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Little Man Preview
Little Man Martyrs’, Chicago Saturday, April 28, 2007 Fresh off a Minnesota Music Awards nomination for Rock Group Of The Year and a slot at South By Southwest in Austin, Little Man heads back to Chicago after an eight-month absence and lives up to its name.
Jonatha Brooke Preview
Jonatha Brooke Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago Sunday, April 29, 2007 Without trying to assume too much about Jonatha Brooke’s fanbase, one can only assume they were scared shitless when they learned she had collaborated with Nick Lachey and J.C. Chasez prior to recording this spring’s Careful What You Wish For (Bad Dog).
Timbaland Reviewed
Timbaland Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Interscope) First Handsome Boy Modeling School, then Pharrell, now Timbaland? What’s happening to the country’s top producers?
Carla Thomas Reviewed
Carla Thomas The Queen Alone (Stax) The latest in Stax Records’ revival re-introduces a somewhat forgotten ’60s star, Ms. Carla Thomas, a.k.a. the queen to Otis Redding’s king.
Chris Cornell live!
Chris Cornell Metro, Chicago Wednesday, April 11, 2007 During the last decade or so, the stars of the alternative nation have engaged in what could be described as a massive game of musical chairs. And while the results — the likes of Audioslave, Zwan, and Velvet Revolver, to name a few — have arguably produced […]
Peeping Tom live!
Peeping Tom Park West, Chicago Sunday, April 15, 2007 Rap and rock? What is this 2000? No, no, wait. What is this . . . 1990? After all, that was the year Faith No More, fronted by Mike Patton, introduced themselves to mainstream music with a song called “Epic,”which combined rap vocals and heavy metal […]
Placebo live
Placebo House Of Blues, Chicago Friday, April 13, 2007 Placebo might not be who you think they are. Or, rather, they might not be who you thought they were.
John Vanderslice live
John Vanderslice Lakeshore Theater, Chicago Friday, April 13, 2007 To some, the idea of a stripped-down John Vanderslice concert would defeat the purpose. Vanderslice made his name as indie rock’s consummate studio maestro, churning out sonic adventures like a raconteur strings a yarn. While his deft songwriting and humanistic insights do tend to get underrated, […]
Céu preview
Céu HotHouse, Chciago Thursday, April 19, 2007 We’ll probably never fully come to grips with the fact Starbucks is now part of the music industry, but we can at least applaud them to trying to introduce the U.S. to Maria do Céu Whitaker Pocas.
Andrew Bird previewed
Andrew Bird Riviera, Chicago Friday, April 20, 2007 Local boy Andrew Bird is going green on his latest tour, which brings him to Chicago for the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival. The Earth Day celebration spans three cities, including New York and San Francisco, and takes place in more than 60 venues. In addition, […]
Brother Ali preview
Brother Ali Subterranean, Chicago Saturday, April 21, 2007 On “Ear To Ear” Brother Ali insists he’s happy . . . finally. The messy divorce and ensueing custody battle for his young son are finally behind the 27-year old, he’s shopping for furniture at Ikea instead of Goodwill, and he’s even found love in the arms […]
Bright Eyes Preview
Bright Eyes Riviera, Chicago Monday, April 23, 2007 Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Because he began making music at such a young age, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst is going to be dogged by the wünderkind tag for some time still. Helping his cause, however, this spring’s Cassadaga (Saddle Creek) finally shows the artist not trying to […]
Pam Tillis reviewed
Pam Tillis Rhinestoned (Stellar Cat) Though she resided in the country Top 20 with relative frequency during the ’90s, Pam Tillis has slowly backed out of the lite rock game and concentrated on her (and some would say her father’s) roots.
Updated: Rage Reunion Saturday!
Tom Morello & Zack De La Rocha Meet In Chicago Time and location have changed. Read on. Drop those Coachella plans! Libertyville-raised guitar virtuoso/former member of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave Tom Morello is now The Nightwatchman and will be in Chicago Saturday, April 14th on the “Tell The Truth” tour.
Son Volt, Jason Isbell Live!
Son Volt, Jason Isbell Vic Theatre, Chicago Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Jay Farrar, despite the country overtones on nearly everything he has recorded, gives the impression he’s all business. After Son Volt went on “hiatus” around 1999, he pursued his own goals as a solo artist, teeming with outside-the-box ideas. Bored, he reformed Son Volt […]
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