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Form Of Rocket reviewed
Form Of Rocket Men (Sickroom) Form Of Rocket care nothing for restraint, or so the surface of Men seems to tell.
Hello, My Name Is The Great Kat
Hello, My Name Is The Great Kat IE: How is the Great Kat these days? The Great Kat: Brilliant! The Great Kat is The Metal Messiah/New Beethoven of the 21st Century and is a classically trained genius who is systematically resurrecting both classical music and heavy metal!
Pet Shop Boys Live!
Pet Shop Boys Chicago Theatre, Chicago Friday, October 27, 2006 The Pet Shop Boys’ tour behind 1999’s Nightlife set a benchmark for the dance duo given its lavish production, glittering costumes, beehive-high headdresses, dancers, and two acts of hits. Though the duo hasn’t quite kept up with that since (including a failed musical, overlooked specialty […]
The Avett Brothers Preview
The Avett Brothers House Of Blues: Back Porch Stage, Chicago Friday, November 3, 2006 Singer-songwriter brothers from North Carolina decide to quiet down a little.
Gob Iron Preview
Gob Iron Park West, Chicago Sunday, November 5, 2006 The forces behind Son Volt and Varnaline unite behind Gob Iron, a reverential tribute to folk and country masters.
The Baldwin Brothers Preview
The Baldwin Brothers Abbey Pub, Chicago Sunday, November 5, 2006 Bespectacled, unrelated, Chicago-based electronic duo The Baldwin Brothers finally released their sophomore album in October, a sensual, melodic Euro-lounge romp called Return Of The Golden Rhodes (TVT).
Mouse On Mars Preview
Mouse On Mars Empty Bottle, Chicago Tuesday, November 7, 2006 With Varcharz (Ipecac) German electronic duo Mouse On Mars maintain their near gapless record of rewarding albums, a rarity in a genre so tied to trend, technology, and commercial apathy.
Todd Snider Reviewed
Todd Snider The Devil You Know (New Door) Packed with sarcasm and showcasing his continued development as a nouveau Steve Earle, Todd Snider returns.
Various Reviewed
Various The World Is Gone (XL) At IE we joke the most popular band in the area is TBA, and the most prolific recording outfit is Various Artists. Well, a couple of Brit wanks have grabbed half of the latter moniker and have decided to test our patience.
Voxtrot Reviewed
Voxtrot Your Biggest Fan (Playlouderecordings) Austin’s best British band peek over the embankment on their third EP, and take in the swath of territory ripe for the taking.
Imitation Electric Piano Reviewed
Imitation Electric Piano Blow It Up Burn It Down Kick It ‘Til It Bleeds (Drag City) Stereolab side project’s third album adds vocalist Mary Hampton, making them even more like the mothership than ever before.
Iron Maiden interview
Iron Maiden After Midnight An Osbourne spawn and her entourage hurled dozens of eggs at the band during their set, the P.A. system went out in the midst of three of their songs, and, over their introductory music the announcer kept screaming “Ozzy!” All fingers pointed to Sharon Osbourne — Ozzfest impresario and consort of […]
Lamb Of God interview
Lamb Of God Grant Us Peace Chris Adler isn’t all that different from the rest of us. Sure, he’s the drummer for thrash metal titans Lamb Of God; he has sold hundreds of thousands of records and toured all over the world.
American Heritage interview
American Heritage What’d He Say? There’s no way we would let American Heritage vocalist/guitarist/bassist Adam Norden off the hook without asking about the band’s song titles, which in the past have included “Pole To Hole,” “Ass To Ass,” and “Phil Collins.” The Chicago trio’s most recent release, Millenarian (Translation Loss), ups the ante, if possible, […]
Trivium interview
Trivium Born From Metallica In the young lives that comprise Florida thrash metal band Trivium, there has never been a world without Metallica. Drummer Travis Smith was born in 1982, the year Metallica’s No Life ‘Til Leather demo tape emerged. Lead guitarist Corey Beaulieu was born when Kill ‘Em All surfaced in 1983. Bassist Paolo […]
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