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Exodus Pearl Room, Mokena Wednesday, May 10, 2006 In November 2004, during Megadeth’s headlining set of their Chicago Blackmail The Universe tour stop, Dave Mustaine told the Riviera crowd the Big Four (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer) should have been called the Big Five to include the night’s opening band, Exodus. Then, the Bay Area thrash […]
Hip Hop Seminar
EDUCATION & ENTERTAINMENT Want to know the ins and outs of the urban entertainment industry? If so the Columbia College Urban Music Association will host the two-day Urban Entertainment Seminar this week to inform the uninformed and give aspiring superstars the chance to be seen and heard.
I said Pete. Not Bob.
Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (Columbia) On what’s probably the most alive Springsteen has sounded on record in at least 20 years, The Boss makes known his protest via Pete Seeger’s firebrand tongue.
Is there a problem with the Earth’s gravitational pull?
The Heavy Blinkers The Night And I Are Still So Young (Endearing/Cooking Vinyl) Somehow it never seemed possible Brian Wilson’s creations could use a couple more tracks in the mix. The Heavy Blinkers beg to differ.
You Charlatans!
The Charlatans U.K. Simpatico (Sanctuary) Finally bored with the stadium rock they’ve been touting since their mid-’90s renaissance, those darling Charlatans overdo a Carribbean fetish.
Naughty Timmons
Andy Timmons Band Resolution (Favored Nations) Former Danger Danger (“Naughty Naughty”) guitarist Andy Timmons and his sack full of Joe Satriani licks hogs the spotlight on this “band” project.
Sweet James
Denise James Promises (Rainbow Quartz) Everything’s waiting for Denise James . . . downtown.
Loves of a Feather
The Lovely Feathers Hind Hind Legs (Equator) Blah blah blah . . . Quintet The Lovely Feathers . . . blah blah blah . . . quirky indie rock . . . Montreal . . . blah blah blah . . . buddies with Metric and the Broken Social Scene enclave.
Popsicle go the weasals
Diamond Nights Popsicle (Kemado) Now we have time to step back from the winking, ultra-glam nonsense brought on by The Darkness and Louis XIV, we can see where Diamond Nights fit. Appearing: May 7th at Subterranean in Chicago.
Cover Story: Drive-By Truckers
Drive-By Truckers Bound to the road even though their success would suggest they don’t have to be, Drive-By Truckers make a return to their roots of sorts on A Blessing And A Curse (New West). But those roots aren’t the Southern rock doppelganger DBT have come to signify, they’re the wild days when The Replacements […]
Duke Spirit Interview
The Duke Spirit Cut Above “This band grew out of friendships,” says Liela Moss. “I don’t see that happening.” Moss fronts The Duke Spirit, one of these shit-hot, media-darling bands from the U.K. But already in her young career, she finds herself addressing breakup rumors, that in a matter of time she will fly solo […]
Alejandro Escovedo Interview
Alejandro Escovedo Fighting Chance Even if you’ve heard “Sacramento And Polk” a hundred times, it’s worth the price of The Boxing Mirror just to learn the song’s real power. With production in the hands of The Velvet Underground’s John Cale, and Alejandro Escovedo’s performance in the hands of his own deliverance, the new recording makes […]
Gomez Interview
Gomez Bringing It All Back Home The moniker Gomez has always been a cause for mystery. As the band is from Southport, England and not one of its members — Ian Ball (guitar/vocals), Paul Blackburn (bass/keys/vocals), Ben Ottewell (guitar/vocals), Tom Gray (guitar/vocals), or Olly Peacock (drums) — is, noticeably, named Gomez, it’s a quandary that […]
Indie Labels: Can Chicago Hip-Hop Save Itself?
Rising Tide Chicago’s hip-hop has blown up, but will indie stalwarts benefit? It’s been quite some time since Chicago hip-hop has received this much attention from the record industry and the rest of the country. After years of being lost in the middle of the three coasts, the heart of the Midwest is finally seeing […]
Fall Out Boy Q&A
Hello, My Name Is Patrick Q&A with Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump IE: We last talked to you guys before From Under The Cork Tree came out, and we heard Fall Out Boy have done pretty well. When do the solo albums come out? Patrick Stump: I know you’re joking, but I’ve gotten that question […]
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