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The John Popper Project Preview
The John Popper Project Abbey Pub, Chicago Wednesday, October 25, 2006 We can’t explain it, but somehow Blues Traveler evaded the flash-in-the-pan status nearly everyone thought they were destined for when they struck gold with “Run-Around” in the mid ’90s.
Papercranes preview
Papercranes Schubas, Chicago Thursday, October 12, 2006 Pleading “Don’t get angry with me,” Papercranes enter Exhibit A in their efforts to separate themselves from Florida’s raging rockropolis. But is it really their home?
Jonah Smith preview
Jonah Smith Vic Theatre, Chicago Saturday, October 14, 2006 People say opening for Slayer is the toughest gig in the world because the band’s fans are rock’s most loyal. (Carving “Slayer” into your flesh gets you a bloody high-five; etching “Rob Thomas” gets you committed.) But opening for Madeleine Peyroux can’t be much easier, as […]
Hard-Ons preview
Hard-Ons Beat Kitchen, Chicago Friday, October 13, 2006 Australian band dumps the punk and puts all the chips on pop.
Kaki King preview
Kaki King Schubas, Chicago Saturday, October 14, 2006 Guitar virtuoso Kaki King throws not one, but two curveballs on her new record.
Carbon Leaf Preview
Carbon Leaf House Of Blues, Chicago Thursday, October 5, 2006 Did you know Carbon Leaf once appeared on “Dr. Phil”? The group played their “Life Less Ordinary” single to close an episode about aspiring musicians trying to get their break in the entertainment industry.
Mute Math Preview
Mute Math Park West, Chicago Thursday, October 5, 2006 Did you happen to catch Mute Math at Lollapalooza back in August? If not, let us be the ones to inform ya: You missed out.
TV On The Radio, Grizzly Bear Preview
TV On The Radio, Grizzly Bear Metro, Chicago Monday, October 9, 2006 Three years ago, TV On The Radio appeared out of nowhere as a rock critic’s wet dream: multi-ethnic, from hopping Williamsburg, graphic artists by trade, and plying a sound no one could put a finger on but nearly everyone liked. That they were […]
Secret Machines Preview
Secret Machines Park West, Chicago Monday, October 9, 2006 In their third(!) Chicago appearance since the release of Ten Silver Drops (Reprise), Secret Machines will go for prog rock gusto by playing in-the-round at Park West.
The Melvins preview
The Melvins, Big Business Double Door, Chicago Thursday, September 28, 2006 IE probably should have done a feature in the magazine about the Melvins new record, (A) Senile Animal, because, well, as hard rock/metal icons they deserve it. But the thought of interviewing frontman King Buzzo, who seems to take a genuine pleasure in hating […]
Harvey Danger preview
Harvey Danger Schubas, Chicago Saturday, September 30, 2006 Harvey Danger have been around for 12 years, in the public eye for nine. During that span, they’ve released a grand total of three albums. While that’s not exactly the snails pace of Boston, it’s hardly indicitive of the alt-rock ethos around when they briefly rose to […]
Godhead preview
Godhead Durty Nellie’s, Palatine Sunday, October 1, 2006 On August 29th, Godhead’s The Shadow Line earned the distinction of being the first release on Cement Shoes Records, as Godhead was the first band signed to the label. Let’s hope they do better than five years ago, when they found themselves in a similar situation on […]
KMFDM preview
KMFDM, Combichrist House Of Blues, Chicago Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Nine Inch Nails release something every six years. Al Jourgensen is retiring Ministry. KMFDM will never stop.
Gigantour Preview
Gigantour Congress Theatre, Chicago Friday, September 22, 2006 Metal fans have already had The Unholy Alliance tour, then Sounds Of The Underground, then Ozzfest, but Megadeth CEO Dave Mustaine hopes they have energy for just one more big show.
Celtic Frost Preview
Celtic Frost Vic Theatre Saturday, September 23, 2006 Before Tool, Isis, Neurosis, Entombed, and other unconventional metal groups — bands often coined “thinking man’s metal”– there was Celtic Frost.
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