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Earl Greyhound reviewed
Earl Greyhound Soft Targets (Some) Interracial/co-ed New Yawk power trio conjure Zeppelin fire and T. Rex swagger on their debut full-length.
Eric Matthews reviewed
Eric Matthews Foundation Sounds (Empyrean) On the second album after his self-imposed hiatus, Eric Matthews plays the whole thing.
Roman Numerals Counted
The Roman Numerals The Roman Numerals (Anodyne) Kansas City was once the wildest town in the Midwest, specifically a jazz epicenter where “songs” typically lasted hours.
De Rosa Reviewed
De Rosa Mend (Chemikal Underground) Arab Strap having quit, there’s room for a new Glasgow band.
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young Live!
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park Sunday, September 3, 2006 Ever since Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young delivered a politically charged set at the very first Woodstock, the foursome has been branded as one of the most opinionated and outspoken units of the past four decades.
Venom Live!
Venom House Of Blues, Chicago Sunday, September 3, 2006 If you were to judge the capacity of Venom’s show solely by the line gathered outside of House Of Blues Sunday night, the guess would be sold out. After all, at 8:00 (15 minutes prior to show time) it stretched from HOB’s doors all the way […]
Dwight Yoakam Live!
Dwight Yoakam Park West, Chicago Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Country star Dwight Yoakam doesn’t have the reputation of being the business end of anything. But a pre-show meet-and-greet ran overtime Wednesday, forcing him and his band to take the stage much later than scheduled. And did he ever make up for it.
William Elliott Whitmore Live!
William Elliott Whitmore Beat Kitchen, Chicago Wednesday, August 30, 2006 There was a point during William Elliott Whitmore’s Beat Kitchen set, five songs in to be exact, where the singer-songwriter decided to take a risk. He invited one of the drummers and the keyboard player from opening act FT (The Shadow Government) plus a bass […]
Touch And Go Block Party Preview
Hideout Block Party Preview Hideout, Chicago Friday, September 8 – Sunday, September 10 Twenty-five bands in three days? Are the Neo-Futurists involved? Unlike some other gargantuan summer fests, The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia) and Touch And Go kick things off Friday evening. Then it never stops.
Zolar-X Preview
Zolar-X The Note, Chicago Thursday, September 7, 2006 We admit being too young to remember the “glory days”of L.A. rock band Zolar-X, and we wouldn’t be surprised to learn most of you who are old enough don’t remember either, or completely forgot the group existed.
Forget Cassettes Preview
Forget Cassettes The Note, Chicago Saturday, September 9, 2006 Forget Cassettes singer/guitarist Beth Cameron was probably more than happy to expand her band’s lineup from two members to three last year. Sure, the addition of multi-instrumentalist Jay Leo Phillips likely provided a whole new dimension to the previous drums-and-guitar two-piece, but she’s probably just happy […]
Strike Anywhere Reviewed
Strike Anywhere Dead FM (Fat Wreck Chords) Richmond, Virginia’s Strike Anywhere aren’t a “do what I say, not what I do” gang of kids: The name is a warning.
Dirty Pretty Things Reviewed
Dirty Pretty Things Waterloo To Anywhere (Interscope) The other Libertine, the one who was able to manage his indulgences and ended up being literally robbed by Pete Doherty, moves on.
The Administration preview
The Administration Silvie’s Lounge, Chicago Sunday, September 3, 2006 Live! Tonight! Rock critic!
Foo Fighters Live!
Foo Fighters Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Friday, August 25, 2006 Dave Grohl has unplugged before, and as with Friday, veteran punk guitarist Pat Smear was onstage with him. But for Foo Fighters’ intimate performance at Auditorium Theatre in support of the acoustic half of last fall’s In Your Honor, he didn’t allow it to affect his […]
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