I’ve got a problem. You see, about five or six years ago, I discovered the fantastically weird world of the Super Furry Animals, led by Gruff Rhys and I can’t get his songs out of my head. It was spring in the year 2000 and everywhere, things were starting to grow again. I [...]
2/16/08
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
I hold these truths to be self evident: 1. The Super Furry Animals are one of the top ten bands of all time. 2. The Super Furry Animals put on one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. 3. Out of all of the bands putting out music in [...]
Feb 1st, 2008
Park West in Chicago
Two Men. Eight Turntables. Hundreds of seven inches and musical mayhem. Friday’s night’s sold out Park West show saw the meeting of two great minds: Cut Chemist (aka Lucas MacFadden) and DJ Shadow, otherwise known as Josh Davis. The two have collaborated both with other djs [...]