Category Archives: Radar Eyes

The best local releases of 2012

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

The year-end albums post, now in its third edition, happens to be the thing I most look forward to writing all year for CT. Perhaps it’s because the other two have been the site’s most-read pieces. By a lot. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Absinthe & The Dirty Floors, Advance Base, Archie Powell & The Exports, Best Of, Cains & Abels, Daylight Robbery, Grandeurs, Mazes, Outer Minds, Pony Trash, Radar Eyes, Suns, Uh Bones | 3 Comments

Handpicked shows for December 2012

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

The Handpicked column has been revived. Happy Holidays from Chicago Tunes: Thursday, December 6: Advance Base @ The Burlington, 9 p.m. Cost: $7 donation Other acts: Julie Byrne, J Fernandez Recommended: New Chicago Tunes favorite Advance Base tops a Thursday … Continue reading →

Posted in Advance Base, Archie Powell & The Exports, Bare Mutants, Handpicked, Heavy Times, Mucca Pazza, Outer Minds, Radar Eyes, Suns, The Noise FM, Uh Bones, White Mystery | Leave a comment

Outer Minds (record release), Mannequin Men, Radar Eyes @ The Empty Bottle (4/7); Mawrcrest @ Cole’s (4/6)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Outer Minds’ record release at the Empty Bottle Saturday night is what makes the city’s music scene so flipping exciting. I mean really, the scene’s upper tier all got booked to play the same evening, in the city’s best venue, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cole's, Mannequin Men, Mawrcrest, Outer Minds, Radar Eyes, Show Review, The Empty Bottle | 2 Comments

Radar Eyes, Bare Mutants, Outer Minds @ The Empty Bottle (2/6)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

So it was a noontime text, I think, that confirmed to me that yes, I was still a ways away from mental balance after a free night of sweet noise at the Empty Bottle. The text, from one of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bare Mutants, Outer Minds, Radar Eyes, Show Review, The Empty Bottle, Video | 3 Comments

Radar Eyes — S/T

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Band: Radar Eyes Album: S/T Release Date: February 6, 2012 Free mp3: “Accident” (good through Feb. 12) In the new year’s early going, I’ve noticed much that’s been written about here — minus the sprinkling of show reviews handcrafted by … Continue reading →

Posted in Music Review, Radar Eyes | 1 Comment