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Peaches Preview
Peaches Vic, Chicago Monday, July 17, 2006 Raunchy MC continues trend of writing decent songs, but f’n awesome album titles.
Petticoat, Petticoat Preview
Petticoat, Petticoat Corduroy’s, Chicago Monday, July 17, 2006 Quick! Get Scotland Yard Gospel Choir down to Corduroy’s! Petticoat, Petticoat have a hand in their jar!
Greg Graffin Preview
Greg Graffin Beat Kitchen, Chicago Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin proves deep down inside, he’s a big softy.
The Hush Sound preview
The Hush Sound House Of Blues, Chicago Friday, July 7, 2006 Buried on a bill with pop punk upstarts Panic! At The Disco and mad cabaret unravelings by Dresden Dolls, Chicago’s The Hush Sound bow with Like Vines.
Monty Are I previewed
Monty Are I Beat Kitchen, Chicago Tuesday, July 11, 2006 You may have known them once as simply Monty, trademarks be damned. Now with the grammarically defiant Monty Are I, the Rhode Island prog punk quintet drop an ambitious, soaring debut.
American Music Festival Preview
American Music Festival FitzGerald’s, Berwyn Friday, June 30 through Monday, July 3, 2006 Yes, the annual extravaganza returns with real American celebratin’ in the Side Bar, main music room, and outside. Bring the kids (and a designated driver), or hire a babysitter and stumble on over!
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.
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