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Category Archives: Show Review
Outer Minds @ The Empty Bottle (5/24)
I’ve only ever seen Outer Minds play at the Empty Bottle, and I think that kind of consistency brings with it considerable advantage. For one it’s the Empty Bottle, far and away the best space to see live music in … Continue reading
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Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside @ The Hideout (5/22)
You know, when Chicago Tunes got up and going in August 2010, I about gave equal time to bands based in Chicago and those not based in Chicago. I also had a good amount of people writing with me from … Continue reading
Post Honeymoon, The Runnies @ Township (4/14)
You know, I might say Township, unassumingly, became a favored spot for me to hear live music in the city in a matter of weeks. Last month I made it out to the venue for the first time for Mawrcrest … Continue reading
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Outer Minds (record release), Mannequin Men, Radar Eyes @ The Empty Bottle (4/7); Mawrcrest @ Cole’s (4/6)
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
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El Ten Eleven, In Tall Buildings @ Evanston S.P.A.C.E. (3/27); Dustin Wong, Grandeurs @ Empty Bottle (3/28)
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
Fiona Apple @ Lincoln Hall (3/18)
Fiona Apple officially kicked off her “return” this year at South by Southwest, and all reports from the festival have been overwhelmingly positive. Her first night in Chicago (One of two! Aren’t we lucky?) was a short but oh so … Continue reading
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SXSW: White Mystery, Netherfriends @ Beerland (3/12); JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound @ Flamingo Cantina (3/12)
After trekking a mile and a half to a renowned boots store south of the river in Austin — with a pit stop in between to peek at the bathroom facilities inside the Radisson at Congress and Cesar Chavez — … Continue reading
Archie Powell & The Exports, The Noise FM, Mawrcrest @ Township (3/3)
So around the time this page started in August 2010, I was contacted by the frontman of The Noise FM, an indie rock trio from Kansas that had recently picked up and moved itself to Chicago. I remember Alex was … Continue reading
Tennis, In Tall Buildings @ Lincoln Hall (2/26)
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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Tyler Jon Tyler, Nones, The Runnies @ The Empty Bottle (2/14); Unicycle Loves You, Lightfoils @ The Empty Bottle (2/13)
I’ve long been partial to the Empty Bottle for good, cheap entertainment in Chicago. But a great string of kick ass — these back-to-back shows I’m just now digesting, as well as Radar Eyes’ record release and an Apteka/Secret Colours … Continue reading
