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In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival , we'll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… At first glance, the city of Kansas City, Missouri clearly sounds like a definitive Midwestern baseball city, thanks to the Royals. Names like George Brett, Dick Howser, Dan Quisenberry and the legendary 1985 team that won the World Series against their cross state rivals the St. Louis Cardinals adorn the streets from sunrise to sunset. With no stone [...]

In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival , we'll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… As a freshman in college, I got stuck in a pretty bad situation in the dorms. I was one of four in a cramped, smelly room. One quiet, early-to-bed-early-to-rise alongside three not-so-quiet night owls. One reader alongside three...well, I won't go into detail, pending legal outcomes. Daniel Rossen, singer/songwriter of Grizzly Bear , was [...]

• Department Of Eagles - No One Does It Like You

In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival , we'll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… Brooklyn, New York is one hell of a place. If its history doesn't ring in some credit, its music scene sure does, and lately it's been hard to ignore. There's straight forward rock (The Hold Steady), the eccentric rock (We Are Scientists), the signature rhythm and blues (Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings), and even punk fits [...]

In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival , we'll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… There's good pop and there's bad pop. The music industry is too cluttered to have any middle ground between the two, regardless of any argument that might say otherwise. You either "use it" or "lose it", and for the most part, pop groups "lose it." Much like rock, and to a lesser extent rap, pop goes in [...]

• Hey Champ - Face Control

In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival , we'll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… In the grand scheme of just about everything, Eros, the son of Greek goddess Aphrodite and better known as his Roman name Cupid, better watch his back because if he ever had a day off, he'd certainly have his work cut out for him during his absence. Chicago's own progressive ambient rock trio, The Poison Arrows [...]

In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival , we'll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… No one should be surprised to find out the sleepy melodies and bouncy dream pop of The Donkeys derive from the picture perfect yet timeless lands of San Diego, California. After all, it's the state that carved the sunny soundtracks to The Beach Boys, the sprawling emotions of The Grateful Dead, and the raging psychedelia [...]

In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival , we'll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18... With a sound as pleasing as any of indie's current darlings, yet a story that would make any movie executive salivate, The Soft Pack are undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and captivating new bands to have entered the music world in recent years. Hailing from San Diego, California, the four piece outfit of Matt [...]

• The Soft Pack - Call It A Day