5/27/7
Schubas in Chicago
I recently discovered the frantic sound of Canada’s four piece Frog Eyes and was just as excited about their live show as their most recent psychedelic tinged album Tears of the Valedictorian. They did a fantastic job of bringing this postmodern energy out live with lead singer Carey Mercer being the main [...]
5/24/07
The Vic Theater in Chicago
I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of BRMC, though I’m not exactly sure why. I think I always veered away a bit because they wear their influences so heavy on their long black sleeves or maybe it just seemed to be missing that feminine element of grace. [...]
Schubas in Chicago
5/20/07
This was my second time seeing Mice Parade brainchild of NYC’s Adam Pierce, who leads an ensemble full of the most gorgeous layers and tectures between the instrumentation and the vocals. The balance between the feminine and the masculine vocal wise is always well kept and with so many instruments going on [...]
Critical Mass is a group of people in Chicago who meet the last Friday of every month. Their website can be found here: chicagocriticalmass.org/
This critical mass took place on May 25th, 2007 and there were probably a couple thousand bikes that took to the streets through downtown Chicago, Greektown, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and Uptown [...]
It’s been a pretty packed week of music between Sunday night with Mice Parade, Tues. with Kristin Hersh, and last night with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and when I haven’t been at a show, working my day job, or getting minimal sleep, I’ve been frantically photo editing but I still haven’t quite been able to [...]
I realize I have been going on and on about Gérard Manset lately but here’s some more…though La Mort D’Orion is dark and it doesn’t really motivate you to do anything besides hide within your own shell or cave and not really face the world for awhile, it’s also brilliant and worth hearing many times. [...]
Schubas in Chicago
5/20/7
We have so many words in the English language…sometimes a few to describe one thing but there are still nonetheless times when the purity of sound takes over for words and when any adjectives you can think of can’t measure up to what’s inside. Such is the case for me when I [...]
5/19/7
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
This was my third time seeing Sloan who are touring on their most recently released album Never Hear the End of it, which has its fair share of rockers and gems to be quite well rounded, thoughtful and catchy at the same time. Though they played many songs off of this [...]
5/8/7
Opening up the second Peter Bjorn and John set was Brighton’s Fujiya & Miyagi who are not Japanese nor do they sound it. They’ve been getting some great press because of their 2006 album Transparent Things which I’m really not impressed by. It’s basically a chill out type of album with male whispering to [...]
5/8/7
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Au Revoir Simone aren’t French (and you won’t want to hear them say goodbye either) but are instead from Brooklyn. The three girls are playing twee pop keyboards to their heart’s delight. They are also rather beautiful and it’s no big mystery why Peter, Bjorn, and John would want them on [...]