9/26/6
Schubas in Chicago
I wasn’t expecting to like this show. I wasn’t planning on enjoying myself one bit. Having heard Birdmonster’s songs on their myspace page, I expected to be feeling fairly apathetic about the whole thing, which is not an emotion I ever look forward to. I wasn’t even planning on blogging [...]
Logan Square Auditorium
10/27/06
I’m a sucker for a deep throaty vibrato. Jamie Stewart is both a delicate and turbulent singer whose emotionalism borders on a thin lined edge you can almost see. Touring in support of their most recent album The Air Force, Xiu Xiu played many newer songs such as “Bishop, CA,” “Buzz [...]
I can never seem to sleep in enough to catch up but this extra hour helped. I have alot to blog about this week-some experimental bands, Birdmonster, and Xiu Xiu which means I’ll be busy editing photos today. Also, I’ve been getting band requests still but strangely not as many as usual and I’m [...]
10/21/6
Metro in Chicago
I’ve blogged about Airiel before but I just wanted to say how much I love their music and also just their trueness to what they love. Airiel are shoegazers who are still creating these shimmering wonders despite the fact that the fickle public has moved on to more standard indie rock fare. [...]
I haven’t done my awkward conversations about music thing in awhile and I’ve had one stored up this whole time. It happened when I returned from work in September. There were conferences in the beginning and on a lunch break, some people I work with and I went to a Mexican dive nearby. [...]
10/20/6
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Viva Voce (meaning Word of Mouth) is a two piece band from Portland Oregon. Married couple Kevin and Anita Robinson have a great chemistry together musically. It just works to hear both of their vocals. You’d think at points the sound would be bare with her playing guitar and [...]
Pilsen is not a band and I normally don’t blog about things not related to music here but I do think that there is an artistic element to so many bands many people (and I) listen to. From the liner notes to the way that the lyrics are sometimes put together with the music, [...]
Logan Square House
Chicago
October 19th, 2006
I wanted to first talk a little bit about the nature of community in music. Music is everywhere we are and yet sometimes it’s explored and enjoyed in terms of isolation. Sometimes even a crowded club can be the loneliest place on Earth. The reason for this is [...]
10/12/6
Empty Bottle in Chicago
This was the first time seeing Beirut, whose album Gulag Orkestar has been playing in my cd player for several months. It was also the third time they came to Chicago playing another sold out show. For those who don’t know, Beirut (or as I call them “Brooklyn Balkans”) have [...]
Hey everyone…it’s Sunday! I had alot of requests to filter through this week. This morning, I dragged myself out of bed forsaking sleep and breakfast (and I guess lunch) for the sake of this music:
1. Red Delicious
I saw this band perform in a house on Thursday and it was probably the most lighthearted [...]