I'm a bit late posting my favorite albums from last year because I kinda forgot about this site once it wanted money from me and I still don't have my own computer. I can only access the 'net at work, so my cyber habit has been pared down dramatically. Anyway, this year saw me coming off the rocking chair more than last year, where most of my new favorites were designed for porch-setting. I couldn
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best albums of 2008
This year it was harder for me to discover new music since I make most of those discoveries by surfing the 'Net and since my computer died back in August, it was harder for me to spend copious amounts of time online. I did do quite a bit of music hunting while I was at work and, in what may be another sign of my advancing oldness, much of the new music I liked this year was mellower than what I no
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sweet reprieve
So many phone calls and e-mails flooded the city aldermans' offices that the ordinance will not be put up for a vote tomorrow! WhooHoo!! The ordinance is supposed to be rewritten before it comes up for a vote again, most likely next month. The thing that gets me is that it's the big venues that this ordinance should apply to; they are the ones most likely to have people get hurt. The current regul
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chicago: kills rock dead
This Events Promoter Ordinance that's being fast-tracked through the Chicago City Council is bullshit. It's like it was designed to kill the local music scene, which are the only shows I can afford to go to at this point in time, but it would also discourage smaller venues that don't have 500+ permanent seating from booking some nationally-known indie bands, plus the wording is so vague it could a
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best of 2007
Earlier last year, I was complaining to a friend of mine about all the crappy music coming out and how I must be old because I would rather throw on some old Black Flag or Jimi Hendrix than check out anything new. As the year went on and I got past the Fall Out Boys, Plain White T's, Andrew Birds, Jens Lekmans, Beiruts and other so-called "lovable losers," I found alot of stuff that didn't seem de
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reading is fundamental
Two weeks ago, I was at Quimby's for a reading that featured Joe Meno, Arthur Nersesian and, the reason I went, Lydia Lunch. As is usually the case, I grabbed a front row seat. Arthur went first, reading from his latest book "The Last Swing Voter Of Staten Island." I thought he did a good job and the book is definitely something I want to read, but he was kinda quiet and subdued in his reading sty
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ramblin' on with henry rollins
Two weeks ago, I went to see Henry Rollins do a spoken word gig at the Vic. I'm so glad I decided to snap up a ticket a few months ago when they went on sale. There would've been no way for me to afford them now and I would have missed my first Rollins show in almost 20 years. I wanted to leave work early to make sure I had a good spot in line since it was general admission, but I didn't think it
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jazz fest
A couple months ago, I mentioned how I hate going to any of the music festivals here because I hate being crowded by a metric shit-ton of people. Then I went to the Folk Festival and everything was awesome. Great music, no pushy people, no huge lines for the bathroom or food and drinks.On Sunday, the same friend who convinced me to go to the Folk Festival coaxed me out to the Jazz Festival. Onc...
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i can guarantee you won't forget me
A friend of mine got married on Saturday. Because she's a huge singer/songwriter kind of girl and to save money, she asked the people attending the wedding to send her a song that they would like to hear at the reception, so they would be spared having their party groove bummed out by Dar Williams and the Indigo Girls.I chose Doombuggy's "Perfect Woman" because I think the lyrics fit a wedding the
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gettin' it on with grinderman
Last week, I saw Grinderman at the Metro. For those of you who have ADD, here's my review: Intense! For those of you who can still pay attention, here's a long rambling discourse of my experience at the show.When this album first came out in March, I read a record review that called this project Nick Cave's excursion into pop. I guess that reviewer's idea of pop is fuzzed-up guitar chaos with mani
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