13 Months
Artist: Sherm N Demand
They say he lunged, just a PCP-crazed thug.
Posted on November 30, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Health at Lincoln Hall on Saturday night.
Posted on November 30, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Lupe Fiasco at the Concord on Wednesday night.
Posted on November 27, 2015
Meet The Era: A Chicago Footwork Documentary
By Thump
“Meet The Era is a short documentary that shows Chicago footwork from a footworker’s perspective. Shot and edited over the last year with director Wills Glasspiegel, the short features dance portraits of each member in The Era. Glasspiegel (who also directed Icy Lake) is currently working with The Era and Teklife to produce a feature length documentary about footwork.”
Posted on November 26, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. FUZZ at Thalia Hall on Friday night.
Posted on November 23, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. El Vy at the Metro on Thursday night.
Posted on November 20, 2015
Meet The Eagles Of Death Metal
By Steve Rhodes
Updates at bottom of post.
“Christian Pastor Steven Anderson spent part of his sermon [Sunday] telling his congregation that, while he doesn’t condone the actions of the Paris attackers, the concertgoers at the Bataclan theater who were there to listen to the band Eagles of Death Metal sorta had it coming,” Patheos reports.
When you go to a concert of death metal, somebody might get killed! You know, you’re worshiping death, and then, all of a sudden, people start dying! . . . Well, you love death so much, you bought the ticket, you love worshiping Satan! Well, let’s have some of Satan’s religion come in and shoot you! I mean, that’s what these people should think about before they go into such a wicked concert . . .
For those not in the know, the Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band – not that there would be anything wrong with that. The band is mourning its merchandise manager amidst an effort to push them to the top of the charts in a show of support and solidarity, so I thought I’d take the moment to share the band’s backstory and some of their music.
Posted on November 17, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre at Record Breakers on Saturday.
Posted on November 16, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Clearance at the Empty Bottle on Monday night.
Posted on November 13, 2015
Local Music Notebook: When Chicago Dissed Disturbed
Plus: Yo La Tengo Does The Dead
“Disturbed frontman David Draiman has recalled the band’s struggle to get noticed in their early days – saying they were ‘blacklisted’ for not being cool enough,” Loudwire recalls.
“The Chicago band found it hard to make a name for themselves in a city better known for its alternative scene than for rock and metal.
“Draiman tells Loudwire: ‘People think it was this meteoric rise – it really wasn’t. We beat the hell out of ourselves for two or three years as a local band.
“Any time a rock show would come through town, we would pass out cassettes, stickers, t-shirts – whatever we could.
“There was a lot of struggle in a city that wasn’t conducive to hard rock and heavy metal. It was Smashing Pumpkins. It wasn’t about metal so we were blacklisted. We couldn’t even play inner city clubs – we weren’t cool enough. We had to force our way in.”
Actually, the Smashing Pumpkins weren’t cool enough either back then (or now), and Billy “William” Corgan has never forgotten it.
Posted on November 10, 2015