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Northern Chorus, Twilight Sad preview
A Northern Chorus, The Twilight Sad Subterranean, Chicago Monday, April 9, 2007 What once was three is now only two: Scotland band Aereogramme were originally suppose to headline this tour, but visa issues delayed their arrival. Now they just hope to rejoin the tour by the April 13th gig in Seattle. So if you arrive […]
The Besnard Lakes Preview
The Besnard Lakes Schubas, Chicago Thursday, March 29, 2007 Layers-deep Montreal indie rock outfit The Besnard Lakes flirt with the Canadian border on their second album.
David Karsten Daniels Preview
David Karsten Daniels Empty Bottle, Chicago Thursday, March 29, 2007 “There is a joy that you can’t contain/there is a feeling you just can’t explain,” David Karsten Daniels sings on the first track, “The Dream Before The Ring That Woke Me,” from Sharp Teeth. Not exactly what you expect from a record whose cover depicts […]
Willy Mason, Thomas Dybdahl Preview
Willy Mason, Thomas Dybdahl Double Door, Chicago Sunday, April 1, 2007 It’s hard to remember a singer-songwriter lineup as top-to-bottom solid as what Double Door boast at Sunday’s Sondre Lerche show. While the cherubic Norse headliner merits the head of the marquee, his support, Willy Mason and Thomas Dybdahl, are no schlubs themselves. This show […]
The Academy Is . . . Preview
The Academy Is . . . Metro, Chicago Tuesday, April 3, 2007 It’s now or never for The Academy Is . . ., having watched local friends in Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and Panic! At The Disco scale the pop heights.
Into Eternity, The Haunted Preview
Into Eternity, The Haunted Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Metro, Chicago A handful of countries are associated with nurturing heavy metal into what it is today. Britain gave us seminal bands like Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden; Norway will always be known as black metal’s home; America spawned thrash; Sweden’s fingerprints are all over […]
Vince Neil preview
Vince Neil Austin’s, Libertyville Thursday, March 22, 2007 Friday, March 23, 2007 You might be surprised to learn Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil has not one, but two solo records. You shouldn’t be surprised if he plays only a few of those during his two night-stand in Libertyville.
Zozobra preview
Zozobra Metro, Chicago Thursday, March 22, 2007 With his main band, Cave In, on indefinite hiatus, Caleb Scofield seizes the moment to debut his new project, Zozobra.
Albert Hammond Jr. preview
Albert Hammond Jr. Congress Theatre, Chicago Friday, March 23, 2007 It’s reasonable to assume things aren’t going well in The Strokes’ camp once a solo album appears. Albert Hammond Jr. has broken out for the time being, though tension has already unraveled the marriage of drummer Fabrizio Moretti and actress Drew Barrymore.
The Howling Hex preview
The Howling Hex The Hideout, Chicago Saturday, March 24, 2007 Avant-garde guitarist and vocalist Neil Michael Hagerty’s latest incarnation, The Howling Hex, scuttles all over the place like a bee dotting multiple varieties of flowers. On 1-2-3, a compilation of the band’s three limited-edition vinyl albums (Introducing The Howling Hex, Section 2, and The Return […]
Siderunners Preview
Siderunners Hideout, Chicago Friday, March 16, 2007 Never had the opportunity to see the Siderunners? Clear you calendar for Friday night because it will be one of your last chances — for awhile at least — to see the band in their hometown.
Harry Connick Jr. Preview
Harry Connick Jr. Chicago Theatre, Chicago Thursday, March 15, 2007 Friday, March 16, 2007 If you’ve been waiting, breath bated, to invoke the phrase “Go piss yourself,” now just might be your chance: Harry Connick Jr. sounds pretty convincing on his tribute to New Orleans****.
BARR Preview
BARR Beat Kitchen, Chicago Saturday, March 17, 2007 Do NOT go see BARR on St. Patrick’s Day if you’ve been drinking. Repeat: Do NOT.
Baby Teeth Preview
Baby Teeth Schubas, Chicago Saturday, March 17, 2007 The news leading up to Baby Teeth’s release of their new album, The Simp (Lujo), on March 13th was that songwriter Abraham Levitan was now recording under his real name. Formerly, he preferred the monicker Pearly Sweets, which he apparently thought sounded more “New Orleans.”
Cold War Kids preview
Cold War Kids, Tokyo Police Club Subterranean, Chicago Friday, March 9, 2006 Internet passions Cold War Kids and Tokyo Police Club share the same stage Friday.
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