12/15/07 Hideout in Chicago I didn’t know what to expect of Allroh, who flew into Chicago from Berlin just to play the afternoon Shellac show in a very rare North American performance on Saturday. She gleamed in white and carried a piercing look in her eyes as heavy as a suitcase. As she played those [...]
12/7/07 Logan Square Auditorium I don’t want to get too personal here but the whole tone of the evening leading up to seeing Balkan Beat Box was replete with the bittersweet. After losing one friend to Seattle, I had to say goodbye to another good friend of mine who is heading west. The way I [...]
12/6/7 Cubby Bear in Chicago It’s always a little surreal to see the actors you’ve watched on screen standing two feet in front of you to begin with. John C. Reilly’s performance heightened this father as an over the top and frequently lewd escapade that left the audience guessing what he might say or do [...]
I know I know…I haven’t posted in forever have I? Let me tell you about how I’ve felt he last few weeks. Coughing until I was in danger of fracturing ribs, four medications including two different inhalers, bandaging up my rib cage every day and night, soreness, nausea…such is the world of Pertussis AKA Whooping [...]