Metro in Chicago 3/30/6
Art Brut has a kind of British boyish wonder to their lyrics and you can’t help seeing how innocently Eddie Argos sings about issues of love, sex, bsides and chart topping on their debut album Bang Bang Rock & Roll. Their live set was pretty animated, with Argos walking to and [...]
There are many countries I have not been to and many states as well. But, beyond a doubt, I’m going to take a guess that if you traveled the whole world over several times, you might not find a “band” that played “music” as wretched as Gil Mantera’s Party Dream.
My philospher friend Jon blogged about this film already as the three of us saw it together but I wanted to add my thoughts as well.
Unknown White Male is a documentary that has to do specifically with memory and delves both into the way in which our brains store different types of memories as well [...]
3/25/6 Empty Bottle in Chicago
I’ve noticed people fall into two different camps with this band-you either love their name or you just hate it. I’m in the first camp and was enchanted the moment I heard them. However, that hasn’t stopped me from being teased. When I went to pick up their [...]
This is the first book I have read of Larry Brown’s after a long conversation I had with my friend John about him at the record store several months previous. According to him, this is his favorite book by Larry Brown.
The book as a whole came off like a Coen Brothers film does (and [...]
By Po Bronson
I go through almost bipolar like swings with my love for people. At times, I will just basically love every person I am surrounded by and even complete strangers. It’s like I just instantly see The Good in Everyone (that’s an intentional Sloan referece, just in case you were wondering) [...]
Schubas 3/19/6
The Guillemots have an ep out called Trains to Brazil that I never would have heard about had it not been for this blog: Soundbites
The Guillemots are a four piece from the UK who play keyboards, stand up bass, drums, and guitar. They sometimes have a very sing songy sound but at other times [...]
3/19/6 at Schubas
Well…what can I say? The Spinto Band is really fun both live and on album (their album Nice and Nicely Done has songs that are so catchy it’s hard to sit down while listening to them). It’s a bit more noisy with guitar fuzz live but the music still makes you [...]
3/13/6 Schubas in Chicago
I already blogged about seeing Death Vessel open up for Low here but I wanted to quickly mention how I was again amazed at his live performance when I recently saw him open up for The Books. I’ll reiterate again that his vocals are more of an aquired taste but I [...]
I’m so proud of Chicago. For once, I felt like I was really a part of something and a part of my city. After tireless efforts, the anti war groups around the city were able to get a permit (by calling it a parade: “The Festival of Rights” (vs. lights) and actually making [...]