
Par Avion Three who doesn't want to party under a dome reasons to saunter over to Excalibur tonight... 1. Chicago electro-rockers Par Avion bring us right back to those fabulous mid-90s days where industrial rockers like Nine Inch Nails and their contemporaries reigned supreme. The band lists NIN and Muse as influences and from songs like "Plastic" and "Zombie America," Par Avion puts both of those two acts' epic, anthemic bravado on full display. Although, Par Avion reminds me of another local group [...]

Once upon a time you would find me at Booby Trap every Weds night, dancing to the grooves of DJs Kim Anh and Anon. I even had the pleasure of spinning a few sets with them. Unfortunately there are no more regular Booby Trap nights in LA, but you can stream or download this deep and luxurious mix of Classic, Acid and Funky House from Kim. Click here to download the mix.

There was a point on Sunday afternoon when I wasn't entirely sure how much of McFest I would end up catching. With plans to attend the 5:30 show at the Metro, this seemed to be the perfect opportunity to catch what may have been my last Cubs game of the year. Long story short, as one of the strangest rain delays in Cubs history passed the three hour mark, I found myself racking my brain for solutions to my presumed conflict. When the game was called I was disappointed, but breathed a [...]
Par Avion are a band apart. A band apart from what, they have yet to decide. Mostly, they pretend to enjoy enjoying to pretend to enjoy being absolutely enjoyable. That is, however, assuming that they are pretending. When not pretending, Par Avion may be found not doing such inactivities as not writing music, not frolicking about in fields of allergy inducing dandelion blossoms, and not