Posts Tagged ‘chicago rock’
Review: California Wives – Affair EP
This Chicago band makes a great first impression with their debut EP – it’s so good, you’ll cut your penis off.
AM Taxi, The Gaslight Anthem, And You
An apology of sorts; also an explanation; also a general plea for your attention, just for a minute.
AM Taxi = Bullshit.
These guys are a bunch of fake lame-o’s; please disregard their fake-ass bullshit.
Download: Kid, You’ll Move Mountains – Switchboard Sessions
Grab two free tracks from local champs Kid, You’ll Move Mountains performing via telephone for Switchboard Sessions.
Hey America, White Mystery Is Coming!
White Mystery all across the nation!
Review: The Streets On Fire – This Is Fancy
Chicago band bring the scuzz on their debut full-length. It’s beastly.
Review: Jonny Rumble – JR
Chicago band surprises and delights with intriguing blend of familiar elements.
Video: Oh My God – My Own Adventure
New video from Chicago bros Oh My God, featuring Tila Tequila, glory hole.
Go To This!: Geronimo! @ Fireside Bowl – 6/22/10
Geronimo! + the Fireside Bowl = the best Tuesday night EVER. (Also: Warren Franklin, Bust, and the Please & Thank Yous.)
Assault The Weekend! (6/4/10)
It’s the weekend. You want to party, but you’re not sure how, or where. Let us help.
The Load (6/2/10)
This week Load’s features I Call Fives, The Viaducts, The Webelos, How To Destroy Angels, Balance and Composure, and Tigers Jaw. Wear a helmet.
Live! Welcome To Ashley @ darkroom
Welcome To Ashley throw down at darkroom, rock our balls off.
Review: Welcome To Ashley – Beyond The Pale
New album from local homeboys Welcome To Ashley is an instant classic.
Listening Party: AM Taxi – We Don’t Stand A Chance
Lately AM Taxi have been all over the place in Chicago – on the radio, playing shows, being spoken about by the kind of people who speak about bands like AM Taxi. Good stuff, and of course we’re always happy to see a Chicago act break out. We’re even happier to offer you a chance [...]
Video: AM Taxi – “Fed Up”
Chicago friends AM Taxi debut video for “We Don’t Stand A Chance,” the new single from their forthcoming disc.
Review: Geronimo! – Fuzzy Dreams
Chicago band kills it with meaty songwriting and cunning instrumental interplay – it feels like 1994 all over again, but in a good way.
Video: Makeshift Prodigy – This Is The End
It’s been a few days since our last video post, and Cory Tendering has gone quiet in his boundless complaints of repetition of our editorial choices. In short, it’s time for another cool video, and because Cory does not know how to work wordpress, or upload video, or anything, I have decided that I would [...]
Go To This!: Cobalt & The Hired Guns @ Metro (2/19/10)
Chicago cow-punkers Cobalt & the Hired Guns open for State Radio at Metro this Friday. Go unless you’re deliberately avoiding awesome music this week!
Chicago Rock: Kid, You’ll Move Mountains
Meet your new favorite band: Kid, You’ll Move Mountains are homegrown superstars that specialize in chiming indie rock touched with dissonance and slashing guitar. You will like.
Interview: The Action Blast
The Action Blast is undoubtedly one of the coolest new bands in Chicago. They played their first show in December and formed shortly before that, but their sound is fully-formed and exceptionally confident. We were lucky enough to score an interview with the band’s guitarist, Kevin Singleton, and he explained who the band is, what they do, and why they’ll never compromise or water down the intensity of their rock attack.
