We have our first September show already booked. Who wants to start thinking past the summer? Not me. See all the new shit up on SHOWcal. Here's what's going on this week:
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
15 Second Show Review - Smoking Popes @ Double Door 4/3/11
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Record Releases - April 5, 2011
April already! Here's what drops in time for spring:
| Apr-05-11 | Acid Mothers Temple - Pink Lady Lemonade - You're From Inner Space | Alien8 |
| Apr-05-11 | Alela Diane - Alela Diane and Wild Divine | Rough Trade |
| Apr-05-11 | Blondes - Lover / Hater 12" | RVNG |
| Apr-05-11 | Blueprint - Adventures in Counter-Culture | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Apr-05-11 | Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded (reissue) | Traffic Entertainment |
| Apr-05-11 | Coheed and Cambria - The Second Stage Turbine Blade (reissue) | Equal Vision Records |
| Apr-05-11 | Cold Cave - Cherish the Light Years | Matador |
| Apr-05-11 | Cute Lepers - Adventure Time | 1-2-3-4 Go! |
| Apr-05-11 | Dead Can Dance - Spiritchaser (reissue) | MoFi |
| Apr-05-11 | Destroyer - Ideas For Songs* | Triple Crown Audio |
| Apr-05-11 | Freelance Whales | Foals - Split | Mom & Pop |
| Apr-05-11 | Glasvegas - EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \ | Columbia |
| Apr-05-11 | Ha Ha Tonka - Death of a Decade | Bloodshot Records |
| Apr-05-11 | Hunx and his Punx - Too Young To Be In Love* | Hardly Art |
| Apr-05-11 | J. Rocc - Some cold Rock Stuf | Stones Throw |
| Apr-05-11 | Justice - Civilization | Ed Banger / Because |
| Apr-05-11 | Maritime - Human Hearts | Dangerbird |
| Apr-05-11 | Matthew Dear - Slowdance EP | Ghostly International |
| Apr-05-11 | Shannon and the Clams - Sleep Talk | 1-2-3-4 Go! |
| Apr-05-11 | Sharks - The Joys of Living 2008-2010 | Rise Records |
| Apr-05-11 | Silver Shampoo - Higher & Higher | What's Your Rupture? |
| Apr-05-11 | Sleep - Over - Casual Diamond | Hippos In Tanks |
| Apr-05-11 | The Kills - Blood Pressures* | Domino |
| Apr-05-11 | The Raveonettes - Raven In The Grave* | Vice |
| Apr-05-11 | Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On | Arts & Crafts |
Friday, April 1, 2011
This Weekend In Shows (TWIS) & New Shows
Eddie Vedder with Glen Hansard? WTF At least there are a ton of good shows just added to the SHOWcal. Too many, even. I have commitments to multiple shows on the same nights. UGH - spread 'em out bitches! Anyway, here's what's on tap for the coming week:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
15 Second Show Review - Destroyer @ Lincoln Hall 3/29/11
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Record Releases - March 29, 2011
Here's what comes out this week. Stuff marked * should be good:
| Mar-29-11 | All Tiny Creatures - Harbors | Hometapes |
| Mar-29-11 | Arrington De Dionyso's Malaikat Dan Dinga - Suara Naga | K |
| Mar-29-11 | Bibio - Mind Bokeh | Warp |
| Mar-29-11 | Bosco Delrey - Everybody Wah | Mad Decent / Downtown |
| Mar-29-11 | Broken Bells - Meyrin Fields* | Columbia |
| Mar-29-11 | Chalk Circle - Reflection | Mississippi / PPM |
| Mar-29-11 | Craft Spells - Idle Labor | Captured Tracks |
| Mar-29-11 | Generationals - Actor-Caster | Park The Van |
| Mar-29-11 | Josh T Pearson - The Last of the Country Gentleman | Mute |
| Mar-29-11 | Ladytron - Best of Ladytron: 00-10* | Nettwerk |
| Mar-29-11 | Mazes - A Thousand Heys | FatCat Records |
| Mar-29-11 | Moon Duo - Mazes | Sacred Bones Records |
| Mar-29-11 | Naked on the Vague - Twelve Dark Noons EP | Sacred Bones Records |
| Mar-29-11 | Obits - Moody, Standard and Poor | Sub Pop |
| Mar-29-11 | Orchestre Poly-Rhthmo de Cotonou - Cotonou Club | Strud/Sons D'Allieurs |
| Mar-29-11 | Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (Deluxe Edition) | Epic/Legacy |
| Mar-29-11 | Pearl Jam - Vs. (Deluxe Edition) | Epic/Legacy |
| Mar-29-11 | Peter Bjorn and John - Gimme some* | Star Time International |
| Mar-29-11 | Sarandon - Age of Reason | Slumberland |
| Mar-29-11 | Spectre Folk - Blackest Medicine Vol. 2 | Woodsist |
| Mar-29-11 | The Books - Lost and Safe (reissue) | Temporary Residence LTD. |
| Mar-29-11 | The Feelies - Here Before | Bar/None |
| Mar-29-11 | The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck | Merge |
| Mar-29-11 | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong | Slumberland |
| Mar-29-11 | The Sandwitches - Mrs. Jones' Cookies | Empty Cellar |
| Mar-29-11 | Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose | Oh Wow Dang |
| Mar-29-11 | Toro y Moi / Cloud Nothings - Split 7"* | Carpark |
| Mar-29-11 | Trust - Trust 7" | Sacred Bones Records |
| Mar-29-11 | UV Race - Homo | In The Red |
Friday, March 25, 2011
This Weekend In Shows (TWIS) & New Shows
New stuff like Death Cab @ Metro and Tame Impala/Yuck @ Scubas added to the SHOWcal. Here's what's on tap this week:
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Free Summer Shows at Millennium Park
Millennium Park's excellent free summer concert series was announced today, and the lineup looks pretty stellar, as usual. All shows are free and begin at 6:30pm:
MAY
23 Bonnie "Prince" Billy featuring the Cairo Gang + Special Guest TBA
30 Justin Townes Earle + Andre Williams & The Goldstars
JUNE
6 Iron & Wine + The Head and the Heart
13 Special Guest TBA + Campbell Brothers
20 Kings Go Forth + Ben l'Oncle Soul
27 Low + Special Guest TBA
JULY
4 Seefeel + CAVE
11 Delicate Steve + Bombino
18 Blonde Redhead + Special Guest TBA
25 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists + Rachel Ries
MAY
23 Bonnie "Prince" Billy featuring the Cairo Gang + Special Guest TBA
30 Justin Townes Earle + Andre Williams & The Goldstars
JUNE
6 Iron & Wine + The Head and the Heart
13 Special Guest TBA + Campbell Brothers
20 Kings Go Forth + Ben l'Oncle Soul
27 Low + Special Guest TBA
JULY
4 Seefeel + CAVE
11 Delicate Steve + Bombino
18 Blonde Redhead + Special Guest TBA
25 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists + Rachel Ries
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Record Releases - March 22, 2011
Here's what drops this week. Stuff marked * should be good:
| Mar-22-11 | Adventure - Lesser Known | Carpark |
| Mar-22-11 | Algodón Egipcio - La Lucha Constante | Lefse |
| Mar-22-11 | Baby Dee - Regifted Light | Drag City |
| Mar-22-11 | Belong - Common Era | Kranky |
| Mar-22-11 | Ellen Allien - Dust Remixes | Bpitch Control |
| Mar-22-11 | Keren Ann - 101 | Blue Note |
| Mar-22-11 | Maritime - Human Hearts | Dangerbird |
| Mar-22-11 | The Paperhead - The Paperhead | Trouble in Mind |
| Mar-22-11 | The Strokes - Angles* | RCA |
| Mar-22-11 | Various Artists - Sufjan Stevens Seven Swans Tribute | On Joyful Wings |
| Mar-22-11 | Wrong Words - Wrong Words | Trouble in Mind |
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Record Releases - March 15, 2011
Here's what drops today. Pretty good week. Stuff marked * should be good:
| Mar-15-11 | Alex Turner - Submarine | Domino |
| Mar-15-11 | Antonionian - Antonionian | Anticon |
| Mar-15-11 | Brave Irene - Brave Irene | Slumberland |
| Mar-15-11 | Brown Recluse - Evening Tapestry | Slumberland |
| Mar-15-11 | Cornershop Featuring Bubbley Kaur - Conershop & The Double 'O' Groove Of | Cargo |
| Mar-15-11 | Crystal Stilts - Through the Floor 7" | Slumberland |
| Mar-15-11 | D. Charles Speer - Arghiledes | Thrill Jockey |
| Mar-15-11 | Eleventh Dream Day - Riot Now! | Thrill Jockey |
| Mar-15-11 | Eternal Tapestry - Beyond the 4th Door | Thrill Jockey |
| Mar-15-11 | Forbidden Friends - Tiny Hands b/w For You 7" | Kill Rock Stars |
| Mar-15-11 | Hype Williams - One Nation | Hippos In Tanks |
| Mar-15-11 | J Mascis - Several Shades of Why | Sub Pop |
| Mar-15-11 | Mastodon - Live at the Aragon* | Reprise |
| Mar-15-11 | Mi Ami - Dolphins EP | Thrill Jockey |
| Mar-15-11 | Owls - Owls (reissue) | Jade Tree |
| Mar-15-11 | Panda Bear - Surfers Hymn 7"* | Kompakt |
| Mar-15-11 | Pyramids / Horseback - Split | Hydrahead |
| Mar-15-11 | Rise Against - End Game | DGC / Interscope |
| Mar-15-11 | Tape - Revelationes | Immune |
| Mar-15-11 | The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar* | Canvasback / Atlantic |
Friday, March 11, 2011
This Weekend In Shows (TWIS) & New Shows
Lots of stuff added this week to the SHOWcal, including TV on the Radio at Metro, CSS at the Metro, and, well, a bunch of others. Here's what's going on this week:
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Record Releases - March 8, 2011
Here's what drops today. Stuff marked * should be good:
| Mar-08-11 | Dignan Porch - Deluded 12" | Captured Tracks |
| Mar-08-11 | Ellie Goulding - Lights | Cherrytree / Interscope |
| Mar-08-11 | Grails - Deep Politics | Temporary Residence, Ltd. |
| Mar-08-11 | Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo* | Matador |
| Mar-08-11 | Los Dug Dug's - Los Dug Dug's | Lion Productions |
| Mar-08-11 | Lupe Fiasco - LASERS* | Atlantic |
| Mar-08-11 | Memphis - Here Comes a City | Arts & Crafts |
| Mar-08-11 | Parts & Labor - Constant Future | Jagjaguwar |
| Mar-08-11 | R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now | Warner Bros. |
| Mar-08-11 | The Curious Mystery - We Creeling | K |
| Mar-08-11 | The Dodos - No Color* | Frenchkiss |
| Mar-08-11 | We Creeling - The Curious Mystery | K |
| Mar-08-11 | Western Hymn - Out of the Way EP | K |
| Mar-08-11 | Wye Oak - Civilian | Merge |
| Mar-08-11 | Young Widows - Future Heart 7" | Temporary Residence, Ltd. |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)