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Built To Spill live!

Built To Spill live!

| July 18, 2007 | 0 Comments

Built To Spill Vic Theatre, Chicago Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Doug Martsch and Built To Spill are slowly getting used to this whole rock ‘n’ roll thing. The Boise guitar band — tonight a quintet — began playing Metro-sized venues nearly 10 years ago behind their total-freedom major-label contract and never acted as if they […]

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The Fold preview

The Fold preview

| July 18, 2007 | 0 Comments

The Fold Metro, Chicago Friday, July 20, 2007 This show, for which The Fold play in support of the disbanding Allister, probably shouldn’t seem so distant for the openers. The Chicago group barely survived a dissolution of their own — actually, they didn’t.

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Matt Dusk goes shopping

Matt Dusk goes shopping

| July 18, 2007 | 0 Comments

Matt Dusk Sam’s Club, Hodgkins Friday, July 20, 2007 We’ve heard about artists like Garth Brooks signing deals with Wal-Mart, making their albums available exclusively through that chain of stores. But promoting your new album by touring Sam’s Clubs?

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Sounds Of The Underground preview

Sounds Of The Underground preview

| July 18, 2007 | 0 Comments

Sounds Of The Underground Congress Theatre, Chicago Monday, July 23, 2007 Hoping to go to the Sounds Of The Underground festival when it stops in Chicago? Have a job? Go to school? Need to watch your kid(s) during the day while your wife/husband is at work/school? If you answered yes to any of these, it’s […]

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Paid Dues preview

Paid Dues preview

| July 18, 2007 | 0 Comments

Paid Dues Tour Abbey Pub, Chicago Wednesday, July 25, 2007 With the exception of a few possible spots on the Vans Warped Tour, indie hip-hop acts are pretty much on their own when it comes to touring the states in the summertime. But thanks to down-to-earth MC Murs and marketing company Guerrilla Union, some of […]

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Back Door Slam reviewed

Back Door Slam reviewed

| July 18, 2007 | 1 Comment

Back Door Slam Roll Away (Blix Street) Close your eyes and pop in Roll Away — maybe reverse that order or you may be at it awhile — and you’ll hear a band sounding much older than it is (perhaps by 20 years). Appearing: July 20th at the World’s Largest Block Party at Old St. […]

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The Black Crowes live!

The Black Crowes live!

| July 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

The Black Crowes Grant Park, Chicago Friday, July 6, 2007 The “greening” of Chicago took on a different meaning when noted marijuana advocates The Black Crowes accepted their invitation to this summer’s Taste.

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Pitchfork Music Festival preview

Pitchfork Music Festival preview

| July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

Pitchfork Music Festival Union Park, Chicago Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15, 2007 Wal-Mart has everything you could possibly want or need, right? Still, it’s nice sometimes to go to the local grocery mart instead. The choices may be fewer and parking might be tougher, but you don’t have to give your hard-earned cash […]

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John Doe preview

John Doe preview

| July 11, 2007 | 0 Comments

John Doe Abbey Pub, Chicago Sunday, July 15, 2007 John Doe has established enough of a solo career that it feels uncomfortable and lazy to keep mentioning his old band, Los Angelino punk juggernaut X.

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Weedeater preview

Weedeater preview

| July 11, 2007 | 0 Comments

Weedeater Empty Bottle, Chicago Monday, July 16, 2007 Some bands eschew “stoner rock.” Fu Manchu, often thought of as one of the sub-genre’s grizzled vets, aren’t fond of the term, for example. Weedeater aren’t either. To hear them explain it, they aren’t stoner rock – how degrading? The North Carolinians much prefer “weed metal.”

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Mirah reviewed

Mirah reviewed

| July 11, 2007 | 0 Comments

Mirah Share This Place: Stories And Observations (K) Mirah Zeitlyn remains traditional on her fifth album, in that she’s still with Calvin Johnson’s K Records and lists close-friend Phil Elverum in the liners. Yet her choice to go deep underground could startle even her closest Olympia-scene compatriots. Appearing: July 17th at Logan Square Auditorium in […]

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The Aliens reviewed

The Aliens reviewed

| July 11, 2007 | 0 Comments

The Aliens Astronomy For Dogs (Astralwerks) Despite the wonder contained on their first album (technically a compilation of EPs), The Beta Band can be viewed as a failure. By intentionally throwing fans off their scent, they were never able to refocus in time for people to really start caring again. Which makes Astralwerks’ decision to […]

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Gogol Bordello reviewed

Gogol Bordello reviewed

| July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

Gogol Bordello Super Taranta! (Side One Dummy) Gogol Bordello are to East-European folk what The Tossers are to Irish music, only now they’re caught in a time warp. Appearing: July 15th at Vic Theatre in Chicago.

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Apostle Of Hustle live

Apostle Of Hustle live

| July 3, 2007 | 0 Comments

Apostle Of Hustle Schubas, Chicago Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The clattering sonic wake of Broken Social Scene has never been useful when trying to account for its parts. It’s hard enough to track the contributions of Leslie Feist or Stars or Metric — forget lesser-known quantities like Andrew Whiteman, aka Apostle Of Hustle.

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women in docs preview

women in docs preview

| July 3, 2007 | 0 Comments

women in docs National Women’s Festival, Bloomington Thursday, July 5, 2007 Friday, July 6, 2007 The duo known as women in docs sound exactly the way you might imagine given their moniker and the photo sent alongside the album in the press kit. Yes, we’ve all been told not to judge a book by its […]

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