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Cold War Kids preview
Cold War Kids, Tokyo Police Club Subterranean, Chicago Friday, March 9, 2006 Internet passions Cold War Kids and Tokyo Police Club share the same stage Friday.
The Samples preview
The Samples Martyrs’, Chicago Saturday, March 10, 2007 Married couples are supposed to give each other china for their 20th wedding anniversary, but what does a band celebrating a similar milestone do? Needless to say, the guys in The Samples didn’t splurge on a gravy boat or a butter tray for the occasion. Of course, […]
Fu Manchu preview
Fu Manchu Double Door, Chicago Sunday, March 11, 2007 Some reviewers are calling Fu Manchu’s newest effort, We Must Obey, a “comeback” record, or a “second wind” for the Southern California rockers. We never noticed they were gone, and definitely weren’t aware everything had been used up in the “first wind.”
Nachtmystium preview
Nachtmystium, Lair Of The Minotaur Otto’s, DeKalb Wednesday, March 14, 2007 The United States will never be able to claim itself the home of black metal, that honor will forever be Norway’s to boast. But the Midwest, Chicago specifically, might just be able to lay claim to psychedelic black metal thanks to Nachtmystium.
News: South By North Side
The Hideout Hosts Its Own South By Southwest Austin, Texas can be a pretty long haul (IE did the 18-hour trek last year and nearly lost control of the wagon from all the Red Bull) and in March, in time for South By Southwest, plane tickets can get pricey, not to mention lodging once you’re […]
The Broken West reviewed
The Broken West I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On (Merge) The unprecedented successes of Merge Records’ bands (Arcade Fire, Spoon) has assuredly elevated the profile a label known basically for Superchunk and a supporting cast of many a dedicated indie rocker. Yet The Broken West seem an unlikely addition. Appearing: March 11th at Schubas […]
The Colour reviewed
The Colour Between Earth & Sky (Rethink/EMI) Stonesy L.A. band cast as many images as they can, no matter how conflicting.
Sophe Lux reviewed
Sophe Lux Waking The Mystics (Zarathustra) Sophe Lux toe the line between careening, surreal Dresden Dolls pastiches and the auburn moll herself, Tori Amos.
Cover Story: Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters The Captain & The Kids And How Life Became A Cabaret, Old Chum The temptation to draw corollaries between Scissor Sisters and stand-up comedians is tantalizing. Comics, they say, are the most insecure people on earth. The desire to make people laugh is a cry for help, a juvenile flaw that could send […]
Clipse Previewed
Clipse Metro, Chicago Friday, March 2, 2007 The story of the brothers Clipse is of one but not the other. The only continuous pairing in their artificially elongated career is themselves — Pusha T and Malice.
Bayside Previewed
Bayside Metro, Chicago Friday, March 2, 2007 With its biggest names either gone (Atreyu, Taking Back Sunday) or trying their damnedest to leave (Hawthorne Heights), the top-dog spot at Victory Records is a wide-open race. Bayside, though, look to be the front-runners, a far cry from the position the band were in less than two […]
Daughtry Previewed
Daughtry Double Door, Chicago Wednesday, March 7, 2007 If you know the name Chris Daughtry it’s likely because of his stint on the fifth season of “American Idol,” where he was a top-five contestant. Five years from now, if music fans remember Daughtry, it will more than likely still be because of his stint on […]
Brent Amaker & The Rodeo Reviewed
Brent Amaker & The Rodeo Brent Amaker & The Rodeo (J-Shirt) A gang of Seattle music vets take a love of whiskey and Cash and turn it into what can best be described as a reverent parody.
El Perro Del Mar Reviewed . . . Again
El Perro Del Mar El Perro Del Mar (Control Group) Between helpings of crow, El Perro Del Mar’s self-titled debut redeems itself upon repeated listens.
Hello, My Name Is Eddie
Hello, My Name Is Eddie IE: Hey Eddie, how ya doin’? Eddie Money: Doing good. Illinois is one of my better states, man. A lot of people love the Money Man in Illinois. Make sure and use a good picture.
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