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The Race & The New Mastersounds preview
The Race Wicker Park Fest, Chicago Sunday, July 29, 2007 In mid 2004, Chicago Reader columnist Bob Mehr wrote an article on The Race, subtitled “finally starting to get somewhere.” Rather amusingly, it has been attached to the press kit for the Chicago band’s fourth album, Ice Station (Flameshovel).
Great Lakes Myth Society reviewed
Great Lakes Myth Society Compass Rose Bouquet (Quack) Nobody’s complaining, but with the purging of the Old Town School vaults, a separate Folksongs Of Illinois collection, and Sufjan Stevens’ treatises on Illinois and Michigan, the region might be overexposed. Appearing: July 27th at Martyrs’ in Chicago.
Billy Bob Thornton reviewed
Billy Bob Thornton Beautiful Door (New Door) The actor’s fourth album in six years is yet another country-roots affair, the sound of a beat-up LTD cruising an empty highway.
Mr. Gnome preview
Mr. Gnome Ronny’s, Chicago Friday, July 21, 2007 What if the White Stripes decided to eschew their blues influences and concentrate solely on metal and hardcore material and switched the lineup around with Ms. Meg White taking lead vocals and saddling Jack with the drum kit? The result would sound a lot like Cleveland, Ohio […]
The Beatles’ “Love” reviewed
Beatles: Love Mirage, Las Vegas Saturday, July 14, 2007 The controversey surrounding “Love” is understandable if you haven’t seen the production. Select, high-profile Beatles songs have been either remixed or replaced with demos for the Cirque De Soleil to dance to, all for the most discriminating of audiences: Las Vegas showgoers. Next month: flogging Pope […]
Pitchfork Festival review!
Pitchfork Music Festival Union Park, Chicago Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15, 2007 Last year the second Pitchfork Music Festival (the 2005 Intonation Festival was curated by pitchforkmedia.com and booked by the same promoter, so technically it was the first Pitchfork Fest) made the jump from one of the also-rans of Chicago’s summer fests […]
Maxïmo Park live!
Maxïmo Park Double Door, Chicago Monday, July 16, 2007 “This is turning into a comedy act,” Maxïmo Park singer Paul Smith noticed Monday at the Double Door. “We’re very serious — from England. The Northeast in fact.”
Built To Spill live!
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 […]
The Fold preview
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.
Matt Dusk goes shopping
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?
Sounds Of The Underground preview
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 […]
Paid Dues preview
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 […]
Back Door Slam reviewed
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. […]
The Black Crowes live!
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.
Pitchfork Music Festival preview
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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