7/27/6 Beat Kitchen in Chicago (pictures taken by Kirstiecat. Review written up by Cinchel, who also helped shield my camera and I from the onslaught of moshing bodies.) I was excited all week for this show. The chance to see legendary punk band The Germs (albeit 3/4th of it, Shane West fills in for the [...]
Click on the band’s name to be taken directly to a description, pictures, and setlist details: Day One (7/22/06): Devotchka The Coup with Silk E The Hidden Cameras Slumber Party Telefon Tel Aviv Day Two (7/23/06): Gris Gris Dead Meadow Make Believe The Starlight Mints Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin Apollo Sunsine
Behind the distortion and reverb, is the band Gris Gris whose songs are absorbed into a cachophony that lead singer Greg Ashley almost seems to try to avoid on stage. It’s almost as if he can’t accept his fate as a lead singer as he hides to the far side of the stage in the [...]
7/23/6 Wicker Park Street Festival Day Two Chicago I’m actually a fan of Dead Meadow’s most recent release Feathers which is sort of like if you crossed the lushness of Starflyer 59 at times with psychedelica and I can sense a little Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd in there at times as well. This three [...]
7/23/6 Wicker Park Street Festival Day Two Chicago While I’m a fan of Joan of Arc, I’ve never really gotten into Make Believe, which is another band fronted by Tim Kinsella who has clearly been in enough important bands to have a wikipedia entry about him. There’s a real strong Chicago history with this musician [...]
7/23/6 Wicker Park Music Festival Day Two Chicago This was my third time seeing The Starlight Mints who provide fun and eccentric pop music to the masses. They may be a bit of an acquired taste but their songs are fulfilling and substantial. The female backup vocals of Marian Nunez fill in things well both [...]
7/23/6 Wicker Park Street Festival Chicago I get such a kick out of bands with incredibly long names that you can’t help but remember. Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin hails from, oddly enough Missouri and when they said their home town I cheered just because I figured if you were in Chicago having come [...]
7/23/6 Wicker Park Street Festival Chicago I have to admit, my favorite thing about Apollo Sunshine is their ability to infuse psychedelica into folk rock numbers. It seems that either they have departed from the psychedelic in recent times or have chosen to present themselves as more of a straight ahead rock band live. If [...]
Wicker Park Street Festival in Chicago Day One 7/22/6 Subterranean 7/21/6 It’s almost difficult to write about Devotchka, as if mere words will spoil it. I saw them play at the Subterranean on Friday night and then again headlining the Wicker Park Street Festival. Believe me when I say I would see them every night [...]
Wicker Park Street Festival Day One 7/22/6 Chicago While I’m politically liberal, it’s fair to say I don’t agree with everything that Oakland California’s The Coup sings or says in their lyrics. However, I do feel strongly that it is important to be politically active and expressive and you can definitely say that for The [...]