The Week In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Rivers Cuomo at Beat Kitchen on Tuesday night.

Posted on April 13, 2018

Vinyl Fetish Club’s Reckless Records Haul

By Vinyl Fetish Club

“When I walked in and they were playing Televison’s ‘See No Evil‘ . . . I knew I was in the right place.”

Posted on April 11, 2018

The Weekend In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. The Reaganomics at the Brauerhouse in Lombard on Friday night.

Posted on April 9, 2018

The Week In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Silent Age at The 2040 on Monday night.

Posted on April 6, 2018

CPD Gets Downstate FBG Duck Shows Shut Down

By Steve Rhodes

“Warnings from the Chicago Police Department about a rap group from Chicago that was scheduled to perform in Southern Illinois this past weekend caused two law enforcement departments and a university to cancel shows at three different venues Friday,” the Southern reports.
“The rap group FBG Duck was originally booked to play at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Center on March 30, but a call from the Chicago Police Department to the Southern Illinois University Public Safety Department informed the college about the group’s violent history, according to Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry.”
I always hate seeing reports like this – rap groups seem to be targeted disproportionately to other acts with audiences that are sometimes unruly, and we all know why.
On the other hand, could it be true that danger was afoot?

Posted on April 3, 2018

The Slits’ Viv Albertine Has A New (Her Second) Memoir Out That Brilliantly Chronicles Outsiderism, But Does She Really Have To Be Done With Men?

By Steve Rhodes

“Viv Albertine’s new memoir is a chronicle of outsiderness that goes beyond her years in the Slits to explore class and gender, her parents and sibling rivalry,” Sean O’Hagan writes for the Guardian.
Ooh, that sounds good.
“[A]nd why she’s done with men.”
Ugh. Ya know, sometimes Not All Men is the appropriate response.
Let’s take a look.

Posted on April 3, 2018