Concert Preview: Gotye Wants To Paint His Way Into Your Heart

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  I found some more fodder for our recent experiment with love and live music. It’s the video for the song “Someone That I Used To Know” by Austrialin musician Wally De Backer (aka Gotye) who will be touring the US for the first time this spring. As one of the most creative music videos I’ve [...]

2011 In Live Music: Pleasure Trends, Best Bands, New Discoveries

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  Yes, my friends, like we did last year, it’s time to take a look back to see what shows left rock critics, music writers and bloggers in a perpetual state of awe, euphoria and wonder all year long. So join us as we cruise around the interwebs to see what were their top shows [...]

Fugazi Unleashes Live Archives, MacKaye Shares Concert Memories

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Awhile back Frank from Windy City Rock asked me what bands I would like to go back and experience live if I had the chance.  And one of those bands I’d like to add to the list is the mighty Fugazi. That said, I was excited to hear the news earlier this week that the [...]

Concert Review: Is Touring Fatigue Getting To Theophilus London?

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  A good time was had by all during the RE:MIX LAB as Theophilus London and Hollywood Holt laid down some righteous beats and fresh rhymes at the River Arts Center. Without a doubt, the glory of the groove flowed through the venue as fans danced and rocked oblivion to London’s new songs — an intoxicating [...]

Fucked Up’s Abraham Talks Touring Doubts, Family Struggles, Quitting Band

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We recently explored the new album and live show of Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up and over at Spinner frontman David Abraham share his thoughts about his struggling to balance touring with family. “I don’t want to say I’ve been teasing it, in a way,” Abraham tells Spinner. “But I’ve been talking about it a [...]

Good News for New Yorkers: Fucked Up to Play ‘David’ In Full, In the Round

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There’s a short list of releases that have captivated me thus far in 2011. And one of them is the inspiring 78-minute rock opera concept album David Comes to Life by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. I first saw the band live at Pitchfork 2009 and since then I’ve been following their adventures over [...]

Concert Preview: Art Brut Gets Clever, Clever at Double Door

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What will happen at the Double Door tonight in Chicago? Will Art Brut live up to the expectations that have been brewing and growing and building in my head ever since their new album Brilliant! Tragic! (iTunes) first began to woo me silly like a good album should? Will Eddie Argos and his nifty upstart [...]

Concert Preview: NIGHTS Record Preview Show at Schubas

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We’re kicking off our live music adventures this year by heading out to Schubas for a special record release party hosted by Chicago-based ensemble NIGHTS.

Concert Preview: GigMaven Chicago Kick-Off Show At Subtereanean

We recently explored tools to help independent artists launch their DIY career and grow their fan base through touring. And now, we’d like to share news about GigMaven, a free website that helps artists find venues and book gigs at several of our favorite Chicago venues including the Empty Bottle, Congress Theater, Double Door, Lincoln [...]

Best Concert Moments of 2010: How Live Music Changed Our Lives

Before we dive into a new year of concert adventures, let’s see what live music moments mattered the most. Let’s discover how the live concert experience changed our lives in 2010.

Does Your 3D Concert DVD Wish List Look Like This?

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Like we did last week, it’s time once again to dream about concerts in 3D. But in this exploration, we’re going to dive a little deeper and wonder about “remastered” Blu-ray concert DVDs, and do some virtual time traveling as we dream about the ultimate 3D concert wish list.

Concert Preview: Beats & Blogs: A Musical Hotspot

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Hey, remember when we told you about how a lot of our fellow Chicago music bloggers were getting together to celebrate their favorite local bands and the joy of music blogging? Good. Cuz tomorrow the party is happening. And they’ve got something special for you to enjoy before the show featuring White Mystery and other [...]

Concert Review: Grinderman Fans Get Primal Like Dexter

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On the night of November 22nd 2010 Grinderman rocked the Riviera with a vengeance. Fans got primal. It was euphoric. It was just like an episode of Dexter. This is the story of how it happened.

Concert Preview: Freelance Whales at Lincoln Hall

Tonight at Lincoln Hall, New York-based quintet Freelance Whales will bring their alluring and blissfully eerie mix of folk, electronica and orch-pop to the Windy City.