Archive for March, 2006
Lee Rocker Struts into Town
Lee Rocker FitzGerald’s, Berwyn Friday, March 10, 2006 Although he might say otherwise, it had to be tough for former Stray Cat Lee Rocker to live in the professional shadow of Brian Setzer. You think Stray Cats, and you automatically think Setzer. It’s natural, like pulling up your pants after using the bathroom. Even though […]
Orthrelm preview
Orthrelm Beat Kitchen, Chicago Friday, March 10, 2006 Under different circumstances, I could have possibly maybe but not likely loved Orthrelm. Under different circumstances I may have doled encouragement to all and said “Just give them a chance.” Unfortunately for myself, Mick Barr and Josh Blair, the two men who make up Orthrelm, I listened […]
69 Eyes preview
The 69 Eyes Pop’s, Sauget Wednesday, March 15, 2006 A lot of “evil” metal doesn’t cut it because it won’t take historical realities into consideration. Imagine, if you will, bluesman Robert Johnson waiting nervously at the crossroads in the ’20s, only for a shrieking Lucifer (a la King Diamond) or an incoherent, grumbling menace (Cannibal […]
Part Chimp preview
Part Chimp, The Plastic Constellations Beat Kitchen, Chicago Sunday, March 12, 2006 Bands don’t come with highlighting markers, which is why we have a cottage industry of soundalikes and acolytes. Neither Part Chimp nor The Plastic Constellations are doing anything new, yet they’re both extremely powerful performers and worthy of the ancestry they know so […]
Subways Preview
The Subways Empty Bottle, Chicago Tuesday, March 14, 2006 The garage rock revolution came and went; nice to meet ya. So why are some bands still hanging around? Well, the U.K. press won’t do ya no harm.
Willie Kent 1936 – 2006
Six strings reign supreme in blues. To the casual music fan, the guitar is blues simply because icons like Buddy Guy and B.B. King are never seen without it. The bass, however, doesn’t come with the same glory. Bassists are expected to stay in the pocket and, along with the drummer, do the grunt work: […]
You Might Be A Winner!
Last year Erica Gustafson had the honor of being the first Loop Rock Girl, and earned a fat $50,000 salary to attend station events, concerts, and appear in marketing campaigns. Now 97.9 (WLUP-FM) The Loop is looking for its 2006 Loop Rock Girl. The station promotion begins with four public casting calls (one of which […]
Best Seen, Not Heard
Mastodon Call Of The Mastodon (Relapse) Unreleased material from heavy metal giants that was probably better left unreleased.
Classic Blunders
Jaheim Ghetto Classics (Warner Bros.) Similar as they are, a death pairing would be Jaheim and Faith Evans: neither really knows what the hell is going on, but there’s a fine greatest hits set in the future.
I Wish I Was Big
Al Anderson After Hours (Legacy/) Normally four solo albums in 48 years would not a career make, unless what you do in the meantime adds up.
Your Name Wouldn’t Happen To Be ‘Dick’
Some By Sea On Fire! (Igloo) (SideCho) While a lame relic of the ’90s, “bro’s before ho’s” remains indispensible advice.
Tunng Lashing
Tunng Mother’s Daughter & Other Songs (Ace Fu) The prodigal sons materialize out of thin air, delivering on the promise of some neighboring mates who gave up.
Moon, Dead
The Killing Moon A Message Through Your Teeth (Fearless) No relation to the Echo & The Bunneyman song, nor the spirit of. The Killing Moon take a linear path through emo and scream, scream, scream.
Common? Hardly.
Common House of Blues, Chicago Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By now it’s no secret Common defies rap and hip-hop stereotypes. All one had to do was catch the latest stretch of his Be tour to realize the mic master doesn’t just have a leg up on the competition, but he’s entirely in a league of […]
Together Again
Fig Dish Schubas, Chicago Saturday, March 4, 2006 When we last heard from Fig Dish, they were two different bands called Caviar and Ness. Food association notwithstanding, the band were a late addition to the Chicago major-label surge in the mid 1990s, pimping their dense power pop at a time when (Everclear, Spacehog) it seemed […]
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