Stage Buzz
The Court & Spark Preview
The Court & Spark Beat Kitchen, Chicago Saturday, July 1, 2006 Some people mock rock critics’ habits of summarizing one band by comparing it to another. They call it lazy, even irresponsible. Maybe sometimes it is, but often it’s the most direct path to making a point. But how many comparisons are too many?
SSM Preview
SSM Empty Bottle, Chicago Thursday, June 22, 2006 SSM. Sweaty Sex Magic? Satan’s Simple Muse, maybe? Sweet Supple Mangos, perhaps?
MOBFest Preview
MOBFest Various Venues, Chicagoland Thursday, June 22 to Saturday, June 24, 2006 How often does $90 get you access to 15 different Chicagoland music venues featuring, like, a billion bands?
Mike Andrews preview
Mike Andrews Schubas, Chicago Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Former Greyboy Allstars founder Mike Andrews is pretty well connected, but he’s still one miserable son of a bitch.
Alehorn Of Power Preview
Alehorn Of Power Festival Saturday, June 10, 2006 Double Door, Chicago Can you think of a better name for a classic metal festival than the Alehorn Of Power fest? Makes you think of a Manowar album cover, a Hammerfall song, or a Dio video. Fuck yeah.
Ashton Allen Preview
Ashton Allen Wise Fools Pub, Chicago Saturday, June 10, 2006 That’s not Elliott Smith’s “Needle In The Hay” opening Ashton Allen’s debut; it just sounds like it.
Legendary Pink Dots Preview
Legendary Pink Dots Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Double Door, Chicago Give it up for the Legendary Pink Dots: 25 years ain’t nothin’ to scoff at.
Giraffes preview
The Giraffes Logan Sq. Auditorium, Chicago Thursday, June 1, 2006 Apparently The Giraffes don’t like Chuck Eddy.
Tilly & The Wall preview
Tilly & The Wall Abbey, Chicago Tuesday, June 6, 2006 Not to be negative, but it wouldn’t work to Tilly & The Wall’s favor to get huge. The five-piece (sometimes more) have discovered a particularly addictive brand of twee pop of the sort that’s on the rise (Decemberists, Shins, etc.), but have one element best […]
Howe Gelb preview
Howe Gelb Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago Sunday, May 28, 2006 It’d be overreaching to say there’d be no No Depression movement without Howe Gelb, but it certainly wouldn’t be the same. The versatile roots pioneer and Giant Sand frontman comes to Chicago to support his latest, Sno’ Angel Like You (Thrill Jockey), […]
Ted Wulfers Preview
Ted Wulfers Schubas, Chicago Thursday, May 25, 2006 Local singer-songwriter Ted Wulfers, who used to gallop around as Ted Wulfers & Beggars Bridge, has a new pair of old shoes on his latest album, Cheap Liquor.
Russian Circles Preview
Russian Circles Schubas, Chicago Saturday, May 27, 2006 It seems Chicago trio Russian Circles have picked the perfect time to introduce themselves.
Twilight Singers preview
The Twilight Singers Metro, Chicago Friday, May 19, 2006 Before coming to Chicago for the first time in nearly three years, ex-Afghan Whig/current Twilight Singers frontman Greg Dulli agreed to a chat.
Danko Jones preview
Danko Jones The Note, Chicago Friday, May 19, 2006 Everyone we know dislikes Nickelback. The fact that we’ve never met an honest-to-goodness Nickelback fan makes us wonder how the hell they’ve sold a trillion records.
Theo & The Skyscrapers preview
Theo & The Skyscrapers Beat Kitchen, Chicago Saturday, May 20, 2006 Is she weird? Is she white? Is she promised to the night?
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