells hip-hop festival at Northerly Island, the Wu-Tang Clan returned to Chicago to kick off a 25-stop nationwide tour. Not so surprisingly, the group’s producer-on-the-mic, Rza, was the only absent member at the Metro.

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Silverchair live

Silverchair live

| December 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

Silverchair House Of Blues, Chicago Thursday, December 12, 2007 In an iTunes-dominated era, five years is a lifetime between albums. It not only puts act’s longevity in jeopardy, but can find a fanbase shift a complete generation. Though Silverchair tempted fate by stalling for a half decade, the time was clearly well spent.

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Chloe Day preview

Chloe Day preview

| December 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

Chloe Day Elbo Room, Chicago Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Perusing Chloe Day’s online picture gallery isn’t so different than listening to one of her CDs. It’s the same person in each one of those pictures, just like it’s the same voice on each one of those songs, but there are a lot of different personalities.

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Mer preview

Mer preview

| December 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

Mer Cubby Bear, Chicago Friday, December 28, 2007 Mer infuses a jazzy flair into the worn out genre of college rock. Like the O.A.R. of past (before they started purposefully writing radio singles), Edmer Abante — the man behind the pseudonym — breezily sings about unrequited love and relationships in an upbeat, bouncy tempo that […]

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Holiday Food Drive

Holiday Food Drive

| December 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

Metro’s Your Home For The Holidays The horn blast has sounded! Beckon the call ye college students, out-of-towners, and those still here to party with them by rolling down to Metro this weekend. Co-sponsored by WLUW and Chicago Independent Radio Project, a weekend of hot showcases doubles as a food drive.

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The Ocean reviewed

The Ocean reviewed

| December 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

The Ocean Precambrian (Metal Blade) Berlin-based prog metallers The Ocean take their chosen moniker seriously, filling the Precambrian seas with all manner of metal-related creatures.

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Dewey Cox live!

Dewey Cox live!

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Dewey Cox Cubby Bear, Chicago Thursday, December 6, 2007 South Side native and Brother Rice graduate John C. Reilly is a rock star. This designation may confuse anyone familiar with the Academy Award nominee’s past appearances in Chicago, Boogie Nights, and The River Wild because Reilly resembles Fozzy Bear more than Elvis. But, as Dewey […]

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Patterson Hood live!

Patterson Hood live!

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Patterson Hood Empty Bottle, Chicago Saturday, December 8, 2007 Despite the growing popularity of his main gig fronting Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood has struggled to keep his solo career on track. Trying to will the (eventually) forthcoming Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) into existance, he skipped a friend’s wedding to promo it during the […]

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Michael McDonald live!

Michael McDonald live!

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Michael McDonald Chicago Theatre, Chicago Thursday, December 6, 2007 As a man with many artistic personas, it’s not always easy to guess exactly how Michael McDonald will put together a set list. Based on his latest CD, Through the Many Winters, A Christmas Album, seasonal offerings were a sure-fire bet. They were presented in ample […]

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Fair To Midland preview

Fair To Midland preview

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Fair To Midland Austin’s, Libertyville Saturday, December 15, 2007 Fair To Midland are oddballs, at least by major-label standards. Maybe not Bjork or Captain Beefheart odd, but certainly more adventurous than a bulk of heavy music released nowadays by majors. In fact when the band were shopping their demo for a record deal, they didn’t […]

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My My My preview

My My My preview

| December 12, 2007 | 1 Comment

My My My Elbo Room, Chicago Saturday, December 15, 2007 How many times does Craigslist deliver a happy ending? For Russell Baylin, the Web site with everything issued the Addison, Illinois singer/guitarist four like-minded musicians.

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Charlie Louvin preview

Charlie Louvin preview

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Charlie Louvin Schubas, Chicago Sunday, December 16, 2007 Charlie Louvin is older than the Grammys. Though nominated at 80-years-old for an album that turns a blind eye to modern country music, you can probably guess he doesn’t care about them, either.

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Plain White T’s reviewed

Plain White T’s reviewed

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Plain White T’s Stop (Fearless) Given how loosely the Grammys regard the “Best New Artist” category — four of this year’s five contestants have been nominated for a second or third album — it was quite a surprise Lombard’s Plain White T’s didn’t get the nod. Fearless Records publicizing a reissue of the band’s second […]

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