
Tonight, Chicago, at The Empty Bottle , there will take place an epic show wherein three bands will play that are guaranteed to send this Tart into a real tizzy. I am seriously so full of pre-show jitters, even now, at 1:30 a.m. the night before, that I can hardly type this album review for you. But type it I will because I have recently become acquainted with the marvelous band Brakes (yes, they're called Brakes, Brakes, Brakes in the U.S. but their real name is just Brakes in their native home, Brighton, UK... it's some confusion [...]