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Avenged Sevenfold/Coheed live
Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed And Cambria Aragon, Chicago Wednesday, May 10, 2006 There were so many pre-driver’s license females at Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed And Cambria’s co-headlining stop in Chicago we felt dirty being there, convinced directing our eyes anywhere but the stage would surely earn us a savage beating from an unhappy father. And this […]
John Corbett live
John Corbett Joe’s, Chicago Saturday, May 12, 2006 Many of you may have no clue that actor John Corbett has a country record out, and a song, “Good To Go,” that debuted at 48 on the Billboard country chart earlier this spring. Having been a fan since his “Northern Exposure” days, and being somewhat of […]
Twilight Singers preview
The Twilight Singers Metro, Chicago Friday, May 19, 2006 Before coming to Chicago for the first time in nearly three years, ex-Afghan Whig/current Twilight Singers frontman Greg Dulli agreed to a chat.
Danko Jones preview
Danko Jones The Note, Chicago Friday, May 19, 2006 Everyone we know dislikes Nickelback. The fact that we’ve never met an honest-to-goodness Nickelback fan makes us wonder how the hell they’ve sold a trillion records.
Theo & The Skyscrapers preview
Theo & The Skyscrapers Beat Kitchen, Chicago Saturday, May 20, 2006 Is she weird? Is she white? Is she promised to the night?
This one Goes To 11
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam (J) All this time, and Eddie Vedder still hasn’t learned how to sing.
Todd. Just Todd.
Todd Come To Your House (Southern) London’s noisemongers do their best to cave your skull in with this violent-ass, death train of an album.
World’s Latest Violins
Violins Pink Water (Contraphonic) Michael Lyons, formerly of Clyde Federal, stokes the embers of Pavement and Luna.
Dead, Dead Heart
Dead Heart Bloom Dead Heart Bloom (KEI) Formerly of Phaser, Boris Skalsky locked himself in a room to write the songs that would become his nom de plume and debut album.
Shear Heart Attack
Shearwater Palo Santo (Misra) Okkervil River offshoot makes its bid for independence.
Stills Of The Night
The Stills Without Feathers (Vice) Before we get all misty-eyed about how The Stills mended their flaws heading into their second album, let’s get one thing straight: They needed to.
Run Like The Whirlwind
Whirlwind Heat Types Of Wood (Brille) One looks at the name and album cover of Types Of Wood and wonders, why can’t the music be this sharp?
I want candy
Candy Bars On Cutting Ti-Gers In Half And Understanding Narravation (New Granada) With a title such as this, you can expect either a dearth of people taking you seriously or more than you want.
First star I see tonight
Starlight Mints Drowatron (Barsuk) Was a time when Starlight Mints were hailed as knights at The Flaming Lips’ roundish table. Somehow, all identity has been drained.
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