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Gruff Rhys preview
Gruff Rhys Schubas, Chicago Thursday, September 27, 2007 Frontman for the chronically miscast Super Furry Animals brings the crowd closer for an intimate gig.
The Good Life preview
The Good Life Subterranean, Chicago Friday, September 28, 2007 What’s in a name? The Good Life seem like a band who might produce happy-go-lucky tunes about the joys of existence – that is, if you go by the name alone. But, the reality is quite the opposite. Lead by Cursive’s Tim Kasher, The Good Life […]
The Black Lips preview
The Black Lips Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago Friday, September 28, 2007 A couple years ago, The Black Lips seemed like Johnny-come-latelys on the Nuggets-revival bandwagon, and yet they stuck with it long enough to parlay it into part of their success. Part.
Naked Eyes preview
Naked Eyes Lincoln Park Fest, Chicago Friday, September 28, 2007 You might not fully remember Naked Eyes, but they remember The Beatles. And Jimi Hendrix. And Elvis Costello. And The Rolling Stones. And . . .
Municipal Waste, Skeletonwitch preview
Municipal Waste, Skeletonwitch Knights Of Columbus, Arlington Heights Wednesday, October 2, 2007 Holy shit . . . thrash really is back! We’ve been hearing that for a few years now, thanks in large part to the sliver of mainstream success bands like Lamb Of God, Shadows Fall, and Trivium have enjoyed. But now there is […]
Mekons reviewed
Mekons Natural (Quarterstick) For their 30th anniversary, the Leeds-born punks forage off the country roads and through the fields. Appearing: September 28th at Old Town School Of Folk Music in Chicago.
Boris reviewed
Boris With Michio Kurihara Rainbow (Drag City) Low-end, Japanese noise terrorists call in a reinforcement for psychedelic doodling. Appearing: October 30th at Empty Bottle in Chicago.
Wall To Wall Guitar Festival live review
Wall To Wall Guitar Festival, Take Two Krannert Center, Urbana September 13 – 15, 2007 When curator and artistic director David Spelman brought the first Wall To Wall Guitar Festival to Champaign-Urbana’s Krannert Center For The Performing Arts in 2005, it presented the guitar as an object worthy of Serious Study. Through 30 artists and […]
Rilo Kiley, Johnathan Rice live!
Rilo Kiley, Johnathan Rice Riviera, Chicago Saturday, September 15, 2007 Stationed in front of a gold lamé curtain Saturday night at the Riviera, Rilo Kiley proved they’ve officially gone Hollywood. Then again, the quartet (now aided by two backup singers/instrumentalists) have always had ties to Tinsletown. Guitarist Blake Sennett and lead vocalist Jenny Lewis’ former […]
Okkervil River live!
Okkervil River Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Okkervil River are a sloppy band — it’s largely what makes them so effective. Frontman Will Sheff sings as if he has no control over his voice while the rest of the Austin band claw at their folk rock with more crazy, less horse.
Sonata Arctica preview
Sonata Arctica Metro, Chicago Friday, September 21, 2007 Some time ago, the editorial staff at Illinois Entertainer received a few scathing, handwritten letters scolding our coverage choices. It seems this fellow, who didn’t bother backing his criticism with a name, felt CD reviews by acts like “Scoop The Poop Dogg” were pointless when you could […]
Bonde Do Rolê preview
Bonde Do Rolê Empty Bottle, Chicago Friday, September 21, 2007 Does anyone know how to say “sexcore” in Portuguese?
Iron And Wine preview
Iron And Wine Metro, Chicago Sunday, September 23, 2007 Ssshhhhhh . . . Iron And Wine is trying to be louder.
The Brunettes preview
The Brunettes Schubas, Chicago Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Hobbits aren’t the only thing to come out of New Zealand since the start of the new millennium. Enter The Brunettes. This perky, mousy-colored-hair duo made a ruckus on the other side of the globe with two full-length releases, Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks and Mars Loves Venus, […]
Merle Haggard reviewed
Merle Haggard The Bluegrass Sessions (McCoury) Back-to-basics country music has been ubiquitous ever since Rick Rubin convinced Johnny Cash to have a seat. Merle Haggard, who has been releasing albums this year like the format’s going out of style (which it is), is going so far back he has come upon something he has never […]
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