Recent blog posts about mannequin men from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/mannequinmen/ 2013-06-19T19:08:28+01:00 text/html 2013-04-23T15:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4910899/the-quick-fix/
The Quick Fix showcases the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. The future is not looking too bright for the Congress Theater. WBEZ's Jim DeRogatis breaks down the 26 violations the city of Chicago found inside the Logan Square venue . Gossip Wolf raves about Lil Tits new tape Rat Mansion//Do it Til You Puke Notes and Bolts celebrated their one-year anniversary podcast with [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-10T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4664077/monday-afternoon-quick-fix/
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. The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has announced that Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth will close out this season's Face the Strange concert series on March 26. Mannequin Men announced via Facebook that they have found a new bass player. Rejoice, nerds! The dream of the 90s is alive in book [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-21T23:05:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4461726/four-for-tuesday-jams-by-mannequin-men-ghost-wave-crypts/
On earlier releases, Chicago's Mannequin Men favored a classic, trashy punk sound, indebted to the likes of the Stooges and The New York Dolls. Fast forward a few years, to "What's Your Favourite Colour," and one can hear the re-verb heavy, psychedelic style employed by Windy City scenesters The Ponys and Radar Eyes. It's a change that suits them well, for even as the pieces have changed, their most reliable aspect - A strong sense of melody, has remained. If you want a good cheesesteak, you go to Philly. [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-20T20:39:03+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4459217/watch-gonzo-chicago-documents-mannequin-mens-farewell/
For those who did not attend the Empty Bottle on Friday night, you missed something special. A three-band bill featuring Football , Outer Minds and Mannequin Men , who possibly played their final show as bassist (and Chicago Reader music writer) Miles Raymer is heading to NYC, felt more like a party of close friends than a concert. Luckily, and as always, Gonzo Chicago's John Yingling was there with camera in hand and captured some absolutely great footage from the [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-17T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4454890/weekend-diversions/
Great weather to get in a club this weekend, amirite? Good thing there's plenty to do like Mannequin Men 's possible last show ever tonight at the Empty Bottle , The Burlington 's five-year anniversary extravaganza, The Loneliest Monk at Schubas and more. Let's get at it, shan't we? FRIDAY MANNEQUIN MEN Tonight, we pour one out on the curb for Chicago [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-16T01:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4451127/mannequin-men-empty-bottle/
Mannequin Men are releasing a new split 7" with Rooftop Vigilantes on August 30th through Replay Records . Bassist Miles Raymer is leaving the band, but they are planning to send him off in style this friday, August 17th, at Empty Bottle .]]> text/html 2012-08-12T15:05:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4443700/mannequin-men-whats-your-favourite-colour/
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: The Black Lips, The Replacements Song: Mannequin Men - What's Your Favourite Colour [download here ] What's so good? [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-23T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4405733/monday-afternoon-quick-fix/
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. WBEZ's Jim DeRogatis outlines what he finds to be problematic with the recently released draft of the 2012 Chicago Cultural plan: namely, there's no real mention of the city's music scene. Gossip Wolf delivers a double whammy of bad news with the announcement that new kids on the block Favorite Records (which opened last May in [...]]]> text/html 2012-06-04T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4307526/monday-afternoon-quick-fix/
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. Kevin Warwick covers the inner-workings of four local record labels - HoZac, Chocolate Industries, Peira and Not Normal - in his lengthy profile featured in this week's Chicago Reader. The piece even features insights from other Chicago labels Drag City, Thrill Jockey, Permanent and BLVD Records. Gonzo Chicago announced the names of 12 newly created bands that [...]]]> text/html 2012-04-06T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4183721/weekend-diversions/
Bone and Bell The spring holidays are upon us. So if you're not huddled in a car, riding the highways trying to get to [insert relative here]'s house for the arrival of the Easter bunny, why not check out a few shows? This week we're talking Heavy Times at the Burlington, Outer Minds' record release party at the Empty Bottle, and Bone and Bell at the Whistler. Let's hop to it. FRIDAY [...]]]> text/html 2012-03-12T04:12:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4124098/sxsw-recommendation-mannequin-men/
L-R: Ethan D'Ercole: guitar, vocals; Miles Raymer: bass, vocals; Seth Bohn: drums, vocals; Kevin Richard: lead vocals, guitar Photo: Stephen Schuster If you're going to Austin this week for either SXSW or Springsteen NerdCon, allow me to recommend a band while you're there. Mannequin Men are a kickass four-piece from Chicago and they're playing a quintet of shows during the festival (listed below). Maybe you can check out one of their sets in between taco benders and the four hours a [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-13T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3987399/weekend-diversions/
Magic Milk It's Friday the 13th! The first one of the year. Spooky. Don't stay home paralyzed by fear of the impending zombie apocalypse. Go live it up with some rad Chicago shows. Up and Atom ! FRIDAY MAGIC MILK Fasten your dancing snow boots because when garage rockers Magic Milk hit the stage there's going to be a whole lot [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-06T17:18:03+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3970772/alex-white-named-female-guitarist-you-should-know/
Alex White | Photo by Audrey Leon Guitar World recently ranked the "10 Female Guitarists You Should Know" and Chicagos own red headed force of nature Alex White of White Mystery made the cut. The magazine listed Whites raw energy and jangly punk-ass guitar playing as reasons for inclusion. If you have ever witnessed hard rocking duo White Mystery live - and the band has given us plenty of chances, logging over 100 shows in 2011 alone - Alex White puts on an electrifying [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-29T19:12:05+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3955941/richard-giraldis-top-11-chicago-records-of-2011/
Seeing how our staff has distinct tastes and opinions on music, it would be nearly impossible for us to determine a 10 Albums of 2011 list as a single entity without excessive bloodshed. So over the next couple of days, well be posting Top 10 Albums of 2011 lists as determined by individual Loud Loop Press staff members. Today, associate editor Audrey Leon offers up her list for Top 10 Albums of 2011. I decided to do it a little differently this year. I honestly didn't think I could find another way to describe how great [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-02T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3904215/weekend-diversions/
We're only mere weeks away from the official start of winter, so don't forget to party while you still can. We're talking about some great shows including The Cell Phone s at The Hideout, Russian Circles at Lincoln Hall and Missing Monuments at the Empty Bottle. Let's rock and roll, hoochie koo . FRIDAY THE CELL PHONES It's hard to believe that the [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-25T16:59:02+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3887355/mannequin-men-get-possessed-by-the-holiday-spirit/
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving with only a minimal amount of pepper spray in your eyes. The best way to awaken from our collective food comas is to watch a rocking holiday performance by Chicago's own Mannequin Men . The jangly garage rockers went to A.V. Club headquarters and dusted off an obscure 502s gem, written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, called "(I'm Getting) Nuttin' for Christmas." Even those of us who are easily annoyed with holiday music can get down with this track, which maintains its indie rock [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-23T15:22:51+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3882554/mp3s-not-posted-mix-vol-46/
It's time to listen to a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. These are just a few of the songs that would get their own individual posts here on GIMME TINNITUS if I only had the time. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. Listen. Downloadables: Runaway (Kanye West cover) (mp3) by Parts & Labor Beluga (mp3) by Milk Music [d/l Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show on July 5, [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-18T19:45:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3872231/mannequin-men-are-here-w-a-new-album-mp3/
DOWNLOAD: Mannequin Men - Flying Blind (MP3) As previously mentioned , catchy Chicago rock band Mannequin Men are out on tour with Cheap time and that tour hits Shea Stadium in Brooklyn TONIGHT (11/18) and Cake Shop in Manhattan on Saturday (11/19). Mannequin Men's new self-titled LP is out now on Addenda Records . Download "Flying Blind" from that new LP album above. Stream the same track below above a [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-14T05:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3862796/brooklyn-hater-making-sense-of-mannequin-men/
I have a bad feeling that I'm going to come off sounding like a shill by saying this, but to really understand how the song "Cheryl Tiegs" fits in with everything else Mannequin Men does, you really have to listen to it within the context of their new self-titled album on Addenda Records to truly get it. To steal a term from their label, it's "garage-inflected," in the way that it is rooted in angsty sounds of yesteryear, but there's this really interes...]]> text/html 2011-11-09T18:53:02+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3850487/watch-bare-mutants-probe-coach-house-sounds/
Jangly rock supergroup Bare Mutants made their Coach House Sounds debut this week with a sweet set full of 60s pop-inspired rocknroll. Bare Mutants are not just a group that are super, but a band of well-known Chicago misfits containing former Ponys frontman Jered Gummere on guitar and vocals, Mannequin Mens Seth Bohn on bass, Derek Nelson & the Musicians Pete Falknor on drums, The 1900s Jeanine OToole on vocals and percussion, and newcomer Leslie Deckard on organ. Check out the quintet messing around with CHS in the 16-minute clip below. You [...]]]>