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Stone Temple Pilots preview

Stone Temple Pilots preview

| March 24, 2010 | 0 Comments

Riviera, Chicago Saturday, March 27, 2010 For all the alleged dysfunction, Stone Temple Pilots were quite prolific. For as continuously as the band have been mentioned in the last 10 years, they’ve been creatively dormant since 2001. For all the critical beatdowns they took, naysayers were nonetheless very interested.

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Fabulous Thunderbirds preview

Fabulous Thunderbirds preview

| March 24, 2010 | 0 Comments

Clearwater Theater, West Dundee Sunday, March 28, 2010 As the media spotlight recedes from Austin, it can go back to being what it is: a blues-rock hotbed.

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Miles Kurosky preview

Miles Kurosky preview

| March 24, 2010 | 0 Comments

Schubas, Chicago Thursday, April 1, 2010 When IE interviewed Beulah back in 2001, frontman Miles Kurosky reluctantly admitted they were breaking up. It wasn’t immediate — they lasted one more album — but, he reckoned, what was the point of it all?

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Loyal Divide & A Lull at SXSW!

Loyal Divide & A Lull at SXSW!

| March 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

Tap Room, Austin, TX Friday, March 19, 2010 The motto around South By Southwest might be “Keep Austin weird,” but a Friday-afternoon set from Chicago’s Loyal Divide took things one step further in making Austin creepy, courtesy of the band’s white-lined black body suits and face-obscuring emoticon masks.

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Hey Champ at SXSW!

Hey Champ at SXSW!

| March 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

Vice, Austin, TX Thursday, March 18th, 2010 It was around midnight last night when Hey Champ took the stage at dance club/rock venue Vice, which, while hardly late by SXSW standards, was still almost an hour-and-a-half after than the band’s initially set start time. Yet the room didn’t seem to mind too much, as the […]

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Kid Sister at SXSW!

Kid Sister at SXSW!

| March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Beauty Bar, Austin, TX Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Chicago came at Austin hard on Wednesday afternoon, with a hyper-kinetic set from Kid Sister at the glam-dive Beauty Bar.

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Megadeth live!

Megadeth live!

| March 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Murat Theatre, Indianapolis Thursday, March 11, 2010 “We know why we’re here, so let’s stop fucking around.” With that Dave Mustaine declaration, Megadeth launched into “Holy Wars . . . The Punishment Due” and Tom Araya was immediately forgiven for the American Carnage tour.

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Ray Davies live!

Ray Davies live!

| March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Riviera, Chicago Saturday, March 13, 2010 A show that could have been billed AcoustiKinks ambled along smoothly if unexceptionally on Saturday night, until Ray Davies remembered from whence he came.

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Scout Niblett preview

Scout Niblett preview

| March 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Schubas, Chicago Friday, March 19, 2010 That Scout Niblett can make a recording so similar to PJ Harvey’s first two albums and have it be one of her most accessible really says something. Good thing they aren’t too similar, though.

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The Appleseed Cast preview

The Appleseed Cast preview

| March 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Bottom Lounge, Chicago Friday, March 19, 2010 While sure to upset a lot of bands (if not only because it calls them “emo”), “emo’s just a phase” is both true for a lot of youngsters as well as being to blame for some missed career transformations.

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club preview

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club preview

| March 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Metro, Chicago Thursday, March 25, 2010 Disregarding their vampiric, L.A.’s Jesus & Mary Chain looks, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have worn a surprising number of hats in their underrated career.

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Win ‘Blood Into Wine’ Tickets

Win ‘Blood Into Wine’ Tickets

| March 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Now’s your chance to win two passes to the Chicago viewing of Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s film documentary on March 25th.

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The Black Dahlia Murder preview

The Black Dahlia Murder preview

| March 12, 2010 | 0 Comments

Reggie’s Rock House, Chicago Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Although The Black Dahlia Murder has generally been described as a blend of melodic death meal with a heavy European black metal influence, the emphasis has been on traditional blast beats and rapid-fire riffs.

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Empires live!

Empires live!

| March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment

JBTV Studios, Chicago Tuesday, March 9, 2010 When treated as concerts, televised band performances can be a mixed bag. It would be all too easy for artists to treat such a venture as little more than a promotional exercise, one that doesn’t “count” and ends up more phoned-in than anything. Which is what made last […]

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House Of Pain preview

House Of Pain preview

| March 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

Congress Theater, Chicago Friday, March 12, 2010 This will make you feel old: It’s been 18 years since House Of Pain’s “Jump Around” was a hit single. Eighteen years. Seriously! (It’s been 13 since Notorious B.I.G. was killed!)  So who cares about a HOP reunion now? This guy.

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