Monday 3/13/6 at Schubas
Speaking of bands I like to paint to….The Books are experiential and examine each life experience you can think of in sound forms. Between sound samples of people talking, cello, acoustic guitar, and field recordings, the Books have that whole experiencing life thing in the bag.
I didn’t know what to expect [...]
3/12/6 Double Door in Chicago
I have to admit that until Take Fountain, the most recent Wedding Present release, I was more of a Cinerama fan. That isn’t to say that there aren’t many fantastic songs on David Gedge’s previous albums as the lead singer for The Wedding Present. It’s just that I [...]
Empty Bottle in Chicago 3/11/6
Wow. Serena Maneesh from Oslo, Norway are probably the most intense band I have seen in long time. They play their instruments as if their very lives depended on it. I’ve been listening to their self titled album now for a couple of days since I bought it at [...]
Metro Chicago 3/10/6
Seeing Of Montreal Sat night was a bit like seeing a live production of Hedwig and the Angry Itch. It was, to say the least, very very glam. I’ve never seen anyone on stage quite like Kevin Barnes…we’re talking the stuff of legends. Kevin came out in a white wedding [...]
Metro Chicago 3/10/6
Let me start out by saying that I very rarely blog about something I don’t like. We’re in an age where we are very very lucky with some respects, particularly when it comes to amazing music,art, films, and literature. The reason why I am blogging about Cloud Cult then is that they [...]
Metro Chicago 3/10/6
I didn’t know what to expect with a name like Michael Columbia and I had been so preoccupied with work and seeing other bands last week that I didn’t have time to check them out online but I’m a person who always gets there early for any band because I discover so much [...]
Empty Bottle 3/8/6
The Minus Story are six guys from Kansas who put together some pretty solid emotional indie rock. I kind of think of it like Okkervil River crossed with Animal Collective. It’s guitar driven and at times has such imagery that you can’t help picture what he’s singing about. There’s also [...]
Empty Bottle in Chicago 3/7/6
I love The Czars I mean…really love them. There are bands that I blog about that I think put on a really good live show or that seem to have a great deal of potential for the future or whatnot but The Czars fall into a completely different category. [...]
I’ve been a long time fan of Australian indie rock veteran Nick Cave’s music (for those who may not know, he has had a very long career starting with The Birthday Party and then with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (here’s something totally bizarre I just found out-Nick Cave actually has a myspace page [...]
Schubas in Chicago
3/2/6
Film School is a five piece from San Francisco who describe themselves on their myspace page as “indie psychedelic rock” but I woudl say take out psychedelic and replace it with “shoegaze.” The songs off of their 2006 self titled album also recall some of the darkness of mid 80s Cure (people say [...]