Archive for November, 2006
Trentalange Reviewed
Trentalange Photo Album Of Complex Relationships (Coco Tauro) Crooked Fingers alumna Barbara Trentalange doesn’t paint the happiest reaction to the band’s dissolution on her solo debut.
Riot Fest recap
Riot Fest Congress Theater, Chicago Sunday November 5, 2006 Celebrating its second anniversary as an annual event, Riot Fest 2006 set out to prove it’s the one-stop-shop for all things punk rock. A dozen or so equally minded (aesthetically speaking) bands stretched out sets over the course of a smoky, sweaty Sunday at Bucktown’s Congress […]
Trail Of Dead, Blood Brothers live
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, The Blood Brothers House Of Blues, Chicago Tuesday, October 31, 2006 In a great many obvious ways, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and The Blood Brothers are two very different outfits. Never mind the superficial or aesthetic differences that would […]
Acoustic Africa Review
Acoustic Africa Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago Saturday, November 4, 2006 With all of the “unplugged” pop performances and “stripped down” rock tours, an acoustic African tour seems a tad ironic. At its core, African music is acoustic anyway so it makes little sense to jump on that bandwagon. Leave it to Putumayo, […]
Black Label Society preview
Black Label Society Congress Theatre, Chicago Friday, November 10, 2006 It makes us tired just talking about Zakk Wylde’s workload. Since 2001 Wylde has released seven studio records: one, Down To Earth, with Ozzy and six as the frontman/guitarist for Black Label Society. He also released a live record, 2001’s Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Live!!, which […]
Decemberists preview
The Decemberists Riviera Theatre, Chicago Saturday, November 11, 2006 Literary folk rocker and chief Sufjan Stevens competitor Colin Meloy’s Decemberists return with their headiest, yet most loosely constructed album yet, The Crane Wife (Capitol).
Mixel Pixel preview
Mixel Pixel Empty Bottle, Chicago Monday, November 13, 2006 Randy, hyper-visual electropop quartet Mixel Pixel suck bong hits out of hollowed keyboards in a reverse trajectory on this pre-rave, post-apocalyptic mindset.
New York Dolls preview
New York Dolls 115 Bourbon St., Merrionette Park Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Reunions are so common in today’s popular music that it has become nearly impossible to surprise anyone anymore. But we’d like to meet the person who predicted the New York Dolls’ comeback.
Form Of Rocket reviewed
Form Of Rocket Men (Sickroom) Form Of Rocket care nothing for restraint, or so the surface of Men seems to tell.
Hello, My Name Is The Great Kat
Hello, My Name Is The Great Kat IE: How is the Great Kat these days? The Great Kat: Brilliant! The Great Kat is The Metal Messiah/New Beethoven of the 21st Century and is a classically trained genius who is systematically resurrecting both classical music and heavy metal!
Pet Shop Boys Live!
Pet Shop Boys Chicago Theatre, Chicago Friday, October 27, 2006 The Pet Shop Boys’ tour behind 1999’s Nightlife set a benchmark for the dance duo given its lavish production, glittering costumes, beehive-high headdresses, dancers, and two acts of hits. Though the duo hasn’t quite kept up with that since (including a failed musical, overlooked specialty […]
The Avett Brothers Preview
The Avett Brothers House Of Blues: Back Porch Stage, Chicago Friday, November 3, 2006 Singer-songwriter brothers from North Carolina decide to quiet down a little.
Gob Iron Preview
Gob Iron Park West, Chicago Sunday, November 5, 2006 The forces behind Son Volt and Varnaline unite behind Gob Iron, a reverential tribute to folk and country masters.
The Baldwin Brothers Preview
The Baldwin Brothers Abbey Pub, Chicago Sunday, November 5, 2006 Bespectacled, unrelated, Chicago-based electronic duo The Baldwin Brothers finally released their sophomore album in October, a sensual, melodic Euro-lounge romp called Return Of The Golden Rhodes (TVT).
Mouse On Mars Preview
Mouse On Mars Empty Bottle, Chicago Tuesday, November 7, 2006 With Varcharz (Ipecac) German electronic duo Mouse On Mars maintain their near gapless record of rewarding albums, a rarity in a genre so tied to trend, technology, and commercial apathy.
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