By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Freelance Whales at Metro on Tuesday night.
Posted on April 29, 2011
Remembering Lacy Gibson, Master Bluesman
Worked With ‘Damn Near All Of ‘Em’
1. From Steve Balkin:
This Friday, April 29, 2011, I have been invited to attend an outside street memorial celebration to honor Bluesman Lacy Gibson. He passed away a few days ago.
Lacy was the brother-in-law to Maxwell Street Bluesman Bobby Too Tuff, a friend of mine.
There will be free food and free Blues music. I was told this is a free event. No asking for donations.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 2628 W. Wilcox. They will be blocking off two streets for this.
Posted on April 28, 2011
International Pop Overthrown
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
The International Pop Overthrow wrapped up its Chicago schedule over the weekend. Here are some highlights.
1. Material Re-Issue at the Abbey.
Posted on April 26, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Uh Huh Her at the Double Door on Sunday night.
Posted on April 25, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Submarines at Schubas on Wednesday night.
Posted on April 22, 2011
The Wax Trax! Retrospectacle
By The Beachwood 33 1/3 Affairs Desk
“As important as Chess Records was to blues and soul music, Chicago’s Wax Trax imprint was just as significant to the punk rock, new wave and industrial genres,” Richard Giraldi wrote for the Sun-Times on Sunday.
“What began as a record shop on Lincoln Avenue that specialized in underground music more than 30 years ago morphed into an influential label and seeped into the city’s culture. Even after the label went bankrupt, the storefront closed and founders Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher passed away, the music and reach of Wax Trax Records never dissipated.”
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“Amid almost ceiling-scraping stacked amps pumping surging, unyielding beats, Wax Trax! artists – including Front 242, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, and members of KMFDM and Revolting Cocks – paid tribute over the weekend at Metro to the label that shaped their formative careers,” Althea Legaspi wrote for the Tribune. “Dubbed the Wax Trax! Retrospectacle, Friday and Saturday’s benefit shows were sold out; an encore performance was held Sunday.”
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Here are some of the highlights.
1. Rights of the Accused.
Posted on April 20, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. No Devotion and the Revolting Cocks at the Metro on Saturday night for the Wax Trax! Retrospectacle.
Posted on April 18, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Amon Amarth at Bottom Lounge on Wednesday night.
Posted on April 15, 2011
In Action: Rush in Chicago
By The Beachwood Fly By Night Affairs Desk
One of the greatest bands to rock this planet brought its Time Machine Tour to the big arena on the Near West Side on Tuesday. Let’s take a look.
1. Intro/Spirit of the Radio.
Posted on April 14, 2011
When The Real Thin Lizzy Played Chicago
By The Beachwood Irish Black Cowboy Affairs Desk
“It’s been a tough year for Thin Lizzy, having lost guitarist Gary Moore and hitting the 25th anniversary of frontman Phil Lynott’s death,” Illinois Entertainer wrote in advance of the new lineup’s appearance in Chicago on April 1st.
We thought we’d bring you instead audio from the original lineup’s 1976 and 1977 appearances. (All 1976 audio is believed to have come from their show at the old Chicago Stadium; the 1977 audio is believed to have come from shows at the Stadium and the Uptown, though they also apparently played the Riv in at least one if not both of those years and the Aragon in 1976.)
1. Angel From The Coast, 1976.
Posted on April 13, 2011