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Justice live!

Justice live!

| March 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Justice Riviera, Chicago Thursday, March 20, 2008 Somewhere in the midst of Justice’s whirlwind set last Thursday at the Riviera, it became difficult to distinguish exactly what song the electro duo were performing off their 2007 breakthrough album †. Good thing that was hardly the point.

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The Raveonettes live!

The Raveonettes live!

| March 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

The Raveonettes Double Door, Chicago Tuesday, March 18, 2008 At this point in The Raveonettes’ career, Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo have inarguably established themselves and their sound — specifically, feedback-drenched fuzz pop with a healthy mix of ’50s love songs and The Jesus And Mary Chain as their primary influences.

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Gary Louris, Vetiver preview

Gary Louris, Vetiver preview

| March 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Gary Louris, Vetiver Metro, Chicago Friday, March 28, 2008 Jayhawks founder and Golden Smog co-conspirator Gary Louris is always surrounded by so much talent you can never be sure where his begins or ends. It’s also the case on his first(!) solo album, Vagabonds (Rykodisc). Maybe, finally, the tour in its support will set the […]

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Doro preview

Doro preview

| March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Doro Pearl Room, Mokena Saturday, March 29, 2008 Occasionally, when writing about a heavy metal band I’ll pull out The Book Of Metal, written by Metal Hammer editor Chris Ingham and billed as “the most comprehensive encyclopedia of metal music ever created,” as a reference. Most comprehensive ever, yet no damn Doro?

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Today Is The Day, Lair Of The Minotaur preview

Today Is The Day, Lair Of The Minotaur preview

| March 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Lair Of The Minotaur, Today Is The Day The Note, Chicago Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Chicago heavyweights Lair Of The Minotaur walk tall and swing a big, big, big — very fucking big — sword. Probably a good-sized axe too.

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Born Ruffians preview

Born Ruffians preview

| March 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Born Ruffians Empty Bottle, Chicago Wednesday, April 2, 2008 With Columbia-educated New Yorkers Vampire Weekend riding high on a deafening wave of hype and “Saturday Night Live”-scale appearances, Toronto-based trio Born Ruffians probably wish they beat the Afro-centric Ivy Leaguers to the punch.

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Cryptacize reviewed

Cryptacize reviewed

| March 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Cryptacize Dig That Treasure (Asthmatic Kitty) Dig That Treasure, among a zillion other impulses, encourages the reconsideration of duets, lullabies, and musicals. Appearing: Saturday, March 29th at Hideout in Chicago.

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Janet Jackson reviewed

Janet Jackson reviewed

| March 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Janet Jackson Discipline (Island) Developed by the right people, Discipline could have altered the course of Janet Jackson as we know her. Nipplegate should have been a reinvention, a chance for a Jackson, any Jackson, to actually taste success in this millennium. For whatever reason she and her handlers are too scared to try.

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Springsteen live!

Springsteen live!

| March 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Bradley Center, Milwaukee Monday, March 17, 2008 When Bruce Springsteen and the recently reconvened E Street Band kicked off his Magic tour last fall, the set lists leaned heavily on the new album, along with the signature mix of deep cuts and a handful of hits. Though little […]

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Tally Hall, The Spinto Band preview

Tally Hall, The Spinto Band preview

| March 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

Tally Hall, The Spinto Band Schubas, Chicago Thursday, March 20 & Friday, March 21, 2008 How chipper can one band possibly be? Recession is breathing down our necks, most the world dislikes the United States, extreme weather is ravaging our country, and soon it will be cheaper to charter a flight to work than drive. […]

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The Color Fred preview

The Color Fred preview

| March 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

The Color Fred Beat Kitchen, Chicago Friday, March 21, 2008 Fred Mascherino shocked fans when he announced his departure from Taking Back Sunday last fall to embark on a solo project under the moniker The Color Fred. The guitarist/singer didn’t hide the fact relations within the band were tenuous at best and expressed a desire […]

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British Sea Power preview

British Sea Power preview

| March 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

British Sea Power Empty Bottle, Chicago Monday, March 24, 2008 British Sea Power have caught all sorts of hell for not deciding whom they want to be: clunky post punkers, Pixies, or U2. For their third album, Do You Like Rock Music? (Rough Trade/World’s Fair), they settled on plain old loud.

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Mike Relm preview

Mike Relm preview

| March 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

Mike Relm Abbey Pub, Chicago Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The art of turntablism became a battle ground throughout the mid to late-’90s, with hip-hop DJs training year round to compete in one-day scratch- and beat-juggling-competitions like DMC (Disco Mix Club) and ITF (International Turntablist Federation). But as tablists became champions and had nothing left to […]

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Jaymay, Cahoone, & Gemini reviewed

Jaymay, Cahoone, & Gemini reviewed

| March 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

Jaymay Autumn Fallin’ (Blue Note) Sera Cahoone Only As The Day Is Long (Sub Pop) Miwa Gemini This Is How I Found You (Addictive) A trio of March releases give a peak at the American singer-songwriter from an exclusively feminine perspective — at many of the same crossroads as men.

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Brain Drill & Brainstorm reviewed

Brain Drill & Brainstorm reviewed

| March 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

Brain Drill Apocalyptic Feasting (Metal Blade) Brainstorm Downburst (Metal Blade) A few write-ups have knocked Metal Blade for releasing CDs by Brain Drill and Brainstorm within a few weeks of each other, inferring the label wasn’t using its brain (nice, I know). Fans will be confused! They’ll go to the record store – yeah, right […]

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