A Palatine Gym Drenched In Blood!

It was a Saturday night in April 1975 when the Fremd Vikings’ booster club got a little more than they bargained for. The boosters had hired KISS to play a fundraiser – see more on that below – and while the boosters were aghast they had also unknowingly contributed to local rock history.
ChicagoArchive just uploaded these photos along with audio from “the kid who took the pics” at a meet-and-greet” and apparently recorded the soundcheck.

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Posted on November 2, 2011

By The Beachwood Occupation Affairs Desk

Debts no honest man could pay.
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Song: “Johnny 99”
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Recorded: January 3, 1982
Released: September 30, 1982
Length: 3:44
Album:Nebraska
Wikipedia: Like several other songs on the Nebraska album, “Johnny 99” is a song about complete despair. It has direct links with certain songs on Nebraska: the protagonist in “Johnny 99” notes that he has “debts no honest man could pay,” repeating a line used by the protagonist in “Atlantic City”, and, like the title song, “Johnny 99” is about a murderer – though rather than being a psychopath like the protagonist in the title song, “Johnny 99” is motivated by his economic circumstances.

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Posted on November 1, 2011

By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Future Islands at Lincoln Hall on Sunday night.

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Posted on October 31, 2011

By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Warbringer at Reggie’s on Thursday night.

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Posted on October 28, 2011

By The Beachwood Occupation Affairs Desk

First in a series.

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Posted on October 27, 2011

By The Beachwood Drum Solo Affairs Desk

On Tuesday, this dude (Ryan J. Lee of Kansas City) won his Guitar Center District Finals and advanced to the Regionals to be held in Chicago on November 15th.
(Video by djlee59)

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Posted on October 26, 2011

By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Deadmau5 at the Aragon on Sunday night.

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Posted on October 24, 2011

By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Empires at Subterranean on Thursday night.

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Posted on October 21, 2011

Chicago’s Premier Punk Rock Choir To Perform For Protesters On Monday Night

Occupy Chicago is in for a real treat on Monday when the Blue Ribbon Glee Club performs for them from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Jackson and LaSalle.
Let’s take a look.
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1. At Ronny’s in May 2007.

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Posted on October 20, 2011

By The Beachwood Hagfish Affairs Desk

In observation of National Hagfish Day, we bring you . . . Hagfish!
At the Metro sometime in the mid-90s (via JBTV).

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Posted on October 19, 2011