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Form Of Rocket reviewed
Form Of Rocket Men (Sickroom) Form Of Rocket care nothing for restraint, or so the surface of Men seems to tell.
Pet Shop Boys Live!
Pet Shop Boys Chicago Theatre, Chicago Friday, October 27, 2006 The Pet Shop Boys’ tour behind 1999’s Nightlife set a benchmark for the dance duo given its lavish production, glittering costumes, beehive-high headdresses, dancers, and two acts of hits. Though the duo hasn’t quite kept up with that since (including a failed musical, overlooked specialty […]
The Avett Brothers Preview
The Avett Brothers House Of Blues: Back Porch Stage, Chicago Friday, November 3, 2006 Singer-songwriter brothers from North Carolina decide to quiet down a little.
Gob Iron Preview
Gob Iron Park West, Chicago Sunday, November 5, 2006 The forces behind Son Volt and Varnaline unite behind Gob Iron, a reverential tribute to folk and country masters.
The Baldwin Brothers Preview
The Baldwin Brothers Abbey Pub, Chicago Sunday, November 5, 2006 Bespectacled, unrelated, Chicago-based electronic duo The Baldwin Brothers finally released their sophomore album in October, a sensual, melodic Euro-lounge romp called Return Of The Golden Rhodes (TVT).
Mouse On Mars Preview
Mouse On Mars Empty Bottle, Chicago Tuesday, November 7, 2006 With Varcharz (Ipecac) German electronic duo Mouse On Mars maintain their near gapless record of rewarding albums, a rarity in a genre so tied to trend, technology, and commercial apathy.
Todd Snider Reviewed
Todd Snider The Devil You Know (New Door) Packed with sarcasm and showcasing his continued development as a nouveau Steve Earle, Todd Snider returns.
Various Reviewed
Various The World Is Gone (XL) At IE we joke the most popular band in the area is TBA, and the most prolific recording outfit is Various Artists. Well, a couple of Brit wanks have grabbed half of the latter moniker and have decided to test our patience.
Voxtrot Reviewed
Voxtrot Your Biggest Fan (Playlouderecordings) Austin’s best British band peek over the embankment on their third EP, and take in the swath of territory ripe for the taking.
Imitation Electric Piano Reviewed
Imitation Electric Piano Blow It Up Burn It Down Kick It ‘Til It Bleeds (Drag City) Stereolab side project’s third album adds vocalist Mary Hampton, making them even more like the mothership than ever before.
Stars Of Track And Field
Stars Of Track And Field Centuries Before Love And War (Wind-Up) This indie-rock band began as a four-piece before losing their bassist. Instead of following the traditional route of finding a replacement, they decided to remain a trio and go digital.
Iron Maiden live!
Iron Maiden Allstate Arena, Rosemont Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Five songs into his band’s Allstate set Bruce Dickinson made the announcement Iron Maiden would play A Matter Of Life And Death, the group’s newest record, in its entirety, from start to finish. This drew one of two reactions from fans: 1.) Excitement because they love […]
Lindsey Buckingham live!
Lindsey Buckingham Park West, Chicago Tuesday, October 24, 2006 The first words out of Lindsey Buckingham’s mouth at a packed Park West appeared to be a brutally honest self-examination that aptly summarizes the content found on his new CD, Under The Skin: “Reading the paper, saw a review/Said I was a visionary, but nobody knew/Now […]
Los Abandoned, Birdmonster preview
Los Abandoned, Birdmonster Schubas, Chicago Thursday, October 26, 2006 Los Abandoned represent NAFTA at work: signed to Canadian Neil Young’s boutique label Vapor, born in Los Angeles, and big in Mexico. If only they could translate their spry, Go-Go’s-gone-hyperlectric pop to the gringos.
L.A. Guns(?) preview
L.A. Guns Good Times Pub, Elmhurst Friday, October 27, 2006 For the longest time, we thought the L.A. Guns booked to play Good Times Pub were the new (or would it be old?) version led by original guitarist Tracii Guns. After much confusion and Web surfing we discovered it’s actually the same lineup that have […]
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