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Trivium, The Sword, Protest The Hero Live!

Trivium, The Sword, Protest The Hero Live!

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Trivium, The Sword, Protest The Hero Metro, Chicago Tuesday, October 17, 2006 It’s uncommon anymore to see three bands that sound completely different from one another at a non-festival show. This is especially true for heavy metal, where, for whatever reason, headliner-plus-four-sound-alike-openers gigs have become status quo.

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One Self Preview

One Self Preview

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

One Self Abbey Pub, Chicago Saturday, October 21, 2006 International trio One Self is quite possibly the most culturally diverse act in hip-hop. These globe-trekking Ninja Tune reps aren’t an A&R-contrived entity though.

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Magnolia Electric Co. Preview

Magnolia Electric Co. Preview

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Magnolia Electric Co. Abbey Pub, Chicago Friday, October 20, 2006 In the ’60s, when the record industry was operating under a completely different — albeit nascent — model, the idea of taking two years off to tour was unheard. The Byrds, Beatles, and Dylan recorded as they went along, giving fans a window into their […]

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Common Rotation Preview

Common Rotation Preview

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Common Rotation Uncommon Ground, Chicago Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Don’t want to go to Uncommon Ground to see Common Rotation? Have ’em play your house instead!

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The John Popper Project Preview

The John Popper Project Preview

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

The John Popper Project Abbey Pub, Chicago Wednesday, October 25, 2006 We can’t explain it, but somehow Blues Traveler evaded the flash-in-the-pan status nearly everyone thought they were destined for when they struck gold with “Run-Around” in the mid ’90s.

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Recording 101

Recording 101

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Whether you’re just starting in the recording business or have been at it for awhile, we’re guessing advice from a couple Grammy Award winners wouldn’t hurt ya.

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Youngblood Brass Band Reviewed

Youngblood Brass Band Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Youngblood Brass Band Is That A Riot? (Layered) At first listen, Is That A Riot? comes off as an opportunistic crotching of Rage Against The Machine’s gig. But then you realize Rage were never badass enough to incorporate horns.

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Aspen It Is Reviewed

Aspen It Is Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 1 Comment

Aspen It Is Release Me From The Weights Of Gravity (Piermont) Chubby-faced, peach-fuzzed emo turns from hopeful to overbearing on Release Me From The Weights Of Gravity.

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Barton Carroll Reviewed

Barton Carroll Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Barton Carroll Love & War (Skybucket) Crooked Fingers accomplice Barton Carroll breaks out on his own, ranging from 18th century folk to parched-soul piano balladry.

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Lisa Germano Reviewed

Lisa Germano Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Lisa Germano In The Maybe World (Young God) In her return to the recording realm, Lisa Germano is all about the ambience on In The Maybe World. There are some attention-getters, however.

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PJ Pacifico Reviewed

PJ Pacifico Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

PJ Pacifico Well I’ll Be (Viper) Ex-Sunflower frontman P.J. Pacifico follows the straight-and-narrow on his debut LP.

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The Receiver Reviewed

The Receiver Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

The Receiver Decades (Stunning Models On Display) Pinback have so many side projects under so many different identities it’d be easy to be fooled into thinking this was another.

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L.E.O. Reviewed

L.E.O. Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

L.E.O. Alpalcas Orgling (Cheap Lullaby) Note the anagram: ELO-ish pop by supergroup of Hansons, Bleu, Jellyfish, Black Crowes, and Papas Fritas.

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Chad Rex & The Victorstands Reviewed

Chad Rex & The Victorstands Reviewed

| October 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Chad Rex & The Victorstands Gravity Works Fire Burns (Mars Motors) Bless Chad Rex’s heart. Fully aware of his sound, he takes a shot at himself and recorded “Song For Paul Westerberg To Sing.”

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Aerosmith, Motley Crue live!

Aerosmith, Motley Crue live!

| October 11, 2006 | 1 Comment

Aerosmith, Motley Crue First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park Thursday, October 5, 2006 “The Route Of All Evil Tour” was a fitting title to this fall’s Aerosmith and Motley Crue outing because both are known for partying, pyrotechnics, power ballads, and last but not least, flowing locks. Though the members of Aerosmith have toned down […]

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