View Davey von Bohlen’s Chicago shows in a larger map Milwaukee musician Davey von Bohlen has led the kind of musical career that must leave other artists teeming with jealousy. Since the early ’90s, Davey has performed in a variety of bands: Ten Boy Summer, Cap’n Jazz, The Promise[...]
Archive for February, 2010
February 14th, 2010 - 6:32 pm § in Behind the scene at shows, Featured
‘A Picture Postcard’ of Chicago venues, from a musician’s perspective
February 13th, 2010 - 7:42 pm § in True/Slant
Valentine's Day Mix
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. What does that mean? Well, it means it’s time for a Valentine’s Day mix, of course! Below is a nice little mix of songs for VD 2010: 1. Electric Six – “Electric Demons in Love”: [youtubevid id="cDGQTlJjCrg"] 2. Andre 3000[...]
February 12th, 2010 - 5:51 pm § in True/Slant
Video Friday: 'The Room' remixed
Tonight, Chicago’s Music Box Theatre will be present a special screening of “The Room,” with director/actor/screenwriter/producer Tommy Wiseau in attendance. It’s known as one of the worst movies of all time thanks to its inept direction, terrible acting and near-alien unders[...]
February 9th, 2010 - 12:39 am § in True/Slant
Hardcore Punk's Return to SNL
Crisis of Conformity reunited on “SNL” this weekend. Don’t remember Crisis of Conformity? Perhaps the video of the reunion will jump your memory [via Unlikely Words and The Daily Swarm]: [huluvid id="YVEFp4lescx3IOWrHFyHJw"] Ok, there was no band by that name. But, kudos to “[...]
February 7th, 2010 - 1:52 pm § in Behind the scene at shows, Featured
Some kind of merchandiser
When Philadelphia's Algernon Cadwallader played Strangelight - a new Chicago DIY venue - on Friday, Feb. 5, singer/bassist Peter Helmis took some time to discuss the process of creating and selling merchandise.[...]
February 5th, 2010 - 2:55 pm § in True/Slant
Video Friday: David Hyde Pierce Raps Better Than will.i.am
Words cannot describe the act of David Hyde Pierce rapping about the big movies at this year’s Sundance to the tune of Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow.” Thanks to YouTube, there’s video evidence of such an event [via videogum]: [youtubevid id="gdMsTUGhVJI&feature=pl[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 6:20 pm § in True/Slant
NBC Serves Stereotypes For Black History Month
Questlove, drummer for The Roots and all-around well-respected guy, came upon something curious in the NBC cafeteria. As anyone with a camera phone and a point to make would do, he took to the Internet and posted the following photo on his twitpic account [via mediaite and Mike Riggs]: Yikes. A pict[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 1:13 am § in True/Slant
Pitchfork Music Festival Predictions
Pitchfork announced its annual music festival will take place July 16-18 in Chicago’s Union Park. Tickets for the Pitchfork Music Festival will go on sale Friday, when the music site will also announce part of its lineup. The Chicago Tribune‘s Greg Kot got word that Pavement and St. Vin[...]
February 2nd, 2010 - 11:30 pm § in True/Slant
Def Jux Records Not Folding… Sort Of
Rumors were flying around the Internet earlier today about the demise of indie hip-hop label Definitive Jux. Those rumors have turned out to be false… kind of. A few hours ago, Founder and the face of Def Jux, El-P, released the official word: This means change for JUX. Of course we’ll s[...]