Category Archives: In Tall Buildings

White Mystery, Mannequin Men, Magic Milk, In Tall Buildings @ Do Division Street Fest 2012 (6/2)

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

Despite summer festival season in Chicago starting officially about a week or two ago, I’d pegged this weekend as a beginning point in general, Do Division Fest in particular. Two stages — one at Division/Damen; the other at Division/Leavitt — … Continue reading →

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Handpicked shows for June 2012

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

The last time I did one of these — in February — I didn’t yet know whether a monthly handpicks column would become a “thing” here. Turns out it didn’t, and that’s great. I don’t know that I like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cains & Abels, Caught in Your Pockets, Handpicked, In Tall Buildings, Magic Milk, Mannequin Men, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, The Runnies, Tyler Jon Tyler, White Mystery | 2 Comments

El Ten Eleven, In Tall Buildings @ Evanston S.P.A.C.E. (3/27); Dustin Wong, Grandeurs @ Empty Bottle (3/28)

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

That first time watching live loop pedal makes for a distinctive and curious experience, yeah? For me it would’ve been during the solo performance of a guy opening for The Kickback in end-of-year 2010 at The Tonic Room. For the … Continue reading →

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Tennis, In Tall Buildings @ Lincoln Hall (2/26)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

You know, it’s real tough settling into a space like Lincoln Hall after a series of mostly Empty Bottle shows in the new year. I’d forgotten, apparently, the types that filter in and out of that place. I mean, you … Continue reading →

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Handpicked shows for February 2012

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

I’m a creature of habit, certainly. And that mindset surfaces again and again here on Chicago Tunes. Reviews seem — however unintentionally — bounded to familiar lengths, and familiar quality. A gander at my musical likings, as well, might reveal … Continue reading →

Posted in Bare Mutants, Beat Kitchen, Elsinore, Handpicked, In Tall Buildings, Lincoln Hall, Lizz Wright, Soft Speaker, SPACE, The Empty Bottle, Twin Sister | 4 Comments

My favorite sets of the year: 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

As I began compiling a list of my favorite Chicago performances of the year, I noticed a pattern emerge. I’ve picked out seven key nights here, and many of them — four, in fact — made the cut for introducing … Continue reading →

Posted in Alela Diane, Best Of, Breathe Owl Breathe, Elephant Gun, Elsinore, In Tall Buildings, Minor Characters, Rachele Eve, Soft Speaker, Sons of the West, The Parson Red Heads, The Singleman Affair, The Yes Way, UMMA | 2 Comments

Santah, In Tall Buildings, Elephant Gun @ Lincoln Hall (12/22)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

The experience I had at Lincoln Hall Thursday was, I think, a first for me. The show, the last one I’ll see in Chicago this year — I fly out Friday eve for the hometown, and don’t get back ’til … Continue reading →

Posted in Elephant Gun, In Tall Buildings, Lincoln Hall, Santah, Show Review | 5 Comments