Archive for June, 2006
Band Of Horses & Mt. Egypt Live!
Band Of Horses, Mt. Egypt Schubas, Chicago Tuesday, June 6, 2006 The only bad thing people have had to say about Sub Pop upstarts Band Of Horses is how much they sound like My Morning Jacket. It has less to do with country-ish pop bearing a shake of psychedelia, than vocalist Ben Bridwell. Holding back […]
The New Cars & Blondie Live!
The New Cars, Blondie Ravinia, Highland Park Saturday, June 3, 2006 Either the glam-leaning power pop of the ’80s is coming back in full swing or the groups who led the genre the first time around are tired of hearing their ideas borrowed and are coming back to reclaim their thrones. After all, everyone from […]
Alehorn Of Power Preview
Alehorn Of Power Festival Saturday, June 10, 2006 Double Door, Chicago Can you think of a better name for a classic metal festival than the Alehorn Of Power fest? Makes you think of a Manowar album cover, a Hammerfall song, or a Dio video. Fuck yeah.
Ashton Allen Preview
Ashton Allen Wise Fools Pub, Chicago Saturday, June 10, 2006 That’s not Elliott Smith’s “Needle In The Hay” opening Ashton Allen’s debut; it just sounds like it.
Legendary Pink Dots Preview
Legendary Pink Dots Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Double Door, Chicago Give it up for the Legendary Pink Dots: 25 years ain’t nothin’ to scoff at.
Costello & Toussaint CD Review
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint The River In Reverse (Verve Forecast) This anticipated ode to New Orleans stirs the soul of the city, though The Angry Young Man’s voice often gets in the way.
Drag The River CD Review
Drag The River It’s Crazy (Suburban Home) Aside from the mistake where band and album name sound like one entity, Drag The River are an obvious, though compelling mix of Son Volt, Drive-By Truckers, and big drums.
The Wonder Stuff CD Review
The Wonder Stuff Suspended By Stars (Independiente) Most people would just assume never hear another Wonder Stuff album, and here we are with a second within three years.
Wake Up!
The Sleeping Questions & Answers (Victory) Useless guitar fills and solos aside, intense Long Island band has it together on its second album.
Chevreuil CD Review
Chevreuil Capoeria (Sick Room) Chaotic French “duo” — three instruments — Chevreuil lumber through Don Caballero-esque instrumentals, hearing footsteps throughout.
Worthy Tribute
Various Artists Paupers, Peasants, Princes, & Kings: The Songs Of Bob Dylan (Doghouse) Far from “the emo tribute to Dylan,” Paupers, Peasants, Princes & Kings is refreshingly free of big names, opting for an exposé of Bobby D.’s influence on the young.
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