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JANUARY 2008
FAVORITE CONCERT PHOTOS OF 2007 / GALLERY / FLASH SLIDESHOW
DECEMBER 2007
BEST CONCERTS OF 2007
Waco Brothers and the Deccas Dec. 28 at Schubas / PHOTOS
A little movie of the Pipettes
BEST RECORDS OF 2007
Some new articles
Charlie Louvin Dec. 16 at Schubas / PHOTOS
Thrill Jockey 15th anniversary concerts Dec. 14 and 15 at Logan Square Auditorium / PHOTOS OF: Brokeback, Thalia Zedek, Archer Prewitt, Arbouretum, the Lonesone Organist, the Sea and Cake, School of Language, Fred Anderson, the Fiery Furnaces and Bobby Conn / PHOTOS OF Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Sue Garner, Frequency, Adult., Zincs, Califone, Pit er Pat and Trans Am
The Most Serene Republic (Dec. 8 concert with Blueblood and Mock Orange at the Empty Bottle) / PHOTOS
Bettye LaVette Dec. 7 at FitzGerald's / PHOTOS
Robert Pollard Nov. 30 at Metro, with Party Downers and Death of Fashion / PHOTOS
This Is American Music (Nov. 29 concert at the Hideout with Two Cow Garage, The Drams, Glossary and Grand Chamepeen / PHOTOS
NOVEMBER 2007
Three nights at the Hideout. Reviews of concerts Nov. 15, 16 and 17 / PHOTOS OF: Baby Dee and Gary Higgins / MV & EE and the Singleman Affair / Miss Alex White, Vee Dee and Adam Fitz
Neil Young review (Nov. 12 concert at the Chicago Theatre)
Malajube at the Empty Bottle (Nov. 9 concert with Light Pollution and Jai-Alai Savant at the Empty Bottle) / PHOTOS
Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew (Nov. 3 concert at Metro with Arthur & Yu) / PHOTOS
The Whigs, the Broken West and Wild Sweet Orange (Nov. 2 concert at Schubas) / PHOTOS OF: The Whigs / The Broken West and Wild Sweet Orange
Múm and Tom Brosseau (Nov. 1 concert at Logan Square Auditorium) / PHOTOS
Bruce Springsteen (Oct. 22 concert at the United Center)
Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello and Amos Lee (Oct. 29 concert at the Chicago Theatre)
Fiery Furnaces (Oct. 31 concert at Logan Square Auditorium with Pit er Pat) / PHOTOS
OCTOBER 2007
Great Lake Swimmers and Tiny Vipers (Oct. 28 concert at Schubas) / PHOTOS
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Oct. 26 concert at the Empty Bottle with Mr. Ash) / PHOTOS
The Weakerthans, Last Town Chorus and Jim Bryson (Oct. 25 concert at Metro) / PHOTOS OF: The Weakerthans and Jim Bryson / Last Town Chorus
Figurines, Dappled Cities and the Dead Trees (Oct. 24 concert at Schubas) / PHOTOS
Aimee Mann (Oct. 23 concert and interview at Park West) / PHOTOS
Chicago International Film Festival reviews
The Raveonettes with Nicole Atkins and Gliss (Oct. 19 concert at the Empty Bottle) / PHOTOS
Mekons Hideout-Mutiny Extravaganza (Oct. 12 concerts at the Hideout and the Mutiny) / PHOTOS
October Concerts – Nina Nastasia and Jim White with Jim Becker, Scott Tuma, Emmett Kelly and Joe Adamik (Oct. 5 concert at Schubas), Clark Street Bridge Percussion Orchestra (Oct. 6 concert) MCA/Intonation fest with Headache City, the Poster Children, the 1900s and Califone (Oct. 7 concert at the Museum of Contemporary Art) / PHOTOS OF: Nina Nastastia and Jim White / Jim Becker, Scott Tuma, Emmett Kelly and Joe Adamik / Clark Street Bridge Percussion Orchestra / Headache City / The Poster Children / The 1900s / Califone
Jose Gonzalez (Oct. 4 concert at Park West with James Blackshaw) / PHOTOS
Black Mountain (Oct. 3 concert at the Empty Bottle with the Cave Singers) / PHOTOS
Oakley Hall (Oct. 2 concert at Schubas with Box of Baby Birds and Tight Phantomz) / PHOTOS
Boris, Damon & Naomi and People at the Adventures in Modern Music Festival (Sept. 30 concert at the Empty Bottle) / PHOTOS OF: Boris / Damon & Naomi / People
SEPTEMBER 2007
Two Gallants (Sept. 29 concert at Schubas with Songs For Moms) / PHOTOS
The Mekons (Sept. 28 concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music with Danbert Nobacon) / PHOTOS
Pere Ubu at the Adventues in Modern Music Festival (Sept. 27 concert at the Empty Bottle with Glenn Jones and Jack Rose, Hair Police and Ullrich Schnauss) / PHOTOS
Aliens and Augie March (Sept. 25 concert at Schubas) and the Brunettes (Sept. 26 concert at Schubas) / PHOTOS OF: Aliens / Augie March / The Brunettes
The National and St. Vincent (Sept. 22 concert at the Vic) / PHOTOS OF: The National / St. Vincent
Chicago World Music Festival (Sept. 20) with Chango Spasiuk and Kiran Ahluwalia / PHOTOS
Okkervil River and Damien Jurado (Sept. 19 concert at Logan Square Auditorium) / PHOTOS OF: Okkervil River / Damien Jurado
Signal to Noise, recent articles
Ike Reilly Assassination (Sept. 11 concert at Schubas) / PHOTOS
Hideout Block Party (Sept. 7-8 concert at the Hideout) / PHOTOS OF: Cinematics, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, the Changes and the 1900s / Bloc Party / Guitarkestra, Cass McCombs, Golden Horse Ranch Square Dance Band, Head of Femur and Blue Ribbon Glee Club / O'Death / Dan Deacon / Mucca Pazza / Art Brut with Punk Band / The Frames / Andrew Bird
Black Moth Super Rainbow (Sept. 6 concert with Plastic Crimewave Sound at the Abbey Pub) / PHOTOS
Marissa Nadler at Ronny's (Sept. 5 concert with Angel Olsen and Picastro) / PHOTOS
AUGUST 2007
Earlimart and Patrick Park (Aug. 30 at Schubas) / PHOTOS of Earlimart / Patrick Park
Papercuts, Bowerbirds and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (Aug. 29 concert at Schubas) / PHOTOS of: Papercuts / Bowerbirds / Casiotone
Ida at Schubas (Aug. 27 concert with the Young Neils) / PHOTOS
Magnolia Electric Co. (Aug. 25 concert at the Empty Bottle with Golden Boots) / PHOTOS
Concert catch-up (Au Revoir Simone, Oh No Oh My and David Singer Aug. 17 at Abbey Pub / PHOTOS; Marvin Tate, Adam Fitz and Eyes Ears Nose Aug. 18 at the Hideout / PHOTOS; Crowded House, Liam Finn and 16 Frames Aug. 19 at the House of Blues; Mark Olson and McCarthy Trenching Aug. 20 at Schubas; PHOTOS)
Head of Femur, Bound Stems and Dirty on Purpose (Aug. 16 concert at Logan Square Auditorium) / PHOTOS of: Head of Femur / Bound Stems / Dirty on Purpose
Lights in the Dusk – review of Aki Kaurismäki film
Mannequin Men at Cal's (Aug. 12 concert) / PHOTOS
Mavis Staples at Millennium Park (Aug. 12 concert) / PHOTOS
Alt-country on Taylor Street (Aug. 11 concert with Nora O'Connor, Chris Mills, Blue Mountain and the Old 97's) / PHOTOS of: Nora O'Connor / Chris Mills / Blue Mountain / Old 97's
Shoes at Millennium Park (Aug. 9 concert) / PHOTOS
Lollapalooza Day Three (Aug. 5 at Grant Park) / PHOTOS of: Pearl Jam / My Morning Jacket / TV on the Radio / Modest Mouse / Yo La Tengo / Iggy Pop & the Stooges / Amy Winehouse / Rodrigo y Gabriela / David Vandervelde / The 1900s / White Rabbits
More Lollapalooza photos (Aug. 4 at Grant Park) / PHOTOS of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Patti Smith and Interpol / Matt and Kim, Tokyo Police Club, the Satin Peaches, Tapes 'n Tapes, Aqueduct, Rhymefest, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and the Hold Steady
Lollapalooza Day 1 (Aug. 3 at Grant Park)
Lollapalooza photos / PHOTOS of M.I.A., Silversun Pickups, Blonde Redhead, the Black Keys, Femi Kuti and Daft Punk / The Fratellis, Ghostland Obversatory, Ted Leo, Viva Voce, Polyphonic Spree, Powerspace and Sparklehorse
PHOTOS of Sparklehorse / Ladybug Transistor Aug. 2 at the Empty Bottle
Two Cow Garage (Aug. 1 concert at Subterranean) / PHOTOS
JULY 2007
JULY 29: Bat For Lashes at Schubas (July 27 concert with Gabardine) / PHOTOS
JULY 26: Grinderman at Metro (July 25 concert with Digital Primitives) / PHOTOS
JULY 26: Finally, an album by The 1900s
JULY 24: Besnard Lakes and Handsome Furs (July 23 concert at Schubas) / PHOTOS OF: Besnard Lakes / Handsome Furs / Chris Connolly
JULY 22: Eleventh Dream Day et al (July 21 concert at Empty Bottle) / PHOTOS OF: Eleventh Dream Day / The Means / Faceless Werewolves
JULY 19: The Decemberists with the Grant Park Orchestra at Millennium Park / PHOTOS
JULY 17: Pitchfork Day Three (July 15 concert at Union Park) / PHOTOS OF: Deerhunter / The Ponys / Menomena / Junior Boys / Nomo / The Sea and Cake / Jamie Lidell / Stephen Malkmus / Of Montreal / New Pornographers / De La Soul
JULY 17: Pitchfork Day Two (July 14 concert at Union Park) / PHOTOS OF: Battles / Iron and Wine / Mastodon / The Oxford Collapse / Clipse / Cat Power / Yoko Ono
JULY 14: Pitchfork Day One (July 13 concert at Union Park) / PHOTOS OF: Slint / GZA / Sonic Youth
JULY 4: American Music Festival (July 3 concert at FitzGerald's) / PHOTOS OF Jon Dee Graham, Robbie Fulks, Jeff & Vida, Tributosaurus and Ian McLagan
JULY 4: Fugue State (June 29-30 concerts at the Empty Bottle with Number None, Matt Clark, Good Stuff House, Haptic, DRMWPN, Estesombelo, The Zoo Wheel, Gloodblood and David Daniell) / PHOTOS
JUNE 2007
JUNE 29: Seun Kuti at Millennium Park (June 28 concert) / PHOTOS
JUNE 26: More BAM Fest (June 24 concerts at Belmont Arts and Music Festival) / PHOTOS OF: Say Hi to Your Mom / Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / Brighton MA
JUNE 26: Recent concerts – The Walkmen and Smoking Popes June 16 at the Taste of Randolph Street; Velcro Lewis and His 100-Proof Band June 16 at the Beat Kitchen; Feist and Grizzly Bear June 19 at the Vic; the Ike Reilly Assassination June 22 at Metro / PHOTOS of Velcro Lewis
JUNE 25: The Wrens at BAM Fest (June 24 concert) / PHOTOS
JUNE 16: Mosh pit melee (June 14 concert at Subterranean) / PHOTOS OF: Dynamite Arrows / Hyper Viper
JUNE 16: Richard Thompson at Park West (June 13 concert at Park West)
JUNE 12: Edward Burch and Friends (June 11 concert at the Hideout) / PHOTOS
JUNE 12: Brakes (BrakesBrakesBrkaes) at the Empty Bottle (June 10 concert) / PHOTOS OF: Brakes / Pela / Electric Soft Parade
JUNE 12: Dave Drazin at Blues Fest (June 9 concert) / PHOTOS
JUNE 11: Keren Ann at Lakeshore Theatre (June 8 concert) / PHOTOS
JUNE 8: Pipettes at the Empty Bottle (June 7 concert) / PHOTOS
JUNE 7: 'Alchemy of Bones' out in paperback
JUNE 7: Writing about music, Part 2
JUNE 5: Eleni Mandell at Schubas (June 3 concert) / PHOTOS OF: Eleni Mandell / Judson Claiborne
JUNE 5: Clientele, Beach House & Singleman Affair (June 2 concert at Subterranean) / PHOTOS OF: The Clientele / Beach House / The Singleman Affair
JUNE 5: Folksongs of Illinois (June 1 concert at Martyr’s) / PHOTOS of Bucky Halker, John Rice, Janet Bean and Jon Langford
MAY 2007
MAY 31: Jesus at bat
MAY 31: So, who's the torturing dentist?
MAY 31: Writing about music, Part 1
MAY 30: Now switching back to Blogger...
MAY 25: The Broken West and Probably Vampires at Schubas / Photos
MAY 6: Adult. and Parts and Labor at the Empty Bottle / Photos
MAY 1: Deadstring Brothers and Matt Mays at Schubas / Photos of Deadstring Brothers / Photos of Matt Mays
APRIL 2007
APRIL 28: Antibalas at Park West / Photos
APRIL 23: The Last Town Chorus at Schubas / Photos
APRIL 21: Mono at the Empty Bottle / Photos
APRIL 21: Andrew Bird and Apostle of Hustle at the Riviera / Photos of Andrew Bird / Photos of Apostle of Hustle
APRIL 19: Youth Group, Aqueduct and What Made Milwaukee Famous / Photos
APRIL 15: The Black Angels and Vietnam at the Empty Bottle / Photos
APRIL 10: Twlilight Sad and Northern Chorus April 9 at Subterranean / Photos of Twilight Sad / Photos of Northern Chorus
APRIL 8: The Safes and Big Buildings April 6 at Cal's / Photos of the Safes / Photos of Big Buildings
MARCH 2007
MARCH 30: Neko Case March 29 at Park West, with Matt Pond PA / Photos
MARCH 23: Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra March 22 at the HotHouse / Photos
MARCH 18: SXSW, DAY FOUR
MARCH 17: SXSW, DAY THREE
MARCH 16: SXSW, DAY TWO
MARCH 15: SXSW, DAY ONE
MARCH 14: Pre-SXSW shows
SXSW PHOTOS: ASTEROID #4 / BANG GANG / BAT FOR LASHES / BEDROOM WALLS / BERMUDA TRIANGLE / BISHOP ALLEN / IRINA BJORKLUNDE / THE BLACK HOLLIES / BLACK LIPS / BRUTE FORCE AND DAUGHTER OF FORCE / BUZZCOCKS / CALLA / CATFISH HAVEN / DAGONS / THE DANSETTES / MICHAEL DEAN DAMRON / DIRTY PROJECTORS / DAYLIGHT FOR THE BIRDS / FERNANDO / EVANGELICALS / HEADLIGHTS / THE GRAY KID / ROBYN HITCHCOCK with JOE BOYD / THOM HELL / INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE SONIDO / FRIDA HYVÖNEN / LADYHAWK / I LOVE YOU BUT I’VE CHOSEN DARKNESS / LIONS IN THE STREET / MARIT LARSEN / NELLIE McKAY / LONEY, DEAR / THE 1900s / MOTHERCOAT / OX / OKKERVIL RIVER / LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY / THE PANDA BAND / PROTOTYPES / THE PIPETTES / FIONN REGAN / QUIEN ES BOOM! / SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME / THE SAINTS / SAY HI TO YOUR MOM / DANNY SAUL / THE SMOKING POPES / THE SILENT YEARS / THE STORYS / SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN / RICHARD SWIFT / TALLY HALL / PETE TOWNSHEND INTERVIEW / ATTIC JAM with PETE TOWNSHEND, RACHEL FULLER, WILLY MASON and JOE PURDY / THE TRUCKS / TWO COW GARAGE / WALTER MEEGO / WAX FANG / THE WHIGS / AMY WINEHOUSE / WINTERKIDS / THE WOGGLES / THE WOMBATS / YOU AM I
MARCH 11: Dolly Varden and the Latebirds March 9 at Martyrs / Photos
MARCH 11: Cold War Kids and Delta Spirit March 9 at Subterranean / Photos
MARCH 8: The Pogues March 5 at the Congress Theatre
MARCH 8: The Autumn Defense and the Singleman Affair March 3 at Park West
MARCH 8: The Blacks and the Detroit Cobras March 2 at Logan Square Auditorium / PHOTOS OF: the Blacks / Photos of the Detroit Cobras
MARCH 8: Nightingales, the Horse's Ha and Shopping Feb. 28 at the Beat Kitchen / PHOTOS
MARCH 8: 2007 so far: CD reviews
FEBRUARY 2007
FEB. 24: Malajube, Snowden and Aleks and the Drummer Feb. 23 at the Beat Kitchen / PHOTOS
FEB. 23: Annuals, Canasta and the Never Feb. 22 at Schubas / PHOTOS
FEB. 22: Sparklehorse Feb. 21 at the Double Door / PHOTOS
FEB. 15: Midlake and St. Vincent Feb. 14 at Schubas / PHOTOS
FEB. 13: The 1900s "Practice Space" Feb. 12 at Schubas, with the Singleman Affair and Spires That in the Sunset Rise / PHOTOS
FEB. 9: Pazz and Jop 2006
FEB. 4: David Vandervelde and Hot as Hell Feb. 3 at Schubas / PHOTOS
JANUARY 2007
JAN. 30: M. Ward Jan. 29 at Park West
JAN. 29: David Lynch and "Inland Empire" Jan. 27 at the Music Box
JAN. 27: The Last Town Chorus and Tim O'Reagan Jan. 26 at Schubas / photos
JAN. 26: Ana Moura Jan. 25 at the HotHouse / photos
JAN. 26: Pit er Pat in residence Jan. 22 at Schubas, with Matthea Baim and Lichens / photos of Pit er Pat / photos of Matthea Baim / photos of Lichens
JAN. 22: Geezers get punked.
JAN. 22: Buddy Guy Jan. 20 at Buddy Guy's Legends / photos of Buddy Guy and Carl Weathersby
JAN. 18: Ron Sexsmith and Kim Taylor (Jan. 16 concert at Schubas) / photos of Ron Sexmith / photos of Kim Taylor
JAN. 18: Pepe Romero at Pick-Staiger (Jan. 13 concert)
JAN. 12: Tomorrow Never Knows Festival Day Two at Schubas (Jan. 11) with Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Dr. Dog, the Bees (U.S.) and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms / photos
JAN. 7: The Blacks and the Thin Man Jan. 6 at Schubas / photos of the Blacks / photos of the Thin Man
JAN. 5: The best concerts of 2006
JAN. 4: The other Oakley Hall
JAN. 4: Patti Smith does Debbie Boone (YouTube clip)
DECEMBER 2006
DEC. 28: Waco Brothers Dec. 27 at Schubas / Photos
DEC. 26: Best Albums of 2006 / More of the Year's Best Albums
DEC. 23: Pelican, Suicide Note and Lichens Dec. 22 at Subterranean / Photos
DEC. 11: Slideshow of the Go! Team's Ninja dancing this summer at Lollapalooza
DEC. 11: Favorite concert photos of 2006 (blog entry) / Photo gallery / Flash slideshow
DEC. 10: High Hawk and Palliard Dec. 9 at the Hideout / Photos of High Hawk / Photos of Palliard
DEC. 9: The Ex Dec. 8 at the Empty Bottle / Photos of the Ex
DEC. 9: Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares Dec. 8 at St. John of Rila Bulgarian Church / Photos of Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares
DEC. 8: Tony Joe White Dec. 7 at Schubas / Photos of Tony Joe White
DEC. 6: My Brightest Diamond interview in Punk Planet
DEC. 2: Chris & Heather's Country Calendar Show Dec. 2 at FitzGerald's / Photos of Lone Gone Lonesome Boys, Vernon Tonges & Dave Drazin, Gin Palace Jesters, Jane Baxter Miller, Matt Miller, the Flat Five, Charlie King, Mary Dee Reynolds, Robbie & Donna Fulks, Jon Langford & Sally Timms, Chris Ligon & Heather McAdams, Lawrence Peters and Devil in a Woodpile.
NOV. 26: Brazilian Girls Nov. 25 at Metro / Photos of Brazilian Girls
NOV. 20: Tom Waits' "Orphans" (album review)
NOV. 19: Portastatic and Benjy Ferree Nov. 18 at Schubas / Photos of Portastatic and Benjy Ferree
NOV. 18: Three Million Tongues Festival Nov. 17 at the Empty Bottle / Photos of Bert Jansch, Nick Schillace, Spires That in the Sunset Rise and Steve MacKay & the Radon Ensemble.
NOV. 17: Undertow bands Nov. 16 at the Hideout / Photos of Magnolia Summer / Photos of Dolly Varden / Photos of Glossary
NOV. 17: Norfolk & Western Nov. 15 at Subterranean
NOV. 12: My Brightest Diamond, Pedestrian and Via Tania Nov. 11 at Schuba
My Brightest Diamond PHOTOS / Via Tania PHOTOS
NOV. 11: Bettye LaVette Nov. 10 at the Old Town School of Folk Music
NOV. 10: The Pernice Brothers Nov. 9 at Schubas / PHOTOS
NOV. 9: Robyn Hitchcock & Mark Pickerel Nov. 8 at Metro / PHOTOS
NOV. 6: New Randy Newman songs
NOV. 4: Randy Newman Nov. 3 at Symphony Center
NOV. 3: So much music: Best of 2006, Part 1
NOV. 2: Tributosaurus becomes the Replacements / PHOTOS
NOV. 1: Dag Juhlin & Jason Narducy at Simon's
Why is this man wearing a dress?
Recent Chicago theater: Reviews of "Argonautika," "Hamlet," "King Lear," "Another Part of the Forest," "Denmark," "The Pillowman," "Inherit the Wind," "Vigils," "Endgame" and "Pantomime"
Bob Dylan Oct. 27 at Sears Centre
Overheard conversations
OCTOBER 2006
OCT. 25: CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEWS
OCT. 25: WHO IS 'SOLVE'? GRAFFITI IN UPTOWN AND LAKEVIEW / PHOTOS
OCT. 22: A TOUR OF GRACELAND CEMETERY / PHOTOS
OCT. 20: MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. AT THE ABBEY PUB (WITH ARRIVER AND FOG) / PHOTOS
OCT. 16: BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY AT THE PORTAGE THEATER (WITH DREAMWEAPON) / PHOTOS
OCT. 14: JUANA MOLINA AND ADEM AT LAKESHORE THEATRE
PHOTOS OF JUANA MOLINA / PHOTOS OF ADEM
OCT. 9: TV ON THE RADIO AND GRIZZLY BEAR AT METRO
PHOTOS OF TV ON THE RADIO / PHOTOS OF GRIZZLY BEAR
OCT. 8: OKKERVIL RIVER AND ELVIS PERKINS AT SCHUBAS / PHOTOS
OCT. 7: CHEER-ACCIDENT AND LORD OF THE YUM YUM AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE / PHOTOS
OCT. 5: THE LONESOMES AND PHIL ROCKROHR AT THE ELBO ROOM / PHOTOS
OCT. 1: WEIRDEST SEARCH PHRASES THAT LEAD PEOPLE TO THE UNDERGROUND BEE
OCT. 1: MORE PHOTOS OF THE KOOKS AT SXSW / READ MY BLOG ENTRY
SEPTEMBER 2006
SEPT. 30: THE 1900s at Subterranean REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 26: SUFJAN STEVENS at the Riviera REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 26: MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND at the Riviera REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 23: THE SADIES & HEAVY TRASH at Schubas REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 21: CHICAGO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL REVIEW
SEPT. 20: 'KING LEAR' at the Goodman Theatre
SEPT. 20: CD reviews – TV on the Radio, Yo La Tengo, Brazilian Girls, Lambchop, Richard Buckner
SEPT. 15 & SEPT. 16: PHOTOS OF THE VERTEBRATS & TOWNIE at the Iron Post REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 13: CAT POWER at the Vic REVIEW
SEPT. 11: PODCAST – Interview with COLIN BLUNSTONE of THE ZOMBIES
SEPT. 10: THE HIDEOUT BLOCK PARTY / TOUCH & GO, DAY THREE REVIEW
PHOTOS including: TARA JANE O'NEILL, SEAM, BRICK LAYER CAKE, BLACK HEART PROCESSION, COCOROSIE, PINBACK and CALEXICO
SEPT. 9: THE HIDEOUT BLOCK PARTY / TOUCH & GO DAY TWO REVIEW
PHOTOS including: THE EX, KILLDOZER, JON & KAT, THE DIDJITS, P.W. LONG, NEGATIVE APPROACH, SALLY TIMMS, SCRATCH ACID, MAN ... OR ASTROMAN?, BIG BLACK and SHELLAC
SEPT. 8: M. WARD at Metro REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 8: OAKLEY HALL at Metro REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 8: THE HIDEOUT BLOCK PARTY / TOUCH & GO DAY ONE REVIEW
PHOTOS including: THE SHIPPING NEWS, SUPERSYSTEM and GIRLS VS. BOYS
SEPT. 5: JAPANESE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL (ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE) at the Empty Bottle REVIEW
PHOTOS
SEPT. 3: COMETS ON FIRE at the Empty Bottle REVIEW / PHOTOS
SEPT. 2: RADIO BIRDMAN, LUST KILLERS, EASY ACTION & SSM at the Double Door REVIEW
PHOTOS
AUGUST 2006
AUG. 29: BOB DYLAN CD review
AUG. 26: Schubas concert: Photos of ASSASSINS
AUG. 24: M. WARD, CROOKED STILL, SADIES CD reviews
AUG. 13: Reviews of TOM WAITS in concert AUG. 9 IN CHICAGO, AUG. 11 IN DETROIT, AUG. 13 IN CLEVELAND
AUG. 6: LOLLAPALOOZA REVIEW
DAY THREE PHOTOS OF PATTI SMITH, THE HOLD STEADY, NICKEL CREEK, ANDREW BIRD, THE SHINS, WILCO & BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
AUG. 5: LOLLAPALOOZA DAY TWO
PHOTOS OF RAINER MARIA, THE LIVING THINGS, THE GO! TEAM, BUILT TO SPILL, CALEXICO, GNARLS BARKLEY, THE SMOKING POPES, THE FLAMING LIPS & KANYE WEST
AUG. 4: LOLLAPALOOZA DAY ONE
PHOTOS OF HUSKY RESCUE, CURSIVE, EELS, RYAN ADAMS, IRON & WINE, THE RACONTEURS & SLEATER-KINNEY
JULY 2006
JULY 30: PITCHFORK FEST REVIEW
PHOTOS OF NELS CLINE/JEFF PARKER QUARTET, DANIELSON, JENS LEKMAN, THE NATIONAL, LIARS, AESOP ROCK & MR. LIF, MISSION OF BURMA, DEVENDRA BANHARDT, GLENN KOTCHE, YO LA TENGO, SPOON & OS MUTANTES
JULY 29: PITCHFORK FEST DAY ONE – PHOTOS OF BAND OF HORSES, MOUNTAIN GOATS, DESTROYER, ART BRUT, THE WALKMEN, THE FUTUREHEADS & THE SILVER JEWS
JULY 15: Schubas concert: ONEIDA PHOTOS / ARRIVER PHOTOS / LADYHAWK PHOTOS
JULY 13: Abbey Pub concert: HANDSOME FAMILY PHOTOS / CURT KIRKWOOD PHOTOS
JULY 8: THE UNMENTIONABLES play review
JULY 7: LEMONADE JOE DVD review
JULY 5: WILCO and ANDREW BIRD at Summerfest concert review
JULY 4: MY MORNING JACKET and RAY DAVIES at Taste of Chicago concert review
JUNE 2006
JUNE 30: CHRIS MILLS with I, CRIME at Schubas / CHRIS MILLS PHOTOS / I, CRIME PHOTOS
JUNE 29: AMADOU & MARIAM with SEU JORGE at Millennium Park
AMADOU & MARIAM PHOTOS / SEU JORGE PHOTOS
JUNE 25: INTONATION FEST DAY TWO REVIEW
PHOTOS OF LUPE FIASCO, THE SWORD, BLUE CHEER, JON BRION, ROBERT POLLARD, DEAD PREZ AND BLOC PARTY
JUNE 24: INTONATION FEST DAY ONE REVIEW
PHOTOS OF ERASE ERRATA, 90 DAY MEN, DEVIN THE DUDE, JOSE GONZALEZ, CHROMEO, HIGH ON FIRE, THE STILLS, ROKY ERICKSON, THE BOREDOMS, GHOSTFACE, LADY SOVEREIGN AND THE STREETS
JUNE 23: CALEXICO & JASON COLLETT
JUNE 22: THE BELLRAYS + PHOTOS / SSM + PHOTOS
JUNE 19: RADIOHEAD AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE
JUNE 16: SON VOLT + PHOTOS
JUNE 13: PINK MOUNTAINTOPS + PHOTOS / BLACK ANGELS + PHOTOS
CATFISH HAVEN + PHOTOS
JUNE 5: THE JOE SHOW with SCOTT LIGON, KELLY HOGAN, NORA O'CONNOR, THE KATJON BAND (JON LANGFORD with KAT OF THE EX) + PHOTOS
JUNE 3: THE 1900s + PHOTOS / DEVIN DAVIS + PHOTOS / GENTLEMAN CALLER + PHOTOS
MAY 2006
MAY 20: WEST OF ROME + PHOTOS
MAY 19: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS + PHOTOS / AMERICAN MINOR + PHOTOS
MAY 18: ELEVENTH DREAM DAY + PHOTOS / RED EYED LEGENDS + PHOTOS
MAY 13: ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE + PHOTOS / THE ANTARCTICANS + PHOTOS
APRIL 2006
APRIL 29: THE WRENS + PHOTOS
APRIL 28: ESSEX GREEN + PHOTOS / TAPES 'N TAPES + PHOTOS / BRIGHTON, MA + PHOTOS
APRIL 23: VAN MORRISON
APRIL 26: SCOTT MILLER + PHOTOS / KELLY HOGAN + PHOTOS
APRIL 22: MY MORNING JACKET + PHOTOS / NEW PORNOGRAPHERS + PHOTOS / STEPHEN MALKMUS + PHOTOS
APRIL 14 to APRIL 17: NOTES FROM NEW YORK + PHOTOS
APRIL 1: RAY DAVIES PHOTOS
MARCH 2006
MARCH 30: FROG HOLLER PHOTOS
MARCH 30: CRACKLIN' MOTH PHOTOS
MARCH 14 to MARCH 18: SXSW 2006
SXSW PHOTOS (Artists marked with an asterisk have one photo; others are photo galleries.)
ART BRUT / DANIEL BALTHASAR* / BAND OF HORSES / BILLY BRAGG* / BRAKES / THE BROKEDOWN / BOUND STEMS* / THE CARROTS* / NEKO CASE / CENTRO-MATIC / RAY DAVIES* / dEUS / DR. DOG / TOM FREUND* / RICHIE FURAY* / GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY.* / GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM* / GIRLS IN HAWAII* / GOLDENBOY* / GORAN GORA* / GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS / RICHARD HAWLEY / I LOVE YOU BUT I'VE CHOSEN DARKNESS* / INSECT SEX ACT / THE JESSICA FLETCHERS / THE KOOKS / KRIS KRISTOFFERSON* / THE LATEBIRDS / LIL' CAP'N TRAVIS / LYING IN STATES / JAMES McMURTRY* / THE MENDOZA LINE / OF MONTREAL / OWEN* / THE OWLS / ROBERT POLLARD / THE RODEO CARBURETTOR / THE REPUTATION / SAN ANDREAS* / SERENA MANEESH / SHEARWATER / SLEATER-KINNEY / KELLEY STOLTZ / THE SUN / RICHARD SWIFT / SYD MATTERS* / LAURA VEIRS / WATERLOO / WE ARE SCIENTISTS* / WE ARE WOLVES* / THE WINNERYS / STEVE WYNN & THE MIRACLE 3 / NEIL YOUNG*
MARCH 12: NEKO CASE ON THE TONIGHT SHOW
MARCH 11: JON LANGFORD, AMY RIGBY AND WRECKLESS ERIC + PHOTOS
MARCH 10: BELLE AND SEBASTIAN WITH THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
MARCH 3: ROBBIE FULKS + PHOTOS
FEBRUARY 2006
FEB. 24: BRANDON DURHAM OF PALAXY TRACKS
FEB. 24: WILL SHEFF + PHOTOS
FEB. 24: MICHAEL MORRIS + PHOTOS
FEB. 24: PHIL ROCKROHR & THE LIFTERS + PHOTOS
FEB. 24: THE DEADSTRING BROTHERS + PHOTOS
FEB. 23: THE AUTUMN DEFENSE + PHOTOS
FEB. 22: DEVIN DAVIS + PHOTOS
FEB. 22: JOHN KLOS + PHOTOS
FEB. 22: MIKAEL JORGENSEN + PHOTOS
FEB. 17: THE ELECTED & STARS
FEB. 11: THE WRENS + PHOTOS
FEB. 10: MP3'S
FEB. 5: VARIOUS MP3'S & VIDEOS
JANUARY 2006
JAN. 31: PAZZ & JOP POLL RESULTS
JAN. 28: BANG! BANG! + PHOTOS
JAN. 28: HEALTHY WHITE BABY + PHOTOS
JAN. 27: THE BOTTLE ROCKETS (WITH JEFF TWEEDY)
JAN. 25: JEFF TWEEDY + PHOTOS
JAN. 21: JON LANGFORD: THE EXECUTIONER'S LAST SONGS
JAN. 21: MISS ALEX WHITE + PHOTOS
JAN. 21: THE PAYBACKS + PHOTOS
JAN. 6: KRISTIN SHOUT PHOTOS
JAN. 3: THE STROKES PHOTOS
DECEMBER 2005
DEC. 25: BEST FILMS OF 2005
DEC. 24: FAVORITE CONCERT PHOTOS OF 2005
DEC. 24: LIST OF CONCERTS I SAW IN 2005
DEC. 21: BEST ALBUMS OF 2005
DEC. 1: THE SADIES + PHOTOS
NOVEMBER 2005
NOV. 27: JIMMY SCOTT + PHOTOS
THE BOTTLE ROCKETS + PHOTOS
FILMS: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, MATCH POINT, WHITE DIAMOND, MEMORIES OF MURDER, TURTLES CAN FLY
A PROMOTIONAL PLUG FOR DEVIN DAVIS
NOV. 19: REIGNING SOUND & DETROIT COBRAS + PHOTOS
NOV. 11: KONONO NO. 1 + PHOTOS
OCTOBER 2005
OCT. 29: THE GO! TEAM + PHOTOS
OCT. 28: THE CONSTANTINES (PHOTOS) & THE HOLD STEADY (PHOTOS)
OCT. 14: WOLF PARADE + PHOTOS
ROBBERS ON HIGH STREET + PHOTOS
OCT. 7: THE FIERY FURNACES + PHOTOS
OCT. 7: THE SHINING REDUX
OCT. 6: SLEATER-KINNEY & THE PONYS + PHOTOS
OCT. 3: LHASA + PHOTOS
OCT. 1: SHARON JONES + PHOTOS
SEPTEMBER 2005
SEPT. 29: BOB MOULD
SEPT. 24: BRAZILIAN GIRLS + PHOTOS
SEPT. 21: BLACK MOUNTAIN + PHOTOS
SEPT. 18: SEU JORGE + PHOTOS
SEPT. 17: BOUBACAR TRAORE & AMADOU & MARIAM
SEPT. 17: HIDEOUT BLOCK PARTY with ELEVENTH DREAM DAY (PHOTOS) & THE dB's (PHOTOS)
SEPT. 16: LAURA VEIRS & SUFJAN STEVENS + PHOTOS
SEPT. 10: THE ROLLING STONES
SEPT. 9: THE SIGHTS + PHOTOS
SEPT. 8: ANTIBALAS + PHOTOS
SEPT. 3: THE DIRTBOMBS + PHOTOS
AUGUST 2005
AUG. 17: ONEIDA, PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SOUND, KINSKI
JULY 2005
JULY 30: WICKER PARK FESTIVAL
JULY 27: ELVIS COSTELLO AT RAVINIA
JULY 24: LOLLAPALOOZA DAY 2 PHOTOS
JULY 23: LOLLAPALOOZA DAY 1 PHOTOS
JULY 17: INTONATION MUSIC FESTIVAL
JULY 9&10: FOLK & ROOTS FEST with ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO; TINARIWEN + PHOTOS
JULY 5: BILLY CORGAN
JULY 2: AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL + PHOTOS
JULY 1: TOUGH & LOVELY, CATFISH HAVEN, REIGNING SOUND + PHOTOS
JUNE 2005
JUNE 25: BETTIE SERVEERT + PHOTOS
JUNE 24: GRAHAM PARKER & THE FIGGS + PHOTOS
JUNE 23: THE MOANERS + PHOTOS
JUNE 21: PHILIP GLASS; RADIO DARVISH
JUNE 18: MY MORNING JACKET + PHOTOS
JUNE 17: COMETS ON FIRE + PHOTOS
JUNE 16: SLEATER-KINNEY
JUNE 11: VANESSA DAVIS, THE CORAL
JUNE 9: IVY, ASTAIRE
JUNE 8: MADELINE PEYROUX
MAY 2005
MAY 28: THE PONYS & THE M's + PHOTOS
MAY 12: OKKERVIL RIVER & EARLIMART + PHOTOS
MAY 11: GANG OF FOUR + PHOTOS
MAY 10: TIFT MERRITT + PHOTOS
APRIL 2005
APRIL 24: LETTER FROM "BUZZ ALDRIN"
APRIL 21: YO LA TENGO
APRIL 20: M. WARD AT ABBEY PUB + PHOTOS
APRIL 17: DAMIEN JURADO + PHOTOS
APRIL 16: ANDREW BIRD
APRIL 15: PAUL WESTERBERG
APRIL 9: MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. + PHOTOS
APRIL 3: DOLOREAN
APRIL 1: THE KILLS + PHOTOS
MARCH 2005
MARCH 25: ORCHESTRA BAOBOB + PHOTOS
MARCH 20: SXSW 2005
SXSW 2005 PHOTO GALLERIES
AMPOP APOSTLE OF HUSTLE NIC ARMSTRONG BLOC PARTY BRAZILIAN GIRLS CAPITOL YEARS CENTRO-MATIC CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER GREY DELISLE DIOS MALOS NICOLAI DUNGER THE FRAMES GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS GRIS GRIS MICAH P. HINSON IDA JENNIFER GENTLE LAST TOWN CHORUS LCD SOUNDSYSTEM MIDLAKE MONO NEW YORK DOLLS NIGHTINGALES PHOSPHORESCENT PICASTRO REDWALLS SHONEN KNIFE SILENT LEAGUE STARS WARLOCKS
INDIVIDUAL SXSW PHOTOS
ADEM BURNING BRIGHT ELVIS COSTELLO DANIEL JOHNSTON JON LANGFORD M.I.A. ROBERT PLANT MAVIS STAPLES TITAN GO KINGS MARTHA WAINWRIGHT BRIAN WILSON THE ZINCS
MARCH 5: JEFF TWEEDY
MARCH 4: SLOBBERBONE, TWO COW GARAGE & I CAN LICK ANY... + PHOTOS
MARCH 1: THE FUTUREHEADS, SHOUT OUT LOUDS & HIGH SPEED SCENE + PHOTOS
FEBRUARY 2005
FEB. 25: M. WARD IN CONCERT; SHELLEY SHORT; DR. DOG + PHOTOS
FEB. 22: JORGE BEN JOR + PHOTOS
FEB. 20: SIMPSONS; M. WARD CD; MONKEY SONGS
FEB. 18: THE COMAS + PHOTOS
FEB. 12: BETTIE SERVEERT + PHOTOS
FEB. 11: LOW & PEDRO THE LION + PHOTOS
FEB. 8: PAZZ & JOP; MIDLAKE; BAND TO BAND; BEES
FEB. 5: THE MOANERS
JANUARY 2005
JAN. 30: ROGUE WAVE & TWO GALLANTS + PHOTOS
JAN. 15: CONSTANTINES & OAKLEY HALL
JAN. 14: NEKO CASE & THE SADIES (PHOTOS ONLY)
JAN. 1: GUIDED BY VOICES
DECEMBER 2004
DEC. 8: MARK EITZEL INTERVIEW; MOOLAADE
NOVEMBER 2004
NOV. 26: THE ARCADE FIRE + PHOTOS
NOV. 6: ROBYN HITCHCOCK PHOTO
OCTOBER 2004
OCT. 1: KELLY HOGAN PHOTOS
SEPTEMBER 2004
SEPT. 26: HIDEOUT BLOCK PARTY PHOTOS
JULY 2004
JULY 3: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS PHOTOS
MARCH 2004
MARCH 30: NEKO CASE & THE SADIES PHOTOS
MARCH 27: MEKONS PHOTOS
MARCH 21: SXSW PHOTOS
FEBRUARY 2004
FEB. 12: FILMS FROM FINLAND; FIERY FURNACES |
