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Rogue Wave preview
Rogue Wave Double Door, Chicago Wednesday, October 24, 2007 It isn’t hard to tell why Rogue Wave’s atmospheric pop often finds a home in the background of Hollywood movies and on prime-time television. Frontman Zach Rogue’s soothing vocals inject scenes with mood and weight without ever pushing actors from the forefront. That’s not to say […]
Liars preview
Liars Aragon, Chicago Thursday, October 11, 2007 During a post-millennial upsurge in one-word band names, “Liars” seemed as innocuous as any other. In retrospect it looks like a plan.
Kasey Anderson preview
Kasey Anderson Wise Fools Pub, Chicago Thursday, October 11, 2007 Without ever uttering the words “war,” “Iraq,” “president,” “Bush,” “Cheney,” “terrorism,” “Afghanistan,” “bomb,” or “impeach,” Kasey Anderson might have penned the most powerful anti-Dubya anthem yet in “The Reckoning.”
Brenda Weiler preview
Brenda Weiler Uncommon Ground, Chicago Saturday, October 13, 2007 On End The Rain (Speaker Phone), singer-songwriter Brenda Weiler grapples with her older sister’s 2005 suicide. Placed on the album in the order they were written, the 11 songs plaintively detail Weiler’s thought process throughout this tumultuous time.
Sea Wolf preview
Sea Wolf Schubas, Chicago Saturday, October 13, 2007 To revive a particularly crude analogy, a college friend of mine once speculated his girlfriend’s roommate had a mouth like a “velvet purse.” At odds with this theory was the girl in question was not so plush and silky.
The Go! Team preview
The Go! Team Double Door, Chicago Saturday, October 13, 2007 It’s an argument that will never die: Cheerleading – is it really a sport, or just an activity, like, say, jumping rope or solitaire? England’s The Go! Team raise another argument: Cheerleading – is it really music?
John Vanderslice preview
John Vanderslice Empty Bottle, Chicago Saturday, October 6, 2007 A couple of years ago, Frisco-based production savant John Vanderslice whined, “Time travel is lonely.” It’s no coincidence his subsequent albums have all been firmly rooted in the present.
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale preview
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale College Of DuPage, Elgin Saturday, October 6, 2007 Yes, Anoushka Shankar is the daughter of legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar. That said, we’ll give you a guess what instrument she plays. One hint: It isn’t the tuba.
Jesca Hoop preview
Jesca Hoop Double Door, Chicago Sunday, October 7, 2007 As a musician, a job reference from Tom Waits is worth its weight in gold. And so begins Jesca Hoop’s road to a record deal.
Static-X, Shadows Fall preview
Static-X, Shadows Fall House Of Blues, Chicago Sunday, October 7, 2007 Three years ago it would have been crazy to think Static-X would come to town with top billing over Shadows Fall. But that is exactly what has happened in this tale of over and underachievers.
Gruff Rhys preview
Gruff Rhys Schubas, Chicago Thursday, September 27, 2007 Frontman for the chronically miscast Super Furry Animals brings the crowd closer for an intimate gig.
The Good Life preview
The Good Life Subterranean, Chicago Friday, September 28, 2007 What’s in a name? The Good Life seem like a band who might produce happy-go-lucky tunes about the joys of existence – that is, if you go by the name alone. But, the reality is quite the opposite. Lead by Cursive’s Tim Kasher, The Good Life […]
The Black Lips preview
The Black Lips Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago Friday, September 28, 2007 A couple years ago, The Black Lips seemed like Johnny-come-latelys on the Nuggets-revival bandwagon, and yet they stuck with it long enough to parlay it into part of their success. Part.
Naked Eyes preview
Naked Eyes Lincoln Park Fest, Chicago Friday, September 28, 2007 You might not fully remember Naked Eyes, but they remember The Beatles. And Jimi Hendrix. And Elvis Costello. And The Rolling Stones. And . . .
Municipal Waste, Skeletonwitch preview
Municipal Waste, Skeletonwitch Knights Of Columbus, Arlington Heights Wednesday, October 2, 2007 Holy shit . . . thrash really is back! We’ve been hearing that for a few years now, thanks in large part to the sliver of mainstream success bands like Lamb Of God, Shadows Fall, and Trivium have enjoyed. But now there is […]
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