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John Doe preview
John Doe Abbey Pub, Chicago Sunday, July 15, 2007 John Doe has established enough of a solo career that it feels uncomfortable and lazy to keep mentioning his old band, Los Angelino punk juggernaut X.
Weedeater preview
Weedeater Empty Bottle, Chicago Monday, July 16, 2007 Some bands eschew “stoner rock.” Fu Manchu, often thought of as one of the sub-genre’s grizzled vets, aren’t fond of the term, for example. Weedeater aren’t either. To hear them explain it, they aren’t stoner rock – how degrading? The North Carolinians much prefer “weed metal.”
Mirah reviewed
Mirah Share This Place: Stories And Observations (K) Mirah Zeitlyn remains traditional on her fifth album, in that she’s still with Calvin Johnson’s K Records and lists close-friend Phil Elverum in the liners. Yet her choice to go deep underground could startle even her closest Olympia-scene compatriots. Appearing: July 17th at Logan Square Auditorium in […]
The Aliens reviewed
The Aliens Astronomy For Dogs (Astralwerks) Despite the wonder contained on their first album (technically a compilation of EPs), The Beta Band can be viewed as a failure. By intentionally throwing fans off their scent, they were never able to refocus in time for people to really start caring again. Which makes Astralwerks’ decision to […]
Gogol Bordello reviewed
Gogol Bordello Super Taranta! (Side One Dummy) Gogol Bordello are to East-European folk what The Tossers are to Irish music, only now they’re caught in a time warp. Appearing: July 15th at Vic Theatre in Chicago.
Apostle Of Hustle live
Apostle Of Hustle Schubas, Chicago Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The clattering sonic wake of Broken Social Scene has never been useful when trying to account for its parts. It’s hard enough to track the contributions of Leslie Feist or Stars or Metric — forget lesser-known quantities like Andrew Whiteman, aka Apostle Of Hustle.
women in docs preview
women in docs National Women’s Festival, Bloomington Thursday, July 5, 2007 Friday, July 6, 2007 The duo known as women in docs sound exactly the way you might imagine given their moniker and the photo sent alongside the album in the press kit. Yes, we’ve all been told not to judge a book by its […]
Sage Francis preview
Sage Francis Abbey Pub, Chicago Friday, July 6th, 2007 Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Make no mistake, Sage Francis, who won 1999’s Superbowl Battle and 2000’s Scribble Jam, considers himself retired from competitive battle rapping. “Won the biggest battle in a Metallica shirt before the album dropped/a week later smashed the trophy at a show/it was […]
Ozma preview
Ozma Beat Kitchen, Chicago Saturday, July 7, 2007 Sound-wise, the parallels between Weezer and Ozma should be enough. If one of them have a “z” in their name, so do the other. Rivers Cuomo even speaks of Ozma in an iTunes store blurb as “beating me at my own game.” In 2007, Weezer’s “Beverly Hills” […]
Rasputina preview
Rasputina, Jana Hunter Abbey Pub, Chicago Sunday, July 8th, 2007 Despite plenty of big-name fans and more than a few brushes with stardom, Melora Creager and her band, Rasputina, remain just under the radar, one of those bands said to have a “cult following.”
T.I. live!
T.I. Riviera, Chicago Wednesday, June 20, 2007 While not marketed as a “secret” show, the location of rapper T.I.’s free MySpace performance wasn’t made available until the day before. But that didn’t stop his fans from arriving in throngs — lining up the entire stretch of the 4700 block of Magnolia around Lawrence, all the […]
oh my god preview
oh my god Schubas, Chicago Thursday, June 28th & Friday, June 29th, 2007 Chicago band oh my god, long revered for their wacky drums/bass/organ lineup, finally take the leap and add geetar to the mix. Does this mean conformity for these proud weirdoes? Hardly.
Cealed Kasket preview
Cealed Kasket Otto’s, DeKalb Friday, June 29, 2007 Double Door, Chicago Saturday, June 30, 2007 Like a weightlifting, protein shake-pounding, barbed-wire armband-wearing man unable to confess his secret love of figure skating, it can be tough for heavy metal fans to admit the silliness of some of the music they, and the bands they love, […]
Great Lake Swimmers preview
Great Lake Swimmers Schubas, Chicago Saturday, June 30, 2007 From an audio standpoint, it might feel like Great Lake Swimmers will have just blown into town on Saturday.
The Mooney Suzuki preview
The Mooney Suzuki Subterranean, Chicago Wednesday, July 4, 2007 It’d be a better world if we all took the tired-ass advice of ESPN anchor Stuart Scott, who is fond of saying “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Still, it’s hard to dredge up the kind of sympathy for The Mooney Suzuki we afford most […]
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