Uncle’s Primordial Soup (vol.1)
Whatcha doing today? Amy, Hailey, and I will be heading over to Ribfest a little later today. Not sure if we are going to check out any music today, but The Psychedelic Furs are playing on Monday so we’ll probably go see ‘em. The Furs are one of the bands that my uncle Craig included (Read more…)
Review: Nees and Vos – EP
Only a few days ago I got the latest self-released EP from Nees and Vos and it has already made its way into our rotation and the t-shirt which accompanied it has already made it through the wash at least once. On the EP, the duo of Andrew Neesley (keys/trumpet/production) and Chris Vos (vocals/guitar) lay (Read more…)
Three bands + Cheap beer + Bloggers
What are you doing one week from today (that’s Friday, July 6th for all those keeping score)? If you are in Chicago and don’t have any plans you should head over to Cal’s Bar and check out the show. It is 100% blogger sponsored by yours truly and my homies over at Songs:Illinois and Big (Read more…)
Our official vodka
Yeah. Can You See the Sunset From the Southside now has an official (well, at least a favorite) vodka. That vodka would be Reyka Vodka and you can see a picture of the bottle in my freezer above. Reyka is an extremely smooth vodka that tastes like vodka. Yeah, you can use it in a (Read more…)
Lollapalooza 2007 mp3 preview (part 2)
Here’s another round of MP3’s from the artists scheduled to play Lollapalooza 2007. Look for more info on places to eat, drink, sleep, and play while you are in Chicago for Lollapalooza or even P4K coming soon. MP3 | David Vandervelde – Jacket The Moonstation House Band MP3 | Muse – Map Of The Problematique (Read more…)
Review: New Bruises – Transmit! Transmit! (or) Florida punk rock
I recently got the latest album Transmit! Transmit! from Tampa, Florida’s New Bruises and although it was released about a year ago, it has been in constant rotation for the past week or so. The band (like many of its peers in neighboring Gainesville) belts out heartfelt and emo-tinged punk rock in the vein of (Read more…)
Lollapalooza 2007 mp3 preview (part 1)
Yes folks, it is that time again. Lollapalooza 2007 is right around the corner. The 3 day music festival will once again invade Chicago’s Grant Park so mark your calendars for August 3/4/5. Three day tickets are $195, but with that many great bands playing I’d say its a good value. This post begins my (Read more…)
Review: Mocean Worker – Cinco de Mowo (or) five is a magic number
Have you heard the latest from Mocean Worker (pronounced Motion Worker)? Well, on Cinco de MOWO! (his fifth album as Mocean Worker) producer Adam Dorn takes upbeat jazz, funk, and big band brass stabs and adds hip-hop style beats and production to create a danceable fusion of old and new sounds. The grooves are tight (Read more…)
