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My car is in the shop. The body shop. I'd tell you the full story about how I fucked it up, but there are some things about my life that even I'm uncomfortable publishing for the masses to read on the Internet. Let's just say that I made a really bad decision a few months [...]
• Remember that time we thought we'd seen the first photographic evidence of alien life? It was the 1950s, and a German magazine had planted an April Fools joke in their pages, as well as one of the first-ever photomontages (you know, like a real-life photoshopped image?). Well, one person tracked down the German magazine and [...]
mac blackout band Three reasons to hike up your skinny jeans and strut over to the Empty Bottle tonight... 1. Mickey frontman Mac Blackout storms the Empty Bottle with his solo project Mac Blackout Band tonight. If you haven’t have a chance to check out his latest album America Stole My Baby , you have really dropped the ball. Blackout pumps up the scuzz punk intensity to craft songs that are tough-as-nails but also tender enough to include some sweet, sweet melody. [...]
It's been an adventurous weekend. Two birthday parties on back-to-back nights (I remained sober! Give me my 48-hour chip!). Pretty much everyone I know was drunk from 5pm on Friday until, well, they're still drunk right now. And none of them have to work tomorrow so they'll probably keep raging through the night! I just [...]
Yeah, it might be pretty, um, snowy outside. But, like, there's some totally awesome shows going this weekend. We're talking Psych Fest at the Hideout, The Runnies at Ultra Lounge, Gaberdine at Subterranean and more! Let's go... FRIDAY THIRD EYE VISIONS: CHICAGO PSYCH FEST 3 The best of Chicago psych, kraut and rock that implements sonic elements that are on the fringe of the aforementioned [...]
Three I-know-you-just-want-to-stay-i n-and-watch-baseball-tonight-f or-more-coverage-of-Dallas-Bra den's-perfect-game-but-it's-ti me-to-get-out-and-stretch-your -legs reasons to perfect game yourself to the Empty Bottle this perfect game night... ( Editor's Note: Yeah, yeah, we get it. Go Cubs! ) 1. Have you gone to the MCA for the Secret History Of Chicago Music exhibit yet? Yes? No? Either way tonight you should go see the man behind the exhibit, Steven Krakow, aka Plastic Crimewave , play a little solo acoustic set. Normally his psychedelic musical trips are quite heavy on guitar, so it should be interesting to hear [...]
Steve Krakow, The Secret History of Chicago Music Steve Krakow (AKA Plastic Crimewave ) has been working on a Secret History of Chicago Music for years. His Chicago music history is detailed in 8-by-11 inch drawings, or "info strips" as he calls them, that highlights long forgotten, or under appreciated, Chicago bands of days gone by. The strips currently run every other week in the Chicago Reader . But starting Friday, May 7, the MCA will be exhibiting some of Krakow's Chicago history strips, quite [...]
The CHIRP Record Fair is back for a second year at Plumbers Hall, located at 1340 West Washington, on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11. There's honestly no better spot to hit up if you need some new vinyl, DVDs, cassettes or even CDs (remember those?) than the CHIRP Record Fair. There are going to be a great deal of local vendors at the event including Groove Distribution LLC , Mr. Peabody Records and even Chicago imprint Bloodshot Records . For a complete list of fair vendors, [...]
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