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You shoulda been there.
1. Diarrhea Planet at Beat Kitchen on Saturday night.
Posted on July 28, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Subhumans at Reggies on Monday night.
Posted on July 26, 2014
The Weekend In Pitchfork
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You shoulda been there.
1. St. Vincent.
Posted on July 22, 2014
The [Monster] Weekend In Chicago Rock
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And this is the non-Pitchfork version; we’ll bring you that on Tuesday.
1. K. Flay in Tinley Park for the Warped Tour on Saturday.
Aka Kristine Flaherty of Wilmette.
Posted on July 21, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Young Buffalo at Schubas on Sunday night.
Posted on July 18, 2014
Local Music Notebook: Animal Kingdom Appeals To Deb Mell
Plus: Spazzy McGee, Dirty Doo-Wop, Babes in Toyland, Russian Circles, The Lord & Nicki Bluhm
1. Animal Kingdom Appeals To Deb Mell.
Dispute with neighbors.
@debmell DIY has allowed me to experience local music. I am a member of Chicago’s arts & Music community and I support Animal Kingdom.
— tiffy (@TifffThecreator) July 15, 2014
RT RT RT We are members of Chicago’s arts & music community and we support Animal Kingdom @debmell
— Twin Peaks (@TwinPeaksDudes) July 14, 2014
Posted on July 16, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Glass Animals at the Empty Bottle on Thursday night.
Posted on July 14, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Kevin Abstract at Reggies on Tuesday night.
Posted on July 11, 2014
Here Comes Wally! A Chicago Polk-Rock Opera
By Don Hedeker
Forget Lollapalooza, it’s time for WALLYPALOOZA!!
That’s right, on Saturday, August 2nd, The Polkaholics will perform their polka-rock opera Wally! in its entirety at Quenchers (2401 N. Western, 773 276-9730) in their seventh annual celebration of Li’l Wally’s life and legacy (Li’l Wally’s birthday was August 1, 1930, and he passed away on August 17, 2006). Admission is $5 and the event will begin at 10 p.m. The amazing I Love Rich will open the show with their fun and entertaining brand of in-your-face ROCK!
Li’l Wally revolutionized polka in the 1950s by slowing it down to a danceable tempo, which became known as the “Chicago Style.” He is considered the Muddy Waters or Charlie Parker of polka. Though he retired to Florida in later years, The Polkaholics brought him back to Chicago for several memorable shows together before he died in 2006.
Posted on July 9, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Hurray for the Riff Raff at the American Music Festival at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn on Saturday night.
Dickinson: “Alynda Lee Segarra is a twenty-something feminist singer-songwriter with a very old soul. The Americana artist is her own woman, all the while drawing on a mix of vintage and contemporary influences including Robert Johnson, the Carter Family, Townes Van Zandt and Gillian Welch.
“A triple threat as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, Segarra tours and records under the name Hurray for the Riff Raff. She is joined in the studio and on stage by a collective of musicians including her long-running musical partner and fiddler Yosi Perlstein.”
Posted on July 7, 2014