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You shoulda been there.
1. King’s X at Reggies on Sunday night.
Posted on July 5, 2013
Remembering Jason Molina, Jim Nayder And Jay Bennett
Pain And Passion
1. The Supernaturally Prolific And Touching Jason Molina.
“We all go through the exit door at some point in our short journey on earth with the living and sometime that shit just happens too fast for some and we leave some folks behind,” Review Stalker writes.
“Being sensitive to this fact Steven Vineis has put together a compilation benefiting the late and great Mr. Jason Molina formerly of the Magnolia Electric Co which you should just buy now at songsmolina.bandcamp.com.
Molina recorded at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio. “I loved hearing Jason Molina sing,” Steve Albini said upon Molina’s passing. “He was a genius at turning a phrase and making it into something more than the words in it.”
Posted on July 2, 2013
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Prince at City Winery on Sunday morning.
Posted on July 1, 2013
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Cold Cave at the Empty Bottle on Monday night.
Posted on June 28, 2013
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Bishop Hezekiah Walker at Ellis Park for Gospel Fest on Sunday night.
Posted on June 24, 2013
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. DI at Reggies on Wednesday night.
Posted on June 21, 2013
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Man or Astro-man? at the Empty Bottle on Friday night.
Posted on June 17, 2013
The Week In Chicago Rock
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You shoulda been there.
1. Ke$ha in Tinley Park on Sunday night.
Posted on June 14, 2013
At Least Half Of The Replacements Are Reuniting And Playing Chicago’s Riot Fest
By Steve Rhodes
“Over the past year or so, fans of the Replacements have seen more collaborative activity from the principal members than there has been in quite some time,” Reed Fischer wrote for City Pages, the Minneapolis weekly, last night.
“The Songs for Slim EP project reminded us what it’s like to hear a band powered by Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, and a few close friends, and it turned up the amps on the ‘what if’ scenarios that have floated around for the past two decades since the band broke things off in 1991.
“Today, reports coming from folks close to Riot Fest, happening September 13-15 in Chicago, suggest that the 13 question marks on the poster just below Fall Out Boy and Blink-182 stand for ‘Replacements,’ a word that is admittedly is only 12 letters long.”
Perfect. Plus, the reports turned out to be true.
Posted on June 13, 2013
Local Music Notebook: Chicago’s Door & Prince’s Protege
By Steve Rhodes
“Chicago’s resident heavy metal comrades, Dan Donegan and Mike Wengren of multi-platinum band Disturbed, shot a new music video for their band Fight or Flight, a side project with singer Dan Chandler of Evans Blue,” Reel Chicago reported last month.
Now that video takes on new resonance.
“The video uses the narrative device of a secret society to question conspiracy theories surrounding vaccines, gun control, and depopulation among many others, with the album’s provocative title laying out a premise for music fans to question what they see.
“The South Side rockers are no strangers to making videos, having shot several live performance-style vids over the years, including ‘Down with the Sickness’ at Tinley Park’s outdoor venue. This latest effort however is a first attempt at a narrative, with Donegan himself providing the treatment.
“The band members exchanged thoughts on conspiracy theories and drew inspiration from documentaries like Zeitgeist. ‘Some [conspiracy theories] seem very goofy, and some seem like there’s a strong argument for it. All we’re saying is maybe we should open our eyes and ask questions, to get ourselves closer to the truth.'”
Posted on June 11, 2013