Stage Buzz
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 […]
FirstJason preview
FirstJason Red Line Tap, Chicago Saturday, October 28, 2006 Ari Lehman, the actor who played the very first Jason Voorhees in Friday The 13th, now fronts a hard rock band named FirstJason? Folks, this is the stuff Stagebuzzes are made of.
White Whale preview
White Whale Subterranean, Chicago Sunday, October 29, 2006 Merge’s latest buzz band isn’t Arcade Fire II, but kind of a big, music-hall rock band something like if The Band was more E Street and Beck were singing.
Two Ton Boa previewed
Two Ton Boa Empty Bottle, Chicago Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Classically trained Sherry Fraser has a surprise fascination, given all the instruments at her disposal: dual bass guitars.
One Self Preview
One Self Abbey Pub, Chicago Saturday, October 21, 2006 International trio One Self is quite possibly the most culturally diverse act in hip-hop. These globe-trekking Ninja Tune reps aren’t an A&R-contrived entity though.
Magnolia Electric Co. Preview
Magnolia Electric Co. Abbey Pub, Chicago Friday, October 20, 2006 In the ’60s, when the record industry was operating under a completely different — albeit nascent — model, the idea of taking two years off to tour was unheard. The Byrds, Beatles, and Dylan recorded as they went along, giving fans a window into their […]
Common Rotation Preview
Common Rotation Uncommon Ground, Chicago Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Don’t want to go to Uncommon Ground to see Common Rotation? Have ’em play your house instead!
The John Popper Project Preview
The John Popper Project Abbey Pub, Chicago Wednesday, October 25, 2006 We can’t explain it, but somehow Blues Traveler evaded the flash-in-the-pan status nearly everyone thought they were destined for when they struck gold with “Run-Around” in the mid ’90s.
Papercranes preview
Papercranes Schubas, Chicago Thursday, October 12, 2006 Pleading “Don’t get angry with me,” Papercranes enter Exhibit A in their efforts to separate themselves from Florida’s raging rockropolis. But is it really their home?
Jonah Smith preview
Jonah Smith Vic Theatre, Chicago Saturday, October 14, 2006 People say opening for Slayer is the toughest gig in the world because the band’s fans are rock’s most loyal. (Carving “Slayer” into your flesh gets you a bloody high-five; etching “Rob Thomas” gets you committed.) But opening for Madeleine Peyroux can’t be much easier, as […]
Hard-Ons preview
Hard-Ons Beat Kitchen, Chicago Friday, October 13, 2006 Australian band dumps the punk and puts all the chips on pop.
Kaki King preview
Kaki King Schubas, Chicago Saturday, October 14, 2006 Guitar virtuoso Kaki King throws not one, but two curveballs on her new record.
Carbon Leaf Preview
Carbon Leaf House Of Blues, Chicago Thursday, October 5, 2006 Did you know Carbon Leaf once appeared on “Dr. Phil”? The group played their “Life Less Ordinary” single to close an episode about aspiring musicians trying to get their break in the entertainment industry.
Mute Math Preview
Mute Math Park West, Chicago Thursday, October 5, 2006 Did you happen to catch Mute Math at Lollapalooza back in August? If not, let us be the ones to inform ya: You missed out.
TV On The Radio, Grizzly Bear Preview
TV On The Radio, Grizzly Bear Metro, Chicago Monday, October 9, 2006 Three years ago, TV On The Radio appeared out of nowhere as a rock critic’s wet dream: multi-ethnic, from hopping Williamsburg, graphic artists by trade, and plying a sound no one could put a finger on but nearly everyone liked. That they were […]
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