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 Tribune's Christopher Borrelli explores the history of one of Chicago's best known music clubs The Hideout . • Speaking of The Hideout, WindyCityRock.net's Andrew Hertzberg reviews this past weekend's Hideout Block Party . • Meanwhile, TimeOut Chicago has a short review and a meat-heavy photo gallery of the first annual Rock and Roll Pig Roast [...]
And now three reasons to jet on over to the Empty Bottle tonight for the final night of Permanent Records' five-year anniversary celebrations.... 1. Bad Drugs are quite the noisy band. This local outfit churns out brutally abrasive, grinding noisecore (I think) yet somehow does manage to let some melody bubble to its clamorous top. The cleverly titled "Ga'an Fishin'" (which I assume is named after the Chicago psych group), is quite the cacophony until a demented circus riff at its center. On "Go Ghost," the band goes in [...]
Blah Blah Blah If you are not already at Pitchfork Music Festival, then this edition of Weekend Diversions is for you, Mr./Ms. Non-conformist. Let's get to it, shall we? FRIDAY BITCHPORK Sure, the main topic in Chicago this weekend is Pitchfork's annual smorgasboard but if you're looking for something a little more underground, look no further than the three-day [...]
As reported by the Sun-Times and a slew of other Chicago publications , big changes are in store for this summer's Taste Of Chicago, set for June 24 through July 3. In a cost saving move by the city, which will also allow Taste of Chicago to remain free, the summer eat-til-you-burst-by-the-lake festival has been turned over to the Chicago Parks Department and will forgo big name national acts of years past, which has included Rob Thomas, Gavin Rossdale, Barenaked Ladies and Counting Crows. Instead, four of Chicago's smaller festivals, including the [...]
Mayor Daley Three I'm-pretty-sure-something-happ ened-Sunday-that-I'd-normally- mention-but-for-the-life-of-me -I-just-don't-feel-like-rememb ering reasons to hunker down Chicago and head over to the Bottle tonight... 1. Bear with me. Ok, the soon to be less aptly named Mayor Daley play what seems to be their first show in quite awhile. I'm pretty sure I'm wrong about this. Anyways, these guys and gal play some weird, sludgy stuff that can be proggy but doesn't feel the need to shove that in your face. What did I just describe? Good shit, is what. Plus, if memory serves, the drummer is [...]
Can't say I saw this coming today. Wow. There must be something messy on deck. Mayor Richard Daley says he will not run for re-election in 2011, saying it's "time for me, it's time for Chicago to move on." "The truth is I have been thinking about this for the past several months," Daley said at a City Hall news conference. "In the end this is a personal decision, no more, no less." His wife Maggie stood by his side with the help of a crutch, smiling broadly as the mayor continued: [...]
I spotted this cover today and it immediately grabbed my attention. Super official. The accompanying article on the recent gun-control laws and how it affects Mayor Daley is also a must read. For Daley, though, the mere existence of the ordinance was far more significant than its contents. Quick passage of a new gun-control law was the mayor's top priority in the wake of the Supreme Court decision: he wanted to announce, in the strongest voice possible, that not even the highest court in the land was going to keep him from regulating [...]
Rio Wins 2016 Olympic Bid We were neither for or against the Olympics in Chicago. Deep down we felt the positives would have outwieghed the negatives, still we're not crushed that the games will be in Rio. We do have...
Honestly I don't remember where I first came across Mayor Daley , I am guessing they were recommended to me awhile back and ever since then I've just been kind of been waiting for something to hear from them other than various clips around the web. Didn't get in on any of the CD-R's or cassettes they released, however saw they had just released this LP when browsing the Permanent Records site (ok, I was really there to get the re-pressed Mayyors EP since I dropped the ball originally). But yeah, I saw [...]
The Exact Moment The Cymbal Crashes Screaming female noise rock from Chicago. These guys are possibly the most underground indie band we've ever featured on Einstein Music Journal. There's hardly any information about Mayor Daley, the only information I have is that the band is named after the current mayor of Chicago, Mayor Richard Daley. I'm not going to say much more, you'll just have to download the tracks below and listen for yourself. The first two songs are [...]
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