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Tricked Out
Trick-Trick The People Vs. (Motown) D-Town MC was unhappy about his December 27th release date; he’s lucky Motown Records went ahead with this stillborn album.
3 Friends Memorial
3 Friends Memorial Metro, Chicago Saturday, January 14, 2006 Family and friends of Chicago musicians Michael Dahlquist, John Glick, and Doug Meis have put together this memorial/benefit and add some closure to their senseless deaths.
Tomorrow Never Knows preview
Tomorrow Never Knows Schubas, Chicago January 12 to 15, 2006 Loyola’s college station, WLUW 88.7 FM, reprises its annual Schubas fest with headliners Kevin Tihista, Manishevitz, Chin Up Chin Up, and Magnolia Electric Co.
David Allan Coe Preview
David Allan Coe Joe’s, Chicago Friday, January 13, 2006 David Allan Coe‘s first run-in with the law happened when he was only nine, and the result was allegedly an immediate trip to reform school. As the legend goes, Coe spent the better part of the next 20 years of his life in some sort of […]
We Are Scientists Preview
We Are Scientists Subterranean, Chicago Monday, January 16, 2006 Having releasing a string of EPs after forming in 2000, We Are Scientists were signed to Virgin Records in 2005 and things have been moving quickly for the trio ever since. They appeared on David Letterman last month and will open for Kaiser Chiefs on a […]
Birthplace Of Gospel Music Destroyed
On Friday, January 6th, in the afternoon, a fire tore through the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Bronzeville, completely destroying the historic building that had so long been a cornerstone of Chicago’s African-American community.
Korn CD Review
Korn See You On The Other Side (Virgin) Nu metal pioneers sell their soul to Avril Lavigne’s songwriters.
Unbroken
Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough (Geffen) Hip-hop might be the worst thing for the reigning queen of R&B.
Juelz Santana CD Review
Juelz Santana What The Game’s Been Missing (Diplomats/Def Jam) Diplomats MC has the scratch to break his gangsta mold, just needs the sense.
Lowry CD Review
Lowry Awful Joy (OddMob) East Village troubador goes after Donovan-esque psych-folk, ends up with more Americana than he knows what to do with.
Update: Cowboy Ray dies
Cowboy Ray killed from injuries sustained in hit-and-run “Mancow’s Morning Madhouse” regular Raymond “Cowboy Ray” Hofstatter, who was critically injured late November when a motorist hit him as he crossed Archer Avenue with friends, died early January 11th.
Sister Hazel live
Sister Hazel House Of Blues, Chicago Wednesday, December 28, 2005 Even though Sister Hazel hasn’t straddled the charts quite as feverishly as it did in the late 1990s/early 2000s, it still has staying power and a cherished connection to Chicago. In fact, the dedication amongst locals is so strong that the band sold out not […]
New Pornographers live
The New Pornographers Metro, Chicago Saturday, December 31, 2005 Vancouver supergroup The New Pornographers know how to ring in the New Year. With blissful harmonies, sun-kissed melodies, sing-along choruses ensconced in sturdy guitars, shimmying tambourine, and swirling keys, the group’s jubilant sound reflected the mood of the many tipsy fans celebrating the eve of 2006.
Clear Skies
The Reputation, Low Skies Schubas, Chicago Saturday, January 7, 2006 Update: Due to an onset of bronchitis, Low Skies have cancelled their appearance. The Reputation and 8th Grade will still perform. Low Skies‘ second album, anxiously waiting for a calendar flip to February, confirms what their debut, The Bed, did in 2003: these guys know […]
Original Syn
The Syn Martyrs’, Chicago Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Thursday, January 12, 2006 Forty years ago, prog pioneer Chris Squire teamed with Steve Nardelli to form The Syn, an innovative ensemble that paved the way for such well-known acts as Yes (cofounded by Squire in 1968), Asia, and Genesis. The Syn quickly disbanded, but reunited late […]
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