You shoulda been there.
1. Paul Collins Beat at Bric-a-Brac on Tuesday.
Posted on September 27, 2014
Local Music Notebook: Freaks, Geeks, Misfits & Losers
Dimebag Darrell, The ‘Mats, Guyvillelandia, Murder Metal, New GWAR Star
“Former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott says that he has ‘found peace 10 years after witnessing the murder of his brother while they were both playing at a club in Ohio,” Blabbermouth reports.
“Dimebag was shot dead on December 8, 2004 while performing with his band Damageplan at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. The shooting that night claimed three other lives and seven more were injured as the mad gunman opened fire on the crowd at the small club north of downtown Columbus.”
Abbott:
“I remember the last show we ever played together with Damageplan, we played in Buffalo, New York, and I wanted to . . . Actually, we wanted to go to the casino in Niagara Falls and he was really smoked. We had two more shows left. We were gonna do Mancow’s show in Chicago the next day. And I said, ‘Dime, man, let’s go to the casino, man.’ And he was, like, ‘Man, Vinnie, I’m really, really tired. I wanna kill these last two shows. I’m gonna go home and make the next Damageplan record. I wanna kill this.’ He goes, ‘You go have a good time, man. I’ll see you in a little bit.’
“So me and Mayhem, our security guy that got killed that night [in Columbus], went with me, and we went to the casino and we had a great time. And the bus pulled up about 3 o’clock in the morning to get us, and I came on the bus, and there was a full party going on in the front lounge. And I’m, like, ‘What is going on in here?’ It was Dime and there was, like, 12 people I’d never seen in my life. And I said, ‘Dime, I thought you were [tired].’ And he goes, ‘Dude, I couldn’t let these people down, man. They wanted to party tonight, man.’ And that’s how my brother was. He just would not let people down.”
Posted on September 24, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Yuna at the Old Town School for the World Music Festival on Friday night.
Posted on September 22, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Spoon at the Chicago Theatre on Tuesday night.
Posted on September 20, 2014
Pussy Riot Was Here
Masha And Nadya Explain It All
1. From RedEye:
“Watch snippets of the 2014 ‘Riot Fest Speaks’ panel discussion. The panel included Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina, Bad Religion’s Greg Graffin, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath, feminist writer Marcelle Karp, and Riot Fest founder Mike Petryshyn, along with moderator Henry Rollins.”
Posted on September 17, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Avatar at Mojoes in Joliet on Sunday night.
Posted on September 16, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Wray at the Empty Bottle last Saturday night.
Posted on September 12, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Sylvan Esso at the Hideout Block Party on Saturday night.
Posted on September 8, 2014
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Reigning Sound at the Empty Bottle on Monday night.
Loerzel: “[T]he set felt like a nonstop hit parade. Fans packed the floor in front of the stage, dancing, swaying and singing along with one song after another . . . There’s something matter-of-fact about the way [Greg] Cartwright performs his songs in concert. There’s plenty of passion in his voice, but he doesn’t bother jumping around and making any rock-star gestures. He just delivers the songs. And what songs they are.”
Posted on September 5, 2014
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Operators at Schubas on Saturday night.
Posted on September 3, 2014