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East Village Preview
East Village Opera Company House Of Blues, Chicago Monday, February 6, 2006 Opera? Well, not exactly. This isn’t your typical opera. It twists the traditional classics by blending contemporary rock elements. The group re-creates some of the greatest hits of opera and electrifies them with a five-piece band, string quartet, and two vocalists.
Vote Pedro
Pedro Pedro (Mush) Manchester-based sound collage expert brings his IDM/post rock/hip-hop game of Twister to America.
Waning Days
AM Syndicate Empire (Sick Room) Austin band, featuring Trail Of Dead bassist Danny Wood, makes its Chicago label debut.
Say What?
Say Anything … Is A Real Boy (J) Major label reissue of the slow-burning indie “it” story, blurring lines of not only reality, but also Bright Eyes and Weezer.
Scene Now Heard
Jason Collett Idols Of Exile (Arts & Crafts) Arts & Crafts, the teeball of record labels, asks, “Has everyone had a chance to bat?”
Revenge Is Sour
She Wants Revenge She Wants Revenge (Flawless/Geffen) Apparently Geffen Records has instituted a new Interpolicy.
Sassy Benassi
Benassi Bros. Phobia (Ultra) Euro house duo nail down another non-stop barrage of club tracks.
Racket balls
Some Girls Heaven’s Pregnant Teens (Epitaph) Is there a therapist in the house? The guys in Some Girls could really use some attention right now.
BREAKING NEWS: LOLLAPALOOZA BACK?
Rumors continue to get louder saying Lollapalooza will return to Chicago this summer on the weekend of August 4th and a reunited Smashing Pumpkins could be a headliner.
The Sleepers, The Its! Preview
The Sleepers, The Its! Metro, Chicago Thursday, January 26, 2006 They say rock ‘n’ roll is on its way back. The Sleepers surely agree. The Chicago band’s full-length debut, Push It Nationwide, is a 10-song reflection of times past when anthemic choruses, extended guitar solos, and a boozy swagger defined rock, not pretty faces, sharp […]
Low Preview
Low Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago Friday, January 27, 2006 Eight years after doing the same on the “Owl” remixes, Low lets some friends deconstruct and rebuild it on a new EP.
Fort Minor Preview
Fort Minor House Of Blues, Chicago Sunday, January 29, 2006 Taking on the popular “side project” concept, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park fame has constructed a hip-hop venture under the alias Fort Minor.
Robert Skoro Preview
Robert Skoro Empty Bottle, Chicago Sunday, January 29, 2006 Casually overlooked in a flurry of Fall 2005 releases, Robert Skoro‘s That These Things Could Be Ours gets a second chance for his winter tour.
R.I.P.
Wilson Pickett 1941-2006 Wilson Pickett, one of the brightest stars of ’60s soul music, died of a heart attack Friday (January 20th) near his home in Ashburn, Virginia. He was 64.
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