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Jake Shimabukuro preview
Jake Shimabukuro Old Town School Of Folk, Chicago Saturday, April 26, 2008 The thing about the ukulele is, its range spans a whopping four strings and two octaves. Even if you are the “Eddie Van Halen of the ukulele,” there’s only so much you can do with it.
Peter Moren preview
Peter Morén, Tobias Fröberg Schubas, Chicago Saturday, April 26, 2008 The Peter of Peter Bjorn And John might seem like he’s exploiting his band’s recent success by releasing a solo outing. A quick check, however, reveals that the breakthrough Writer’s Block (Wichita) was actually the trio’s third album. Now it’s Peter Time.
Billy Talent preview
Billy Talent Congress Theatre, Chicago Thursday, April 17, 2008 You know the old saying, “They’re huge in Japan,” right? Well, we don’t know how popular Billy Talent actually are in Japan, but they’re apparently pretty damn popular in England and Germany.
Ted Wulfers preview
Ted Wulfers Joe’s, Chicago Thursday, April 17, 2008 While the CD release party for Ted Wulfers’ latest album gives us occasion to talk about the country-rock troubadour, it also gives Wulfers a chance to defend himself against something we wrote about him in “File” this month.
Jim Lauderdale preview
Jim Lauderdale Dominican University, River Forest Friday, April 18, 2008 Backed by an all-star roster of musicians dubbed “The Dream Players,” Nashville singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale hits a home-run on his latest release of original material, Honey Songs (Yep Roc).
The Wilders preview
The Wilders Old Town School Of Folk Music Friday, April 18, 2008 With an album title like Someone’s Got To Pay and a band name like The Wilders, you might be booking plans for Pizza Hut family night instead of heading down to the Old Town School. Well come on out, kids. There’s no danger […]
The Nadas preview
The Nadas Schubas, Chicago Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Have you ever gorged on too much of something, a certain snack or drink, resulting in vomiting said something, resulting in not being able to eat/drink said something for a long time after? When I was a kid I did it with nacho cheese Doritos — couldn’t […]
White Denim preview
White Denim Metro, Chicago Friday, April 11, 2008 CDs? White Denim don’t need no stinkin’ CDs. This is the digital age, baby, where one year a band can release a few songs on the World Wide Web and the next they’re in the pages of Rolling Stone.
Sabbat preview
Sabbat Pearl Room, Mokena Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Before the Internet made obscure bands like Starz and Alcatrazz our favoritezzz, the rockers of the world grazed more or less on local feed. We listened to hometown Joes and touring acts who opened for these Joes, and we wrote off the bands Viacom swooped in to […]
Man Man preview
Man Man Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Philly avant-garde quintet Man Man provide the soundtrack to an eternity spent in hell or are the band most likely played at full volume in the confines of one of those deranged clown cars at the circus – it’s hard to determine which suits the […]
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin preview
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Empty Bottle, Chicago Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Mizzurah’s Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin paint in even softer tones on their sophomore album, and first for Champaign-based Polyvinyl Records.
Kathleen Edwards preview
Kathleen Edwards Metro, Chicago Saturday, April 5, 2008 “But you have to see them live” should be a given. We hear it all the time, especially from publicists who can’t get anyone to see their bands based on the albums they’ve released. But with Kathleen Edwards it’s pure fact. In order to see how good […]
Ben Jelen preview
Ben Jelen Martyrs, Chicago Sunday, April 6, 2008 Scottish-born singer-songwriter Ben Jelen can’t decide whether he wants to be a musician or save the world. He’s determined to try his hand at both, but listening to his sophomore effort, Ex-Sensitive (Custard), one wonders if he’s stretching himself too thin.
Cherryholmes preview
Cherryholmes Raue Center, Crystal Lake Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Next time you go to a concert and complain about the opening acts, spend too much on drinks, drink too much, and forget most the evening’s highlights by the time the headache wears off the next morning, think of the Cherryholmes family. They went to a […]
Gary Louris, Vetiver preview
Gary Louris, Vetiver Metro, Chicago Friday, March 28, 2008 Jayhawks founder and Golden Smog co-conspirator Gary Louris is always surrounded by so much talent you can never be sure where his begins or ends. It’s also the case on his first(!) solo album, Vagabonds (Rykodisc). Maybe, finally, the tour in its support will set the […]
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