Sunday afternoon, NME reported the death of Devon Clifford, drummer for Canadian power-punk band You Say Party! We Say Die!: You Say Party! We Say Die!‘s drummer Devon Clifford passed away this morning (April 18), after collapsing during the bands gig in Vancouver on Friday. Clifford was 30[...]
Posts Tagged ‘concert’
March 31st, 2010 - 2:55 pm § in True/Slant
Lollapalooza releases lineup… in code
Lollapalooza, the gigantic three-day alternative pop music extravaganza, announced its 2010 lineup. Except you’ve probably got to be Vanna White to be able to discern who will be there from this quirky/gimmicky mess: It’s a cute concept, but you’ve got to wonder why they decided 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.[...]
January 23rd, 2010 - 8:11 pm § in Behind the scene at shows, Featured
Behind the soundboard
Sound quality is one of the most important components of a live show. Bad sound can ruin a perfectly good performance. As such, the sound-men and women play a pivotal role during concerts.[...]
October 26th, 2009 - 2:15 am § in True/Slant
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists at Lincoln Hall Grand Opening
Chicago’s Lincoln Hall has been open for a bit, but that didn’t stop Ted Leo & The Pharmacists from bringing the club to life. On October 25, Leo et al played the slightly-belated Grand Opening as they do any other show: with a fistful of punk fun. The quartet seemed poised for actio[...]
February 19th, 2009 - 11:53 pm § in Perfect Lines
House
Next Friday, Allston shall have quite a show in the neighborhood: House shows are the creme of the crop in underground punk… it’s where garage rock, hardcore, post-hardcore, emo, grunge… so many great genres came to fruition. And with Oh! Pioneers headlining, it should be a great o[...]