
Disappears Annnnnnd, it's the final Weekend Diversions of 2011. So sad. So, so, so sad. Or is it? Yes, it is. Maybe. Either way, there's no shortage of rad New Years Eve shows we just have to talk about this weekend. Of course, there's Disappears at the Bottle or Local H at the Bottom Lounge , but there's also JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound at Schubas tonight and so much more. Dig it, y'all. [...]
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Metal outfit MASTODON will release a live album that was recorded in 2009 at, um, the Aragon ? Seriously . • Chicagoverseunited has a new Kidz In The Hall track from their Brain Candy A.V. project . • WindyCityRock.net reviews the latest EP from Chicago indie rockers Cains & Abels . [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bart Davenport : "Cayman Islands (Kings of Convenience cover)" [mp3] from Searching for Bart Davenport search for more Bart Davenport posts at Largehearted Boy Cains & Abels : [...]
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • After toying with us last week, Lollapalooza will officially unveil their 2010 lineup tomorrow. Although, it's not really much of a surprise anymore . • Greg Kot reviewed the highly anticipated Spoon show at the Aragon last Thursday night. • Gapers Block takes us inside Columbia College's student-run record label AEMMP . [...]
Mar 18, 2010, 3:23pm
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Cains & Abels - "Run Run Run (Demo)" You found a payphone. The quarter was already in your hand. You pushed inside and the payphone's door swung back and hit you square between the shoulder-blades. The asphalt was lit up like a football pitch. You slipped your coin into the machine and dialed, and the receiver's cord lay braided at your chest. The ringing was the sound a gentle animal makes. You closed your eyes and listened. A click crackled down the line. A voice crackled down the line. It said: "Hello?" Your [...]
Sep 21, 2009, 2:15pm
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Cains & Abels - "My Life Is Easy" I fell in love with this song when I first heard the demo a few months back (before it got a name change ), so I'm honored that Cains & Abels have given me the final mastered version to share with you. You may already know the band from their material on the supreme States Rights label (including their great debut full-length Call Me Up )- and if not, this song is a perfect introduction. It's from their [...]

MP3: Cains & Abels - "My Life Is Easy" I fell in love with this song when I first heard the demo a few months back (before it got a name change ), so I'm honored that Cains & Abels have given me the final mastered version to share with you. You may already know the band from their material on the supreme States Rights label (including their great debut full-length Call Me Up )- and if not, this song is [...]