CONCERT REVIEW: DEFTONES AND INCUBUS AT THE HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATER (TINLEY PARK, IL)
Deftones (Sacramento, CA) and Incubus (Calabasas, CA)July 25th, 2015Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park, IL Name change. First Midwest Bank Amphitheater became Hollywood Casino Amphitheater this month. Prior to that, it was the Tweeter, or World Music Theater. You c
CONCERT REVIEW: RAH RAH AT THE DOUBLE DOOR (CHICAGO, IL)
Rah Rah (Regina, Saskatchewan)November 21th, 2012Double Door in Chicago, IL What day is it? Why did I eat so much? I once had a friend tell me she had to undo the top button of her pants after a plentiful Thanksgiving dinner. At least I’m not there yet. Right? The term “food coma” ge
Review: The Atlas Moth – An Ache for the Distance (2011)
Today we welcome Steven Coffman, a Southern Atlantic nomad now holed up on the cusp of the Colorado mountains to Mezzic! Out there, he spends the days and nights “pairing various beers with technical metal, indie rock, and post-metal, just so long as it’s emotionally heavy or actually heavy.”
Review: The Felix Culpa – Sever Your Roots (2010)
Back in 2002, you knew this group knew how to make music. It’s not picking up a guitar, writing a song, and performing. They could move venues-which was easy back then when it was VFWs and roller rinks. Then others noticed to the point they were called out to California and, honestly it would be [
A CHICAGO MUSIC ICON RETURNS…
High school: “Is it safe where you’re driving?” ‘Yes, mom. I’ve been there a bunch of times…it’s in a good neighborhood.’ Insert busted out car windows and our protagonist passes the threshold into a dingy, darkly lit building. Ceiling tiles are not crumbling, but punched out. Stains
REVIEW: ALKALINE TRIO – THIS ADDICTION (2010)
Seven has been associated with This Addiction, whether covering the CD itself to the earplugs the band uses during their tour. The integer itself denotes either dread or luck, depending on your viewpoint. The seventh album is as polarizing as the number; you’ll either love it or hate it. In f
PHOTOGRAPHY: YELLE’S ‘C’EST L’AMERIQUE’ TOUR IN CHICAGO
Tuesday night the French electro-pop dance-influenced Yelle landed in Chicago, by way of Reykjavík, for their C’est l’Amérique Tour (It’s America! Tour) accompanied by L.A.’s Funeral Party. Helped by Club DJ Tepr and drummer/”songmaker” GrandMarnier, Yelle delivered one of thos
REVIEW: DR MANHATTAN – DR MANHATTAN (2008)
Dr Manhattan heralds from Wauconda (déjà vu?-yep, see previous post on their record release show), or as most say “Northern Illinois.” They’ve proved hard to describe in conversation: pop punk, but more punk and dance punk with a dash of rock. Think heavy hitting dance drums c
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: DR MANHATTAN, RECORD RELEASE (MCHENRY, IL)
Dr Manhattan (Vagrant Records) just released their self-titled debut album last night, although it doesn’t hit stores until this Tuesday, March 11th. I’ll throw a review together soon, but I’ve been eating this album up ever since hearing their Are You Bald? EP that was released in December.