No music but lots of beer
Nothing says “summer is here” like hot, sticky, 95 degree days in Chicago. Am I right or am I right? And nothing cools down your sweaty palms like a nice cold beer. So yesterday I was drinking a 22 oz. bottle of Hop Juice (a powerful double IPA with an AVB of 9.9% and and (Read more…)
Dance dance dance
Remember how ‘House Of Jealous Lovers’ was the jam about 3 years ago? Well, The Rapture is back and have a new album called Pieces Of The People We Love slated for release on September 12th. Evidently they worked with a bunch of super producers including Danger Mouse. Here is the first single. MP3 | (Read more…)
An august weekend in grant park (7)
It is gonna be hot as hell this weekend for the Pitchfork Music Festival. Hopefully things cool down in Chicago a little for next weekend’s Lollapalooza. One band that I will hopefully get to see again (for the first time in probably 8 years) is Poi Dog Pondering. Virtually unknown outside of Chicago, they are (Read more…)
Sunset trees and shimmering waves
Braid was one of my favorite bands, and when they called it quits in 1999, I was sad to see them go. And while the many releases from former Braid singer/guitarist Bob Nanna (Hey Mercedes & City On Film) have been enjoyable, I’ve really come to love just about everything that (also former Braid singer/guitarist) (Read more…)
Review: Shane Bartell – Too Soon To Say (or) somewhere up North of Tomahawk
Do any of you remember that Jamiroquai video where the singer is trapped in a moving room? Well, if you imagined that Paul McCartney was trapped in the room instead of Jay Kay (the Jamiroquai singer), and you might get close to what the new Shane Bartell record Too Soon To Say sounds like. It (Read more…)
An august weekend in grant park (6)
Another Lollapalooza post. Can you even believe the amount of great bands that are playing? So many decisions on this band vs. that one. Head over to the Lollapalooza official site for maps and more details about the festival. You can even download schedules and maps to your iPod. I can’t wait. My young cousin (Read more…)
Review: The Antiques – Nicknames And Natives (or) Mendota and Monona
The Antiques are a southern California pop band with influences ranging from The Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones to The Pixies. Their shimmering pop rock (as you might guess) encompasses a lot of “classic” sounds and is full of folkish elements while also managing to rock at times. Their latest album Nicknames And Natives (Read more…)
Brownies and balloons today
Because JT requested “more pictures of her band t-shirts,” I’ve posted a picture of my daughter in her Wilco shirt. Tell me she ain’t the cutest thing you’ve ever seen. And since the rest of you may be wondering how my daughter has been doing in the months since her illness back in April, here (Read more…)
An august weekend in grant park (5)
As Lollapalooza quickly approaches, these posts will be coming more frequently. Here are a few more from some of the artists that will be playing this year’s festival. Lots of good stuff including the Chili Peppers covering The Ramones, The Subways covering TV On The Radio, and even a new Cursive song. I’m not happy (Read more…)
