Sorry about not doing a "This Week in Chicago" post last week. It was the holidays, yada yada yada. Anyway, I'm back now... but sadly, good concerts aren't. A pretty lethargic week coming up. My picks, such as they are, in bold . If I'm missing anything, or if there are any shows that you recommend, drop me a line in the comments. Monday, January 4 Beat Kitchen: Pat McCurdy Empty Bottle: The Velcro Lewis Group, [...]
MidPoint is going down on September 25-27 this year. Things have changed pretty significantly as this is the first year that Cincinnati's City Beat will have run the show. You have virtually no reason not to attend this festival as a three day pass is only $30 & you get to see Why?, The Seedy Seeds, Bad Veins, A.A. Bondy, Jukebox the Ghost, Coltrane Motion, Wussy, and tons of other incredible bands. Sheer volume of music alone makes this festival worth it. By my count there are 166 bands listed...that's right...166 bands for $30, that's less than [...]