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women in docs preview
women in docs National Women’s Festival, Bloomington Thursday, July 5, 2007 Friday, July 6, 2007 The duo known as women in docs sound exactly the way you might imagine given their moniker and the photo sent alongside the album in the press kit. Yes, we’ve all been told not to judge a book by its […]
Sage Francis preview
Sage Francis Abbey Pub, Chicago Friday, July 6th, 2007 Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Make no mistake, Sage Francis, who won 1999’s Superbowl Battle and 2000’s Scribble Jam, considers himself retired from competitive battle rapping. “Won the biggest battle in a Metallica shirt before the album dropped/a week later smashed the trophy at a show/it was […]
Ozma preview
Ozma Beat Kitchen, Chicago Saturday, July 7, 2007 Sound-wise, the parallels between Weezer and Ozma should be enough. If one of them have a “z” in their name, so do the other. Rivers Cuomo even speaks of Ozma in an iTunes store blurb as “beating me at my own game.” In 2007, Weezer’s “Beverly Hills” […]
Rasputina preview
Rasputina, Jana Hunter Abbey Pub, Chicago Sunday, July 8th, 2007 Despite plenty of big-name fans and more than a few brushes with stardom, Melora Creager and her band, Rasputina, remain just under the radar, one of those bands said to have a “cult following.”
oh my god preview
oh my god Schubas, Chicago Thursday, June 28th & Friday, June 29th, 2007 Chicago band oh my god, long revered for their wacky drums/bass/organ lineup, finally take the leap and add geetar to the mix. Does this mean conformity for these proud weirdoes? Hardly.
Cealed Kasket preview
Cealed Kasket Otto’s, DeKalb Friday, June 29, 2007 Double Door, Chicago Saturday, June 30, 2007 Like a weightlifting, protein shake-pounding, barbed-wire armband-wearing man unable to confess his secret love of figure skating, it can be tough for heavy metal fans to admit the silliness of some of the music they, and the bands they love, […]
Great Lake Swimmers preview
Great Lake Swimmers Schubas, Chicago Saturday, June 30, 2007 From an audio standpoint, it might feel like Great Lake Swimmers will have just blown into town on Saturday.
The Mooney Suzuki preview
The Mooney Suzuki Subterranean, Chicago Wednesday, July 4, 2007 It’d be a better world if we all took the tired-ass advice of ESPN anchor Stuart Scott, who is fond of saying “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Still, it’s hard to dredge up the kind of sympathy for The Mooney Suzuki we afford most […]
Buju Banton preview
Buju Banton African Caribbean Festival Of Life, Chicago Wednesday, July 4, 2007 While Sean Paul or Elephant Man may be more visible to American fans, when it comes to dancehall icon status, nobody can overshadow Buju Banton.
Frampton comes alive!
Peter Frampton House Of Blues, Chicago Thursday, June 21, 2007 Has it really been nearly 32 years since Peter Frampton, bare-chested with long golden locks flowing, came Alive?
MOBfest Weekend
MOBfest Various Clubs, Chicagoland June 21 – 23, 2007 Yes, it’s the next-to-last weekend in June and that means local bands start coming out of the woodwork. MOBfest (Music Over Business) is a smorgasbord of artist showcases and an assortment of industry panels, all smashed into one alcohol-and-nicotine ride.
Dropping Daylight preview
Dropping Daylight House Of Blues, Chicago Monday, June 25, 2007 As pop punk bands continue to welcome high-speed guitar solos into their recordings — a technique frequently used to cover up thin songwriting — the guitar experiences a revival while the music regresses. Dropping Daylight think they have a solution for this.
Panthers preview
Panthers Empty Bottle, Chicago Friday, June 15, 2007 The Trick or The Joke? Panthers’ latest album and second for Vice is almost a complete abandonment of the past.
Dave Koz preview
Dave Koz Chicago Theatre, Chicago Friday, June 15, 2007 Saxophonist Dave Koz is often called the second coming of David Sanborn, which is kind of morbid because Sanborn isn’t quite dead (though anti-smooth jazz fans might argue otherwise). Despite the astounding similarities in the pair’s styles, it is Koz, however, who holds the tenuous lite […]
Abra Moore preview
Abra Moore Schubas, Chicago Sunday, June 17, 2007 If you say you’ve never heard of Abra Moore, you would be lying.
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