Stage Buzz
Bless The Fall preview
Bless The Fall Mojo’s Coffee House, Orland Park Wednesday, May 16, 2007 If metalcore really is dead or dying, nobody told Bless The Fall.
Junior Boys/Amon Tobin/Cornelius preview
Junior Boys/Amon Tobin/Cornelius Chicago Three separate shows this week featuring the class of electronic music draw from Ontario (Junior Boys, Empty Bottle, May 3rd), Brazil (Amon Tobin, Metro, May 5th), and Japan (Cornelius, Park West, May 7th).
Fayrewether return
Fayrewether Chicago City Limits, Schaumburg Friday, May 4, 2007 Progressive rocker Paul Fayrewether and his band conquered Chicagoland as a top drawing club act in the dark age of the mid-’80s, back when the local rock scene was going through a decidedly lean period of major label record deals and commercial success.
Parts & Labor preview
Parts & Labor Empty Bottle, Chicago Friday, May 4, 2007 Parts & Labor attempt to prove the (nearly) impossible: Noise rock can be catchy.
Test Your Reflex preview
Test Your Reflex Abbey Pub, Chicago Saturday, May 5, 2007 Test Your Reflex are a group of five dudes from California between the ages of 19 and 21 who already have a record deal with RCA! Life must be sweet, huh? You sure as hell wouldn’t know it by hearing them.
Arctic Monkeys preview
Arctic Monkeys Riviera, Chicago Tuesday, May 8, 2007 England’s year-old next-big-things survive the sophomore jinx on Favourite Worst Nightmare (Domino) but almost get stuck in gear.
Au Revoir Simone preview
Au Revoir Simone Empty Bottle, Chicago Tuesday, May 8, 2007 “Depressing things are empty beds and lonely dinners and women who are middle-aged with naked fingers” sing the interchangeable voices of Au Revoir Simone on “Fallen Snow,” a track from the trio’s first full-length release, The Bird Of Music (Our Secret Record Company).
Tub Ring Preview
Tub Ring Beat Kitchen, Chicago Friday, April 27, 2007 The remedies for ridding your bathtub of tub ring, the nasty, often orange, water mineral stains left by shampoo bottles that sit in one place too long, vary depending on whom you talk to. Besides the countless cleaning products available, lemon juice, vinegar, and mesh pads […]
Little Man Preview
Little Man Martyrs’, Chicago Saturday, April 28, 2007 Fresh off a Minnesota Music Awards nomination for Rock Group Of The Year and a slot at South By Southwest in Austin, Little Man heads back to Chicago after an eight-month absence and lives up to its name.
Jonatha Brooke Preview
Jonatha Brooke Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago Sunday, April 29, 2007 Without trying to assume too much about Jonatha Brooke’s fanbase, one can only assume they were scared shitless when they learned she had collaborated with Nick Lachey and J.C. Chasez prior to recording this spring’s Careful What You Wish For (Bad Dog).
Céu preview
Céu HotHouse, Chciago Thursday, April 19, 2007 We’ll probably never fully come to grips with the fact Starbucks is now part of the music industry, but we can at least applaud them to trying to introduce the U.S. to Maria do Céu Whitaker Pocas.
Andrew Bird previewed
Andrew Bird Riviera, Chicago Friday, April 20, 2007 Local boy Andrew Bird is going green on his latest tour, which brings him to Chicago for the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival. The Earth Day celebration spans three cities, including New York and San Francisco, and takes place in more than 60 venues. In addition, […]
Brother Ali preview
Brother Ali Subterranean, Chicago Saturday, April 21, 2007 On “Ear To Ear” Brother Ali insists he’s happy . . . finally. The messy divorce and ensueing custody battle for his young son are finally behind the 27-year old, he’s shopping for furniture at Ikea instead of Goodwill, and he’s even found love in the arms […]
Bright Eyes Preview
Bright Eyes Riviera, Chicago Monday, April 23, 2007 Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Because he began making music at such a young age, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst is going to be dogged by the wünderkind tag for some time still. Helping his cause, however, this spring’s Cassadaga (Saddle Creek) finally shows the artist not trying to […]
New Heathens Preview
New Heathens Silvie’s, Chicago Friday, April 13, 2007 Flatlander’s, Lincolnshire Saturday, April 14, 2007 The New Heathens might be a New York City band, but their music is a cross-country road trip.
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