Assault The Weekend! (3/18/10)

March 18th, 2010 by Oswald Hobbes / Comment on this post

Here at Assault HQ, we know how difficult it is to plan a weekend in Chicago. With so much good live music to choose from (and so much alcohol to drink to while you listen), who can decide? We can. Just follow this itinerary and you’re guaranteed an awesome time:

FRIDAY:

Ah, Friday! Finally you can kick back, quit complaining about your pathetic monkey job, and drink some cold beers. You know what goes great with cold beers? AWESOME CHICAGO BANDS. And you’re gonna find FIVE awesome Chicago bands playing at Metro on Friday. Tickets are $11 for this all ages show that kicks off at 6pm -- what more do you need to know? Oh, the bands: Mindsight, Amrita, The Fireship, The Rails, and The Love Shots. We haven’t experienced all of these bands first hands, but I will tell you this: $11 is worth it just to see the Fireship pop some crazy shit off. So go check it out; did I mention it’s only $11?

OR:

You could talk a walk on the dark side and get your fucking face crushed by metal veterans Impaler at Reggie’s Rock Club. They’re gonna be joined by Graverobber, Gravedirt (no, I’m serious), and The Turbo Vamps. If that doesn’t sound like an awesome line-up to you, I think you need to cut back on the herbal tea and tie-dye! This is gonna melt your face, and you know that. This crazy shit goes down at 8pm and it’s a 17+ show. Tickets are $7, so what’s your excuse? (And, seriously: go look at the Impaler website. Seriously! Go look at it.)

SATURDAY:

Saturday is the show we’ve all been waiting for: White Mystery at the Hideout! Yeah, boy! This shit is gonna be incredible. We saw White Mystery open for Jemina Pearl a month ago, and some of my orifices are still sore. This brother/sister team kick out tasty garage jams that don’t sound shitty. Their self-titled full-length just dropped this week -- I definitely recommend you spend ten bucks on it. Other Minds and Charlie Slick will also be bringing the rock on this fateful night. The show starts at 9pm and a ticket can be had for $8. DO IT!

SUNDAY:

Sunday should find you right back at Reggie’s Rock Club: punk sensations H2O are headlining, but we gotta draw your attention to one of the opening acts. Our best friends The Swellers are gonna be there! (Also playing: The Mongloids and The Attack.) Tickets are a little pricey at $13, but I think you’ll find that’s a wise investment when all is said and done. Heck, I’d pay that much just to see a band called the Mongloids! Just out of sheer curiosity. This show is all ages, and it starts at $5 -- you won’t even miss the supper-time reruns of Murder, She Wrote! Go to this.