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All Smiles preview
All Smiles, Sea Wolf Empty Bottle, Chicago Saturday, May 19, 2007 Eschewing the ambitious prog and conceptual geekiness of Grandaddy, Jim Fairchild tries on shoes in a fictional store that would probably cater to George Harrison or Joe Pernice.
Mice Parade preview
Mice Parade Schubas, Chicago Sunday, May 20, 2007 We aren’t sure what an actual parade of mice would sound like (unless Speedy Gonzalez was the grand marshall), but it would likely be pretty quiet. Probably a lot like Mice Parade the band.
Paul Rodgers reviewed
Paul Rodgers Live In Glasgow (Eagle) Riding the wave Queen unexpectedly put him on when they tapped him for their reunion tour, Paul Rodgers takes advantage with Live In Glasgow.
Amy Winehouse live!
Amy Winehouse Vic Theatre, Chicago Thursday, May 3, 2007 Click here for more pics from the show To hear her voice is to assume Amy Winehouse is an Amazonian reincarnation of Ronnie Spector or Dinah Washington. But there she was, onstage at a sold-out Vic Theatre, a five-foot-nothing frame struggling to support her barely there […]
Pics Galore!
Hey look! More galleries! More shows means more pics. Click here to check out our new photo galleries for Heaven And Hell at Allstate Arena, Amy Winehouse at the Vic, and Jet at House Of Blues.
Ben Gibbard live!
Ben Gibbard Metro, Chicago Friday, May 4, 2007 “Those guys were kind of obscure.” Such was the quip delivered onstage by Ben Gibbard during his Friday night, late show at the Metro, following a piano-only cover of Nirvana’s “All Apologies.” While obviously overly ironic, the statement very well could have applied to Gibbard’s full-band/day-job outfit, […]
Heaven And Hell, Megadeth live!
Heaven And Hell, Megadeth Allstate Arena, Rosemont Saturday, May 5, 2007 Metalheads, you may want to turn away from your screen and not read the next paragraph. Words no heavy music fan wants to say or read will appear. This is your last warning.
The Kooks, Illinois live!
The Kooks, Illinois Metro, Chicago Saturday, May 5, 2007 Watching The Kooks gratify a sold-out Metro on Saturday must have been what it was like to guard the French side of the Maginot Line in the early 1930s. Critics are lined up to shoot them down, but it probably won’t be enough to stem the […]
Brandi Carlile preview
Brandi Carlile Schubas, Chicago May 11 to 13, 2007 Something must be in the water out in the Pacific Northwest because, in the wake of Neko Case, another beguiling songstress with aching vocals and a keen sense of melancholy arrives with a compelling sophomore effort.
Coyote Bones preview
Coyote Bones The Note, Chicago Saturday, May 12, 2007 Coyote Bones, the recording pseudonym for former Jet By Day members David Matysiak and Mason Brown, went with a gimmick for their debut album, and now must translate “on the road” to the road.
Lifesavas preview
Lifesavas Subterranean, Chicago Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Portland-based hip-hop trio Lifesavas reemerge with the soundtrack to an aborted blaxploitation film, filling in the crevasses with an eclectic sampling of styles — all except the one you’d most expect.
Bless The Fall preview
Bless The Fall Mojo’s Coffee House, Orland Park Wednesday, May 16, 2007 If metalcore really is dead or dying, nobody told Bless The Fall.
Don’t Miss The Bus!
The Chicago Blues Fest is still another month away (June 7-10th) and if you can’t wait until then, the bus is waiting for you. Literally!
Vega4 Video Contest!
Want to attend the Live Earth concert at the Meadowlands in New Jersey this summer? London-based band Vega4 will send two aspiring videographers to the environmentally aware fete as part of a contest to get people thinking seriously about the fragile state of the planet’s climate.
Of God And Science reviewed
Of God And Science Of God And Science (Detach) The cover art of this debut album depicts a duel (the winner of which is revealed inside), but any struggle the band are experiencing gets swept up in lollygagging acoustic love songs.
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