Archive for February, 2006
Ferris Bueller You’re My Hero
Hell Is For Heroes Transmit Disrupt (Burning Heart/Epitaph) U.K. punks continue struggle to disembark from anthemic Stateside peers, seem to have latched onto At The Drive-In or Trail Of Dead.
Birds Of A Heather
Heather Headley In My Mind (RCA) Headley passes for good R&B these days by limiting risk, hardly a good sign for her or the genre.
Merchant Of Tennis
Jeff Merchant Window Rolled Down (True Classical) Indie pop singer-songwriter either thinks this is funny, or he’s Donovan.
With Love, Legacy
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, here’s a quick rundown on six of the latest releases from Sony/Legacy’s Love Songs series with Heart, Regina Belle, Dolly Parton, John Denver, Phyllis Hyman, and Etta James.
Getting All Bublé
Michael Bublé With Love (Reprise) The Hallmark of pop singers packages eight songs to be sold exclusively at Hallmark stores.
Fast Times At Oswego East High
Black Wire Oswego East High School, Oswego Friday, February 10, 2006 No, we’re not in the business of promoting turnabout dances. But among the less obvious places for a British band to make its Chicagoland debut is Oswego East.
Standard Issue
The New Standards Schubas, Chicago Friday, February 10, 2006 John Munson (Semisonic) headed lounge group The New Standards arrives in town having rewritten a lot of songs you know. You will love this, or you will leave Schubas cursing the sky.
Sevendust/Wicked Wisdom Preview
Sevendust, Wicked Wisdom Friday, February 10, 2006 Pearl Room, Mokena You have to give Jada Pinkett Smith points for bravery.
Mute Math Preview
Mute Math Schubas, Chicago Saturday, February 11, 2006 Bolder than bold, Myspace conquerers Mute Math embark on a national club-headlining tour without an album. Fall 2006 probably never felt so far away for the band, but then this a band built for distance: The members are individually based in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Springfield […]
Mice Parade Preview
Mice Parade Empty Bottle, Chicago Monday, February 13, 2006 Adam Pierce, aka Mice Parade, sure has a problem with names. His pseudonym sucks, but only a quarter as much as his album titles (Ramda, The True Meaning Of Boodleybaye, Mokoondi, All Roads Lead To Salzburg, Obrigado Saudade, Bem-Vinda Vontade), and then he inevitably gets dumped […]
Singin’ For A Reason
We must confess our sins: Auditions for “Inspiration Sensation” are more than half over at this point, and we are just now getting around to mentioning them.
Remixed Artifacts
Sound Tribe Sector 9 Artifact: Perspectives (1320) Collabo-electronic outfit offer up 2005’s Artifacts to friends like Mr. Lif, Bill Laswell, and Slicker to remix the thing.
Luke Doucet CD Review
Luke Doucet Broken (And Other Rogue States) (Six Shooter) Singer-songwriters usually need a good sales pitch, few come as well equipped as being the heartbroken ex-guitarist for Sarah McLachlan.
Baby Teeth CD Review
Baby Teeth For The Heathers (Lujo) Schizo band gets by on EP by sending each member home with a woman’s name and seeing what song they come up with.
You The Man, Portugal
Portugal. The Man Waiter: You Vultures! (Fearless) Alaskan indie rock isn’t as exotic as it sounds.
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