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Photo by Drew Reynolds Spring forth everyone! Hopefully this week's snow was the last big one we'll get before the warmth returns, and god knows we could use it. Anyway, don't forget to set your clocks forward an hour on Saturday after you stumble home from one of the many great shows going on this weekend. We're talking My Gold Mask's album release party at Schubas, The Hideout's Annual SXSW Send-Off , So Cow at the Burlington and more. Buckle up... [...]

Whoa! I totally forgot it's still winter. But it is. And there's A LOT of snow on the ground. Still, don't let that keep you from some very rad shows going down this weekend. We're talking Panda Riot at the Hideout, High Art at the Bottle, Company Of Thieves at City Winery and more! Dig it... FRIDAY HIGH ART is that it's a collaboration between James [...]

Welp, we're alive. For now. Plenty of world ending rock is going down this weekend. We're talking Rabble Rabble at the Empty Bottle, Coping at Sub-T, Velocicopter at Ultra Lounge and more! Let's get to it... FRIDAY RABBLE RABBLE + MAGIC MILK + VAMOS HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS. ( Richard Giraldi ) 10:00 p.m. Friday, 12/21. [...]

Cat Power | Photo by Stefano Giovannini Hey, hey! It's Friday. And I guess that would make it Halloween Friday? Well, if you want a list purely of Halloween shows, then head check out our buddies Windy City Rock who have a great list of spooky cover shows happening this week. But we decided to keep it a bit more broad naming some of our favorite shows happening this weekend of both the Halloween and non-Halloween variety. We're talking Santah at the Burlington, Jan Terri at Ultra Lounge, Cat Power [...]

velocicopter There's something quite special about local hard rockers Velocicopter . This quartet does not fool around on their brutal new single "Drag." Velocicopter are certain to continue drawing comparisons to Queens of the Stone Age on "Drag" due to the band's lightning fast rhythms, dizzying guitar riffs and whipsmart musicianship. Guitarist Meghan MacDuff's smoky vocals emerge as the biggest star on the track. MacDuff slowly builds tension with gritty harmonies until it is time to unleash all out holwing fury on her unsuspecting listener. Velocicopter's [...]

Hard rock has taken on such a weird meaning these days. To the older it could encompass classic Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, while the Pitchfork faithful might just write it off as FM radio fodder like Shinedown or 3 Doors Down or new Alice In Chains. But sometimes "hard rock" is the simpliest descriptor for a band like Velocicopter . The Chicago quartet very much draws from the punk rock bucket but also seemingly throws in some good alt-rock vibes and metal breakdowns for good measure. But what separates Velocicopter from the pack [...]

Weekend! Time to hit the clubs! This time around we're talking Dead On TV at Ultra Lounge , the Velcro Lewis Group at Cole's , Population at the Empty Bottle and more! Let's do this... FRIDAY DEAD ON TV It's always time to rage with Dead On TV. This Chicago outfits brandishes a particularly menacing electro-punk assault that blurs [...]

Common Bones by VELOCICOPTER In addition to being my new favorite dinosaur-vehicle mix, Velocicopter are a uber-rad quartet currently rocking clubs all around Chicago. The band pull absolutely no punches on their debut, VCOP , a energetic exercise in rumbling riffs, rowdy basslines and punky beats. It's the type of rock 'n' roll that would make Scott Lucas or a non-bald Billy Corgan proud. Recently, the band finally put their sweet tuneage on the interwebs in the form of two tunes, "Common Bones" and "Taurus." Both equally [...]

The first weekend of 2012 does not disappoint. There's plenty of happenings to take in as you enjoy this RIDIC weather. We're talking Secret Colours , Tiger Bones , The Gorilla Press and more! Dig it... FRIDAY THE CELL PHONES In case you hadn’t heard, late last month I named The Cell Phones’s Hospital Spaceship [...]

GSMD | Photo by David J. Hanus Three why-not-take-your-relationship -to-the-next-level reasons to come on down to the Bottle tonight... 1. After seeing Chicago psych fiends The Great Society Mind Destroyers at the very place they play tonight, I can safely say they didn’t choose their name at random. No, GSMD have the power to scramble your beer-soaked mind with few blistering, guitar-fueled jams and some drums beats that sink deeper than a corpse with cement shoes. The band celebrate the release of its new album Spirit Smoke [...]