6/29/6 at Schubas in Chicago I’ve blogged about Andrew Morgan a couple of times before but this time, I’m a little more sentimental about it as this was possibly his last Chicago show for a long time. Andrew is possibly moving out of the area to Boston and this is a big loss for Chicago [...]
Thursday June 29th at Schubas in Chicago Something about me: I always try to go early to shows. Most people tend to think the better bands are on later. Some have preconceived notions that if a musician or band is a headliner, the music will automatically be more enjoyable and more important. While it’s true [...]
6/24/6 at HotHouse in Chicago Beautiful wonderful perfect Juana Molina The way her beautiful Spanish words waft into your ears just relax you like none other can. Juana is one of my favorite artists and this is the second time I have been able to see her. She comes off as very candid and down [...]
Saturday June 24th HotHouse in Chicago Opening for Juana Molina, PSAPP were pleasantly surprising to me. I hadn’t heard much about them and I still don’t know exactly what their name stands for (yes, I read the “about” section of their web page) but do know now that it is pronounced without the first P [...]
Click on the band’s name to see pictures and a review/setlist details of their performance: Bloc Party Dead Prez Robert Pollard Jon Brion Constantines Panthers Tyrades
I was one of those people who bought Silent Alarm when it was released. I have a real affection for Kele Okereke soaring vocals and the way he raises your spirits just by singing lyrics like “We’re Gonna Win This!” Hailing from London, these four gents played with their hearts and souls. Bloc Party played [...]
Intonation Festival Day Two Chicago Very liberally political lyrics set to hip hop.
Intonation Music Festival Day Two Chicago Where to start with Bob Pollard of Guided by Voices fame? Well let’s just say that if you aren’t familiar with his music, you’re probably missing out on 40% of all music output ever. Okay, perhaps that’s a bit of overdramatic emphasis. Suffice it to say that Pollard is [...]
Intonation Music Festival Day Two Chicago Where can I possibly start with Jon Brion? I feel like I have such a history with his music. I started getting into Jon Brion around the time Magnolia was released as Jon Brion brought together a fantastic soundtrack. Since then, he has worked on the soundtrack for Punch [...]
Intonation Music Festival Day Two Unfortunately, I am not fully able to comment on The Constantines set as I was only present for the first couple of songs to take pictures due to personal reasons. I will say that I did enjoy what I heard. The Constantines are from Toronto, one of my favorite places [...]