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Tickets On Sale: Week of March 15th 2010 (updated)
It’s time for Tickets On Sale: Week of March 13th 2010! Some of the shows that are going on sale this week include: The AP Tour, Ted Leo, Faith No More, Anvil, Killswitch Engage, RX Bandits, Sting, Fuck Buttons, Against Me, Primal Fear and Manchester Orchestra. I’ll update this page with more listings throughout the week so keep checking back!
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Alkaline Trio / Cursive – Metro, Chicago, IL
Date: February 27th, 2010
Band Link: www.alkalinetrio.com
When it was announced that Cursive and Alkaline Trio were touring together, I think every little emo-hearted punk let out a girlish squeal. After all, it was Alkaline Trio and Cursive. Unfortunately, Saturday’s sold-out performance at Chicago’s the Metro did not exactly live up to expectations.
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Castevet – Subterranean Chicago, IL
Date: January 20th, 2010
Band Link: www.myspace.com/romancastevet
Less than a year after releasing their Summer Fences EP, Castevet headlined their record release show for The Echo & The Light at Subterranean last weekend. Taking the stage after midnight, the group displayed an explosive combination of indie, emo, punk, and instrumental. It’s almost as if the group single handedly picked the best element from their favorite bands and magically placed them into their songs.
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Wesley Willis’s Joy Rides comes to DVD on December 8th
Eyeosaur and MVD Visual are proud to announce the DVD release of Wesley Willis’s Joy Rides on December 8, 2009. An underground rock icon and revered artist, the late, great Wesley Willis attracted and offended people the world over. Wesley Willis’s Joy Rides follows the life of the prolific and controversial artist on his journey from obscurity to fame.
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The Get Up Kids – The Metro, Chicago, IL
Date: October 21st 2009
Band Link: www.myspace.com/thegetupkids
A lot can be said about bands that decide to reunite to tour. Of all the reasons why, I can think it is safe to attribute the main cause to nostalgia. According to Merriam-Webster, Nostalgia is a noun and has two meanings: 1. the state of being homesick 2. a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition. Touring in support of the tenth anniversary of their album, Something to Write Home About, The Get Up Kids evoked feelings of nostalgia in Chicago last Wednesday night.
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Riot Fest 2009
The fifth annual Riot Fest took over five days and several venues and clubs in Chicago last week. From old school punks to newer acts playing, it was hard to choose which acts to see and which venue to see them at. Skipping Wednesday and Thursday night, I started off my first Riot Fest experience on Friday and saw the rest of the weekend through.
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Motion City Soundtrack announce 3 special Chicago shows for December
Motion City Soundtrack take a Look Back with Three Special Nights at Lincoln Hall in Chicago this December; Band set to Perform their First Three Albums in their Entirety over Three Separate Nights – I am The Movie on Dec 18th, Commit This To Memory on Dec 19th, and Even If It Kills Me on Dec 20th.
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The Weakerthans – The Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
Date: September 25th 2009
Band Link: www.theweakerthans.org
I have only ever met two types of people in this world, diehard Weakerthan fans and people who have never heard of them. I always felt myself as some sort anomaly because I like them, but I’m not in love with them. I always found it difficult to listen to more than four songs in a row because singer John Samson’s voice is too sweet for my taste. It at times borderlines on whiny no matter how good their albums might be (and they’re damn good). With that said, I walked into Friday night’s show with trepidation. I was more than happy to be proved wrong.
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Cymbals Eat Guitars – Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, IL
Date: September 8th, 2009
Band Link: www.myspace.com/cymbalseatguitars
Presented by The Empty Bottle
“I like bright light; I get scared in the dark”
It was with that phrase that Cymbals Eat Guitars’ singer Joseph D’Agostino essentially introduced the band and started the set. Opening with the six minute “And the Hazy See,” Cymbals Eat Guitars wasted no time getting into a ferocious pace.
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CoCoComa, So So Glos, Titus Andronicus – Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
CoCoComa’s sound harkens back to the stripped down New York garage band revival. You know when they said that sound was coming back with The Hives, The Strokes, and The Vines. Well no one bangs their drums as hard as this band. CoCoComa is a glorious mix of pounding beats and danceable/singable/drunk-able harmonies. You just can’t go wrong. The only sad thing is that it was a Monday and I had to go back to work the next day.
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