Archive for October, 2006
Jenny Lewis, Viet Nam live!
Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins, Viet Nam Vic Theatre, Chicago Wednesday, October 4, 2006 For someone so concerned with the meteorology of relationships, Jenny Lewis sure doesn’t check the weather reports as often as she could. In January 2003 while fronting her regular gig, Rilo Kiley, she wore a tank top in the Abbey […]
Sleeping At Last live!
Sleeping At Last The Union, Naperville Friday, October 6, 2006 Sleeping At Last may just be Chicagoland’s best-kept secret, so it should be no surprise that they chose to kick off their first headlining nationwide tour in a small, virtually unknown venue. The little old white church building (now a concert venue dubbed “The Union”) […]
Papercranes preview
Papercranes Schubas, Chicago Thursday, October 12, 2006 Pleading “Don’t get angry with me,” Papercranes enter Exhibit A in their efforts to separate themselves from Florida’s raging rockropolis. But is it really their home?
Jonah Smith preview
Jonah Smith Vic Theatre, Chicago Saturday, October 14, 2006 People say opening for Slayer is the toughest gig in the world because the band’s fans are rock’s most loyal. (Carving “Slayer” into your flesh gets you a bloody high-five; etching “Rob Thomas” gets you committed.) But opening for Madeleine Peyroux can’t be much easier, as […]
Hard-Ons preview
Hard-Ons Beat Kitchen, Chicago Friday, October 13, 2006 Australian band dumps the punk and puts all the chips on pop.
Kaki King preview
Kaki King Schubas, Chicago Saturday, October 14, 2006 Guitar virtuoso Kaki King throws not one, but two curveballs on her new record.
Heal The World
Monday, October 16th is World Food Day, and Metro hopes to do its part with the Stand Up Against Poverty benefit concert that night.
Bad Brains At Delilah’s . . . Kinda
They might be going out of business, but Tower Records, alongside MVD Entertainment, will debut a Bad Brains DVD at Chicago punk haunt Delilah’s on Tuesday, October 17th.
Women & Children overbored
Women And Children Paralyzed Dance, Tonight (Narnack) California, Canada, and France conspire behind the year’s most despondent debut.
Oxford Collapse reviewed
Oxford Collapse Remember The Night Parties (Sub Pop) For their third album, Oxford Collapse exploit their inner indie child to shake up a dedication to jammy psychedelia.
Howling Hex return
The Howling Hex Nightclub Version Of Eternal (Drag City) Neil Michael Hagerty, God bless him, is making “border music.” While his New Mexico home seems to offer a clue, it’s a misleading one.
Memory Band reviewed
The Memory Band Apron Strings (DiChristina) English folkie Stephen Cracknell envisions folk supergroup; adheres to Brit folk tradition.
Kottak reviewed
Kottak Therupy (Escapi) Formerly known as Krunk, one-time Scorpions drummer Jimmy Ratchitt and Tommy Lee’s sister Athena ratchet up the noise as Kottak.
Readers Poll
2006 CLUB GUIDE READER’S POLL- FINAL DAYS – VOTING ENDS 10/16/06 at 10pm! Just what is it that you do when you’re not here? In so many words, that’s what we’re after with our Club Guide Reader’s Poll. Where do you drink? Who has the best sound? We’ll print the results in the November issue. […]
Shooter Jennings Live!
Shooter Jennings Joe’s, Chicago Saturday, September 30, 2006 With the exception of a quick “How ya doin’ Chicago?” as he took the stage Shooter Jennings offered little chit chat during the first four songs – “Electric Rodeo,” “Gone To Carolina,” “Little White Lines,” and “Solid Country Gold” – at Joe’s Saturday night.
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