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A Bit Of Ultra Violence
Vitalic OK Cowboy (Pias) A Clockwork Orange is the bully of movies. You can’t just walk away from it; it follows you. Judging by OK Cowboy, it’s still harassing Vitalic honcho Pascal Arbez.
Los Lobos CD Review
Los Lobos Wolf Tracks: The Best Of Los Lobos (Rhino) You have to wonder, if Los Lobos could do it all again, would they still have signed up for the La Bamba soundtrack?
Studio Supreme
Various Artists The Best Of Studio One, Full Up: More Hits From Studio One, Downbeat The Ruler: Killer Instrumentals (Heartbeat/1st Studio) String of topnotch compilations from reggae’s ground zero.
Caroline CD Review
Caroline Murmurs (Temporary Residence) While plenty of alternatives exist, Japanese contributions to cutting-edge pop have been steered toward the cartoonish in mainstream media.
The Ocean CD Review
The Ocean Aeolian (Metal Blade) Sharing an album title with the music-theory name for the primary minor scale might lead you to believe this is a sea of guitar wankery.
The Rogers Sisters CD Review
The Rogers Sisters The Invisible Deck (Too Pure) What was once a dream gig, being named among the Williamsburg elite might hurt The Rogers Sisters.
Pharaoh CD Review
Pharaoh The Longest Night (Cruz Del Sur) With the advantage of retro fetishism at their side, Pharaoh figure out what ailed the combined efforts of Saxon, Venom, and the other bands Iron Maiden left in their wake.
Bayside Returns
Bayside Acoustic (Victory) Think losing a band member is hard? Try critiquing the shit.
Living Things reviewed
Living Things Schubas, Chicago Wednesday, March 1, 2006 Anyone else think Schubas was a weird place for Living Things to play? Judging by the sparse turnout — roughly half the club’s 200-or-so capacity — few people even thought about coming to the show, let alone the awkward band/venue match up.
Early Man, The Sword reviewed
Early Man, The Sword Empty Bottle, Chicago Saturday, March 4, 2006 Two of the most hyped bands in metal rolled into town on one bill and attempted to answer one question: Can we depend on the likes of Spin and MTV for the next big thing(s) in metal?
Cristina Branco reviewed
Cristina Branco Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago Saturday, March 4, 2006 There probably aren’t too many correlations you can draw between basketball and the Portuguese music style called fado, but on Saturday there was one.
Lee Rocker Struts into Town
Lee Rocker FitzGerald’s, Berwyn Friday, March 10, 2006 Although he might say otherwise, it had to be tough for former Stray Cat Lee Rocker to live in the professional shadow of Brian Setzer. You think Stray Cats, and you automatically think Setzer. It’s natural, like pulling up your pants after using the bathroom. Even though […]
Orthrelm preview
Orthrelm Beat Kitchen, Chicago Friday, March 10, 2006 Under different circumstances, I could have possibly maybe but not likely loved Orthrelm. Under different circumstances I may have doled encouragement to all and said “Just give them a chance.” Unfortunately for myself, Mick Barr and Josh Blair, the two men who make up Orthrelm, I listened […]
69 Eyes preview
The 69 Eyes Pop’s, Sauget Wednesday, March 15, 2006 A lot of “evil” metal doesn’t cut it because it won’t take historical realities into consideration. Imagine, if you will, bluesman Robert Johnson waiting nervously at the crossroads in the ’20s, only for a shrieking Lucifer (a la King Diamond) or an incoherent, grumbling menace (Cannibal […]
Part Chimp preview
Part Chimp, The Plastic Constellations Beat Kitchen, Chicago Sunday, March 12, 2006 Bands don’t come with highlighting markers, which is why we have a cottage industry of soundalikes and acolytes. Neither Part Chimp nor The Plastic Constellations are doing anything new, yet they’re both extremely powerful performers and worthy of the ancestry they know so […]
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