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. • In stories that make you go "hmm" news, Gossip Wolf reveals that Chicago math rockers Del Ray have noticed a sales boost in Germany . Naturally, this can only be attributed to confusion with pouty pop temptress Lana Del Ray? • Brooklyn Vegan Chicago has some rad shots from last Tuesday's Tortoise show at the Empty Bottle . [...]
Lightbox Sessions has debuted a new performance and interview with Chicago power poppers Company of Thieves . Singer Genevieve Schatz and guitarist Marc Walloch performed a stunning acoustic version of Tom Petty's "Won't Back Down" before sitting down for an interview. Among the topics discussed, Schatz revealed that she still gets nervous before each Company of Thieves show. The 15-minute session also includes performances of "Syrup" and "After Thought" from the group's recent album Running from a Gamble . Tickets are currently on sale for Company of Thieves hometown show at the Metro on Friday, March [...]
photo by colin kerrigan Chicago power poppers Company of Thieves are hitting the road again, this time hitting up the East coast on a new ten-date trek scheduled for Late February through early March. Fear not, Midwestern fans, the tour kicks off on Saturday, February 18 at Frost Fest in Lansing, Michigan, and will almost certainly end with a bang at The Metro on Friday, March 9. Tickets for Company of Thieves' hometown show go on sale this Saturday, January 21 . The [...]
The first weekend of 2012 does not disappoint. There's plenty of happenings to take in as you enjoy this RIDIC weather. We're talking Secret Colours , Tiger Bones , The Gorilla Press and more! Dig it... FRIDAY THE CELL PHONES In case you hadn't heard, late last month I named The Cell Phones's Hospital Spaceship [...]
Do you ever get nostalgic for those music videos where a band chronicles hard-living and loving on the road? Well, snappy pop rockers Pet Lions don't go all " Every Rose Has its Thorn " on us, but they do take us on a fun romp across various hotel rooms, desolate highway views with endless bales of hay and - oh yeah - some rock and roll, on its latest single "Trinidad." It makes you want to pack a bag, cram yourself and some friends into a tiny vehicle and somehow take a trip [...]
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 Bob Gendron attended this weekend's sold-out Morrissey show at the Congress and was particularly struck by the British singer's flair for the dramatic. • Gapers Block captured some excellent photos from The Joy Formidable's appearance at the Metro last Wednesday night. • Time Out Chicago's music editors Brent DiCrescenzo and Areif Sless-Kitain [...]
Last night's Wilco show at Metro felt more like a family reunion than a rock and roll show. Flanked by family and friends Wilco made their debut at the legendary club a show to remember. The band dove deep and found gold in the set opening sequence of Sunken Treasure > Wishful Thinking > Art of Almost. One of the highlights of the night came in the form of Ashes of American Flags. The Yankee Hotel Foxtrot cut featured a soaring guitar solo from Nels Cline that ended with one [...]
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Muruch's Mid-West reviewer/photographer Jen "Coble" Hopper joined the crowd at Chicago's Metro theater on November 11th for a solo set by Fall Out Boy singer, Patrick Stump. You can see Coble's photographs and read her take on the concert below... What do you get when you combine punk attitude, soul stylings, pop hooks, a can [...]
Shonen Knife Happy 11-11-11! Yesterday's brief snow dusting, thankfully, was not Snowmagdeon part deux , so put on your puffer jackets this weekend and enjoy the rock. We're talking about some sweet shows including Shonen Knife's 30th anniversary tour stop at Empty Bottle, plus Mastodon at the Riv and Panda Riot at the Burlington. Let's hop to it. FRIDAY MASTODON [...]
Clear your calendars come early January. Chicago's dead-of-winter, multi-venue festival, Tomorrow Never Knows , is back for its eighth year. The event, which takes place from Wednesday, January 5, through Sunday, January 11, goes down at a number of top Chicago venues including Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Metro, Smart Bar and the Hideout. The initial lineup as always brings together some excellent indie talent from both the national and local level. At a glance, highlights include moody folk rockers The Walkmen (who will play at [...]
Lands and People - "Everyday" Live at Metro Gallery I have been meaning to post about these guys since I first heard them on Gluttony Is The New Black and then geeked during CMJ to Jimmy (who also runs the awesome Head Underwater ) about my love for them. "Everyday" is a live recording taken during their show at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore. Listening to it makes me want to drive down to Baltimore and catch a show or harass them enough until they just give up and come to [...]
There's a new whimsical video for "Sway" one of the synth-soaked highlights from Mates of State's terrific new album Mountaintops . In the video a girl falls into a rabbit hole at a high school gym and meets one of the woodland elves from Narnia and Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel play probably the most attractive school janitors ever. So yeah, it's a bit silly but the colorful cinematography and the overwhelming adorable factor of the band makes everything alright. Watch above and download the track below. MP3 Mates of State - Sway [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. MP3:Path- Wes Eckmayer MP3: Path- Matt Whitehurst MP3:Path- Keith Lawson MP3: Path- Ron Barker Columbus rapper/producer Path made an interesting instrumental album. He titled each song on Peasant LIfe after the government name of someone that influenced him. Real [...]
Shot & Chopped by Zae Here we have some footage of King Louie and YP performing at The Bassment's 9th anniversary party at the Metro on Friday night. Zae also captured L.E.P. and Mobb Deep on stage. That was a crazy event. Another newcomer named VIRU performed, but I didn't get to catch him.
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. • Happy 40, Chicago Reader! In celebration of this milestone, Miles Raymer digs deep through the Reader's music criticism archives . • Sun-Times' Thomas Conner has the full report from Smashing Pumpkins' Riviera Theatre performance last Friday, which included a bonus reunion of Chicago '90s shoegazer act, Catherine . • Gapers Block reviewed last week's much anticipated [...]
Chicago Hip-Hop emporium, The Bassment, is celebrating their nine year anniversary this Friday the right way - with a concert featuring Mobb Deep, L.E.P. Bogus Boys, YP and King Louie. Oh, not to mention Alchemist and Big Noyd. It's a late show (midnight start time) at the Metro, and presale tickets are now available here . However today, I have two pairs of tickets to giveaway to the FSD readers. All you have to do is be the first person to tweet or email me the correct answer to the question below the [...]
Odd Future's tour hit Chicago on Friday. OFWGKTA performed at the Metro, selling out the venue in their first Windy City performance since Pitchfork. Theolonious Martin was on hand and provides this review.
Chicago: home of hot dogs, mediocre sports teams, and malort. Oh, and lots and lots of hipsters. Minus the Bear and the Velvet Teen managed to show up at the Metro and sufficiently killed it. Got to the venue a touch late and missed a few of the Velvet Teen's songs, however they played a good variety from their discography. Old school jams like "Radiapathy" and :"Tokyoto" with newer jams like "No Star". Judah Nagler sounded awesome and switched from guitar to keyboard a few times as well. VT's new quartet line up really stepped their live show up since [...]
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