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Bob Mould preview
Bob Mould Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago Friday, February 17, 2006 Saturday, February 18, 2006 Though it hasn’t quite been 20 years since Bob Mould departed Hüsker Dü and made his solo debut, he has certainly been away from his past long enough to be mentioned without the modifier. Why do we do […]
Hayley Westenra preview
Hayley Westenra Chicago Theatre, Chicago Friday, February 17, 2006 The verbal portion of most standardized tests have an analogy section: Dog is to puppy as (fill in the blank) is to swan. Hayley Westenra‘s analogy reads: Hayley Westenra is to pop music as the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling is to modern art.
Cinderella Story
Naked Beggars Good Times Pub, Elmhurst Saturday, February 18, 2006 We’ve always had a soft spot for Cinderella. Sure, they had the big hair, tight clothes, and slutty swagger of the rest of the ’80s hair metal bands, but like Great White or Tesla, Cinderella are (still rockin’, baby!) a bit bluesier, a bit rougher, […]
The Starship Has Landed
The Jefferson Family Galactic Reunion House Of Blues, Chicago Tuesday, February 21, 2006 Late last year, Sony’s reissue arm, Legacy, began redistributing the Paul Kanter material that would become Jefferson Starship, which followed in the wake of Jefferson Airplane. That it would ultimately run into the ground as just plain Starship probably ruined the plans […]
Fast Times At Oswego East High
Black Wire Oswego East High School, Oswego Friday, February 10, 2006 No, we’re not in the business of promoting turnabout dances. But among the less obvious places for a British band to make its Chicagoland debut is Oswego East.
Standard Issue
The New Standards Schubas, Chicago Friday, February 10, 2006 John Munson (Semisonic) headed lounge group The New Standards arrives in town having rewritten a lot of songs you know. You will love this, or you will leave Schubas cursing the sky.
Sevendust/Wicked Wisdom Preview
Sevendust, Wicked Wisdom Friday, February 10, 2006 Pearl Room, Mokena You have to give Jada Pinkett Smith points for bravery.
Mute Math Preview
Mute Math Schubas, Chicago Saturday, February 11, 2006 Bolder than bold, Myspace conquerers Mute Math embark on a national club-headlining tour without an album. Fall 2006 probably never felt so far away for the band, but then this a band built for distance: The members are individually based in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Springfield […]
Mice Parade Preview
Mice Parade Empty Bottle, Chicago Monday, February 13, 2006 Adam Pierce, aka Mice Parade, sure has a problem with names. His pseudonym sucks, but only a quarter as much as his album titles (Ramda, The True Meaning Of Boodleybaye, Mokoondi, All Roads Lead To Salzburg, Obrigado Saudade, Bem-Vinda Vontade), and then he inevitably gets dumped […]
Raising Kane
Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, & Fats Kaplin FitzGerald’s, Berwyn Friday, February 3, 2006 New York and Oklahoma: Friends forever? Music is full of odd couples (Simon & Garfunkel, Burt Bacharach and Dr. Dre), and the pairing of Nor’easter Kieran Kane with Okie Kevin Welch can’t hold a candle to the mere fact a native of […]
Mi, L’Au, Everyone
Mi And L’au Empty Bottle, Chicago Saturday, February 4, 2006 Mi & L’au‘s story is every music PR person’s wet dream. As the story goes, the couple met in Paris, where the Finnish Mi was working as a model and the French L’au was working in the music industry. They immediately fell in love and […]
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.
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.
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