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Dec 19, 2006

Umphrey's McGee's Holiday Spectacular

Photo © Doug On Friday night, I went to see the Jake Cinniger / Brendan Bayliss Acoustic Christmas Show at the Vic. Getting to see the two front men for Umphrey's McGee strip down to their acoustic side while......

Dec 14, 2006

Medeski, Scofield Martin & Wood | The Vic, Chicago, 12/9/06

My friend and designer extraordinaire John Zeratsky has been a Medeski, Martin & Wood fan for some years now. He's fond of their acoustic side and a little less fond of their acid-jazz-house tendencies. He's also fond of their......

Nov 17, 2006

Primus, Drums & Tuba Tonight

I'm headed to the Primus / Drums & Tuba show tonight at the Aragon Ballroom here in Chicago, and I couldn't be more excited. I've never seen Primus perform live so this will be a nice, special treat for me.........

Nov 14, 2006

Lupe Fiasco, 11/13 | Free Show in Chicago

Rob Soltan, a friend of the site, caught the free Lupe Fiasco show downtown Chicago as part of the Zune Release Parties across the country yesterday. He wrote in to tell me how it went.........

Nov 11, 2006

Rumor: Umphrey's to Join moe. in Chicago

moe. is celebrating Thanksgiving by coming to Chicago for a two-night stand at the Chicago Theatre (11/24-25) and we have it on some good authority that the guys from Umphrey's McGee are going to be sitting in on at......

Nov 6, 2006

The Rapture | 11/5/06, Metro

Caught a fantastic show last night at the Metro -- The Rapture with openers The Presets -- and lived to tell about it.........

Oct 27, 2006

Justin Timberlake Chicago Presale, 2007 Tour Dates

There's an internet presale today for... Justin Timberlake March 12, 2007 Allstate Arena Chicago, IL Exclusive One-Day Presale Offer! Begins: Friday, Oct. 27, 10am Ends: Friday, Oct. 27, 9pm Password: mylove Part of me says, "man, my readers are going......

Oct 26, 2006

Lollapalooza to Stay in Chicago for Five Years

They had mostly confirmed this earlier in the week, but now it's official... Lollapalooza promoters signed a five-year deal with the Chicago Park District to keep the festival in the city. I'd imagine we can expect the same time of......

Oct 23, 2006

Tea Leaf Green | Vic Theatre, Chicago, 10/21/06

At approximately 8:30pm on Saturday night, Tea Leaf Green took the stage at the Vic Theatre in Chicago. Show notes said "show at 7:30pm with 56 Hope Road as the opener." We showed up shortly after this thinking we......

Oct 19, 2006

Backyard Tire Fire @ Double Door, EP Release Show

Saturday night was the Backyard Tire Fire EP release show at the Double Door and me and my crew made it out for a nice night for drinking and Americana-rockin'... I've seen the band a few times now and they......

Oct 14, 2006

What Made Milwaukee Famous | Subterranean, 10/6/06

What Made Milwaukee Famous rolled through Chicago last Friday night and my friend Alden and his friend Kristen went to the show to check it out (thanks to Ashley at CSE). Here are Alden Almagro's words and Kristen's photos... "We......

Oct 11, 2006

Secret Machines @ Park West, Chicago, 10/9/06

Monday night was an interesting night in Chicago, musically speaking of course...TV on the Radio was playing at the Metro. Secret Machines at Park West. DJ Shadow at the Vic...all in all, a tough decision... This wasn't all that......

Oct 9, 2006

The Raconteurs to Play Chicago on NYE

New Year's Eve in Chicago just got a little bit more interesting... The Raconteurs have just confirmed they will be ringing in the New Year at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. They will be performing December 30th and 31st......

OK Go on Tour

Image © OKGo.net Those crazy treadmill-runners in OK Go are touring in support of their latest video meme, "Here It Goes Again," and not that I blame them for doing so. They did get a spot on the VMA's.......

Oct 5, 2006

Let's the New Year's Eve Planning Begin

Similar to the hype surrounding Halloween shows, many bands invest a lot of time and energy into throwing big, extravagent New Year's Eve shows for their fans. These shows are normally treats for hometown crowds, and most often the bands......

Oct 4, 2006

Backyard Tire Fire Announce 'Skin and Bones' [ep]

Backyard Tire Fire has announced their release of their Skins and Bones [ep] and they've got a streaming e-card set up for full samplin' of the disc. In support for this EP, they're throwing a few release parties in and......

Oct 3, 2006

Tortoise - Sept. 29, 2006 @ Empty Bottle, Chicago

Last Friday night, I went to see Tortoise play the first of two shows at the Empty Bottle. I chose the early show over the late show; I figured that the crowd would be on par with my show-going......

Sep 30, 2006

Tortoise = Awesome

Last night at the Empty Bottle, I saw the first of two shows by Tortoise. A simple "thanks for coming..." and a launch right into "It's All Around You." The show was awesome, photos and mini-review to come very soon.........

Sep 27, 2006

Sufjan Stevens @ the Riviera, Chicago, IL

Photo © cshimala I saw a fantastic show last night at the Riviera Theatre -- Sufjan Stevens & and his Magical Chinese Butterfly Brigade with opener My Brightest Diamond. More thoughts to come as I digest but it was......

Sep 19, 2006

Jeff Tweedy to Sit In with Golden Smog Tonight

"Rumor has it that Jeff Tweedy will be making a special appearance with Golden Smog at The Vic Theatre in Chicago tomorrow (Tues Sept 19th.) It will be Tweedy's first apperance on the tour." [Filter] If anyone's going, stop by......

Sep 16, 2006

Tea Leaf Green Fall 2006 Tour Dates

Tea Leaf Green is staying out on the road in anticipation of their Oct. 31 release of Rock 'N' Roll Band, a live CD/DVD. The DVD will be 97 minutes of performance and interviews, directed by Justin Kreutzmann. Word. Full......

The Slip Fall 2006 Tour Dates

Sep 11, 2006

Widespread Panic - Aug. 11-13, 2006, Chicago Theatre

In his first blog post for the Live Music Blog, Ben Parker reviews a recent Widespread Panic show from the Chicago Theatre and waxes a bit on the George McConnell departure from the band. Stay tuned for more posts from......

Sep 3, 2006

Tortoise - Live @ Intonation Fest, 2005 [mp3]

Photo © illperson Tortoise is a band that's been around forever and they're still killing it! I had listened to them just a little bit back in my high school/college days but I got back into them recently once picking......

Sep 2, 2006

Headcount.org | Upcoming Events

Headcount is a nonprofit voter registration organization and they're going to be at moe.down 7 this weekend. Also... Headcount, the non profit, non partisan voter registration organization co-founded by Marc Brownstein from The Disco Biscuits will be onsite at the......

Aug 29, 2006

Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Party | Schedule Released

Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Celebration September 8-10, 2006 Hideout, Chicago, IL Friday, September 8: 9:00pm !!! 8:00pm Ted Leo + Pharmacists 7:00pm Girls Against Boys 6:00pm Supersystem 5:00pm The Shipping News Saturday, September 9: 9:00pm Shellac 8:40pm Big Black......

Aug 28, 2006

Los Lobos - Aug. 24, 2006, Ravinia Park, Chicago

Last Thursday, my better half and I went out to Ravinia Park in the 'burbs to see Los Lobos. Jackie Greene opened the show and was hugely unmemorable. Los Lobos, however, were fantastic. They opened with "Dream in Blue."......

Aug 23, 2006

The Secret Machines | Lollapalooza 2006 Aftershow Photos (more)

Photos © Patrick Nelson......

Great Performers of Illinois | Sep. 6-9, Chicago

Announcing... Great Performers of Illinois, a free, state-wide celebration in Millennium Park that presents more than 200 of the finest performers from across Illinois beginning Wednesday, September 6, through Saturday, September 9. Chicagoans and visitors are invited to enjoy over......

Aug 22, 2006

Bustle in your Hedgerow | Abbey Pub, 8/6/06, Chicago

Mike Guzaski went to the Bustle in your Hedgerow show on 8/6/06 at the Abbey Pub in Chicago -- one of the last chances to celebrate Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago -- and sent us a review. Feel free to......

Aug 20, 2006

Gov't Mule In-Store | Chicago, 8/28

Photo © spacecaptain On Monday, 8/28 Gov't Mule will be performing songs and signing CD's at the Virgin Megastore in Chicago, IL. The performance will start at 6:30 PM with a signing to follow. Keep an eye on mule.net......

Aug 8, 2006

Lollapalooza 2006 Downloads & Torrents

Lollapalooza 2006 was a great time and I'm really glad that I was able to catch most of the festival (at least, most of what I wanted to see)...Check here for any downloads from the festival or the aftershows; I'll......

Aug 7, 2006

Lollapalooza 2006 | Day Three, Review, Photos

Day Three of Lollapalooza started off rather gloomy and mild -- perfect weather for me and my Irish/Swedish skin -- and it would serve as a fitting start to a slow-starting Sunday for most of the festival goers. It......

Tortoise to Play Early/Late Show @ Empty Bottle

Just bought my tickets for the early show... Tortoise SEP 29, 2006 CHICAGO, IL / Empty Bottle Early Show - Doors 6:30PM Late Show - Doors 9:30PM Buy Tickets Now! Should be a good time and expect both shows to......

Aug 6, 2006

Lollapalooza 2006 | Day Two, Review, Photos

I'll be honest here... Day Two of Lollapalooza didn't really blow me away; instead, It was like a light breeze of the lake. Get it, because we're right on Lake Michigan... The crowd was a lot larger on Saturday......

Secret Machines Lollapalooza Aftershow | Photos

From our friend Patrick... "the late night secret machines was incredible. absolutely incredible. it was hot, loud, and the lights were blinding. everything you want from a kick ass band in tiny venue. the official capacity of the place......

Aug 5, 2006

Lollapalooza 2006 | Day One, Review, Photos

Photo © Chicagoist Whoever the hell this red blazer guy was -- I don't care -- he was awesome! He danced along with a few of the acts as if he had discovered them and was finally watching them......

Secret Machines News | Park West "In the Round"

Right before the Secret Machines' set at Lollapalooza, they announced that they'll be playing an "in the round" show at Park West on October 9. I believe they said that tickets go on sale August 8. The Secret Machines "in......

Jul 27, 2006

Sonic Youth Announces Invite-Only Lollapalooza Aftershow

Photo © science SONIC YOUTH Feist Aug. 5, 2006 Double Door 9pm The fine print: 93XRT & BUD LIGHT LOLLAPOLOOZA AFTER PARTY | ALL TICKETS GIVEN AWAY THRU 93XRT & BUD LIGHT If you're planning on going, drop us......

Jul 24, 2006

Trey, Mike & the Duo in Chicago | Eh?

Trey Anastasio & Mike Gordon w/ the Benevento/Russo Duo Charter One Pavillion July 20, 2006 Chicago, IL I'll be honest -- I really tried to silence and supress all expectations going into Thursday night's Trey Anastasio & Mike Gordon......

Jul 20, 2006

GRAB in Chicago, Trey Throws Out First Pitch @ Wrigley Field

I'll be at the Trey Anastasio & Mike Gordon (w/ the Benevento/Russo Duo) show this evening -- the band everyone's calling GRAB (including myself) -- and I'm quite psyched. I'm hoping the weather calms down by this evening; this is......

Jul 2, 2006

Dub Trio @ Park West | Photos

Dub Trio played at Park West on Friday night and it was a really great set. This was the first time I've seen them and I would definitely go see them again if I could. I'm not really diggin'......

Jul 1, 2006

Seu Jorge and Amadou & Mariam @ Millennium Park

LMB Reader Rob went to see Seu Jorge the other night at Pritzger Pavillion at Millennium Park and had this to share... I went to see Seu Jorge last night at Pritzker. ... Holy shit man, that place is so......

Jun 29, 2006

Big Black Reuniting | Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Party

Word on the street (from a friend of a friend that plays poker with the guy) is that the original lineup of Big Black, one of Chicago's most influential indie rock bands, will be reuniting and playing at the Touch......

Jun 28, 2006

Live Music @ the Taste of Chicago 2006

There's quite a long list of good music happening at the Taste of Chicago this year, and the events in bold are my emphasis on what you should hit. Fri. June 30, 2006 City of Chicago, WGCI FM & V103......

Jun 26, 2006

Sigur Rós 2006 Tour Dates | Leaked, Rumors

Sigur Rós is planning a decent-sized tour this fall and so far nothing's official yet. I caught these on Pitchfork the other day and now they're nowhere to be found...anyone happen to grab the whole list? Here's the one date......

Jun 15, 2006

moe. announces Holiday Season Plans | Radio City Music Hall, Chicago Theatre

moe. is coming to Chicago for Thanksgiving and New York City for New Year's Eve. Yay! moe. 11/24 - 11/25/06 Chicago Theatre 175 N. State St Chicago, IL more info tba New Year's Eve December 31, 2006 Radio City Music......

Brain Damanged Eggmen | Lollapalooza After-Show Preview

At Jam Cruise 4 this past January, members of Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits got together for the beginning of a very fruitful and long-lasting musical friendship between the two bands. They got together and played two sets featuring......

Jun 11, 2006

Tea Leaf Green @ Park West | Photos, Mini Review

Tea Leaf Green June 3, 2006 Park West Chicago, IL Man…Tea Leaf Green can really kill it. They came into Chicago and simply delivered their A+ game—for the third time in a row that I’ve seen them. That’s 3......

Jun 7, 2006

Wicker Park Festival

The dudes at Silver Wrapper have announced the Wicker Park Summerfest, scheduled for July 22-23, 2006 down in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park. I went and saw the Benevento Russo Duo there last year and thoroughly enjoyed myself. There's......

Jun 5, 2006

Herbert Wiser Band Gets a Bump

Speaking of Tea Leaf Green in Chicago... Herbert Wiser Band, an unknown Chicago rock band (with some jammy sensibilities), will be opening up for Tea Leaf Green on June 6, 2006 at the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA. Well, big......

Jun 4, 2006

Just a Tease | Tea Leaf Green @ Park West

Park West got its ass kicked last night by Tea Leaf Green. Here's a photo to prove it.......

Jun 3, 2006

Tea Leaf Green @ Park West | Roll Call

Tonight, Tea Leaf Green is playing at Park West in Chicago and I'll be in attendance (thank you for the press passes, Madison House). Also, Andy Gadiel mentioned he'd be there and we might try and get together before the......

Slacks | A Chicago Outdoor Dance Party

Slacks An Outdoor Dance Party Friday, June 9 | 9pm $10 door | free beer | cheap drinks Finer Attire Requested Where? 2418 W. Bloomingdale (Armitage & Western), Chicago How? RSVP to thedopespot@gmail.com -- space is limited For some reason......

May 17, 2006

Umphrey's McGee to Sing at Cubs/Sox Game

Ah baseball, the one true professional sport that I actually "get into." Football, eh? Basketball, whatever. Hockey, this is actually a sport? And I should be clear--"get into" doesn't mean anything close to "OMFG my fantasy baseball team, blah......

May 16, 2006

Secret Machines at the Metro

Secret Machines May 13, 2006 Midnight Metro Chicago, IL It was darker-than-all-get-out! at the Secret Machines midnight show at the Metro this past Saturday night. The show was fantastic, though. It easily fulfilled all my Secret Machine desires, and because......

May 9, 2006

Chicago Music Festival Update

Both Pitchfork and Intonation have added to their festival lineups, Lollapalooza has Perry bloggin' it up, and we all want to hear about it... Pitchfork Music Festival On July 29 and 30, in Chicago's Union Park, head to the Biz3......

Apr 27, 2006

Hey sis, Dave Matthews Band is coming to Chicago.

From the DMB announcement list (my emphasis added)... DAVE MATTHEWS BAND TO PLAY CHICAGOWe are pleased to announce that Dave Matthews Band will be performing at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL on Friday, September 15, 2006.......

Apr 25, 2006

M.F.I.M.B.Y. | Riverview Music Festival in Chicago

I just learned that there's going to be a small, street festival right near my place at the end of August. Who's playing, you ask? 2006 Riverview Music Festival Aug. 25-26, 2006 Roscoe/Western - Chicago, IL Lineup: Umphrey's McGee Freddy......

Apr 12, 2006

Touch and Go 25th Birthday Party

From Billboard.com... Esteemed indie label Touch & Go will celebrate its 25th birthday with a Sept. 8-10 bash at the Hideout in its Chicago homebase. Twenty-five past and present Touch & Go acts will perform during the party, including Calexico,......

Editors Free In-Store in Chicago

UPDATE (4/13/06): This is now cancelled. Sorry 'bout that... For all the would-be Editors fans in Chitown... I wanted to let you know that Editors are going to be in Chicago on April 17th and will be playing a 5-song......

Apr 11, 2006

Tuesday Linkers

My friend Jake went to the Strokes show on Saturday night at the Aragon in Chicago. Overall, he enjoyed himself. I'll need to introduce him to some bands that bring around better light rigs, though. Look, twirly! Bonnaroo has a......

Radiohead in Chicago, Tour Dates Comin'

It looks like there may be some validity to the Radiohead in Chicago rumors that I posted a while back. Look at that, too, the dates were right and everything. More Cowbell has the scoop, but here's what's happening... Radiohead......

Apr 10, 2006

Pitchfork Music Festival Adds Third Stage

Straight from the horses mouth... Biz3 stage: Diplo Bonde Do Role Matmos Tyondai Braxton Ada * Dominik Eulberg * Tarantula A.D. Ghislain Poirier 8 Bold Souls * sponsored by Summer Dance I saw Matmos open and run blips/bleeps for Bjork's......

Apr 7, 2006

Friday Stuff

There's nothing more exciting than seeing this in your inbox! Def Leppard and Journey - Presale! Honestly, we should round up a crew to take the day-trek to the World Music Theater (now some corporatey name) and check out this......

Mar 27, 2006

Monday Links

The Palm Beach Post reviews the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "A different sort of beautiful — beautifully weird — is the giant flying hotdog that Phish flew in above the crowd at Boston Garden at their 1993 New......

Ravinia Releases 2006 Concert Schedule

For all you who enjoy wine and cheese and listening to music in one of the nicest, little parks in Chicagoland, get down on the 2006 concert schedule for Ravinia in Highland Park, IL. I had a "blast" (think "1812......

Mar 25, 2006

2006 Pitchfork Music Festival

I know the initial announcement came a while back, but again, this is some vacation catchup that need to happen. Plus, they just added the three artists at the bottom of the list. Word. 2006 Pitchfork Music Festival http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/ July......

Weekend Links

Remember when I asked for some more info on that Ben Curtis (Secret Machines), Michael Rother (Neu!, Kraftwerk) and Josh Klinghoffer (Beck, PJ Harvey) supergroup? Brian was nice enough to send some photos that he had found my way, and......

Mar 24, 2006

Lollapalooza 2006 Lineup (duh)

Why the "duh?" Because, technically, this is old news. I have to catch up on some stuff, though... Lollapalooza 2006 http://www.lollapalooza.com April 4-6, 2006 Chicago, IL Hutchinson Field (Grant Park)......

Mar 3, 2006

What It's All About

I'm completely honored that I got a shoutout on Gapers Block today. Blogging Live Music The succinctly named Live Music Blog is the web baby of northside Chicagoan Justin Ward. A venue (ha!) for his widely varying tastes in music,......

Friday Links

The Tweeter Center in Chicago, easily one of the worst venues I've ever attended, is now First Midwest Bank Ampitheater. Honestly, who cares. Don't go to this venue. Chris K. has some great photos posted of Robert Lockwood, Jr. "He......

Mar 1, 2006

A Good Cause

For all you Chicago music fans, here's something you should try and be a part of. I'm not going to be able to attend this, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't... March 19th, 2006 @ The Beat Kitchen mt.st.helens w/......

Feb 28, 2006

I Need a New Pair of Pnumas

The past couple days I've been sampling some of the Pnuma tunes up on the Archive and I like what I'm hearing. I first heard this band back last fall and while I still feel that they need a little......

Feb 27, 2006

The M's Release a Record with a Party

The blog below is by Brent Kado, a new friend of the Live Music Blog. I've caught his blog FlowFeel just recently and really liked the stuff he was posting. I asked him to peep me to some of his......

Feb 23, 2006

Thursday Links

Last night, I got my first taste of the Chicago distribution of Fat Tire Ale, arguably the beer that all hippies know and love and not a whole lot of other people have heard of. We had this discusson at......

Feb 21, 2006

Red Hot Chili Peppers Sign On for Lollapalooza 2006

As confirmed by Flea via MTV.com... The funkmeisters have also been booked for a handful of European summer festivals, and Flea divulged that they've even agreed, in principal, to play Lollapalooza... Read here for some other Lollapalooza 2006 lineup rumors.......

Feb 19, 2006

Podcast #035 - STS9 @ HOB

This week's podcast is one very excellent selection of new STS9 tunes, ones that I got to witness first-hand at the House of Blues last weekend. Enjoy the music and feel free to drop me a line if you have......

Feb 17, 2006

Del Rey at the Empty Bottle

Del Rey Feb. 13, 2006 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL I'm going to skip reviewing Mice Parade, the actual headliner at Monday night's show, for lack of words other than describing how boring they were and how easily they lost......

Feb 16, 2006

The Hawk Winter Music Festival in Chicago

Beginning tomorrow in Chicago's best venues, The Hawk Winter Music Festival is a showcase of some really great live music. I won tickets to the Double Door to see Tim Reynolds open for Dearborn, so that should be cool.........

Feb 15, 2006

STS9 / Toubab Krewe Shake the HOB

STS9 Toubab Krewe February 10, 2006 House of Blues, Chicago, IL I have to admit that my anticipation for this show was extremely high. The last time I hit the HOB for a STS9 show, I literally got shut......

Feb 14, 2006

Jamcast #034 - Lymbyc Leaf Green

On this week's podcast, I've got my highlights from the ripping Tea Leaf Green show I saw a week ago. I also sprinkled in the show opener at the beginning of the podcast, so hopefully it's plenty of new music......

Feb 13, 2006

Lollapalooza 2006 | More Early Info

Update: the lineup has been announced. I've already given out some good info on Lollapalooza, namely that is it scheduled for August 4-6, 2006 in Chicago and that Disco Biscuits and Smashing Pumpkins are already rumored as signed on to......

Feb 12, 2006

My First Tea Leaf Green Show

Tea Leaf Green The Lymbyc Systym February 4, 2006 Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL For anyone that's followed this blog for the past few months, you'd know that there's a lot of talk about Tea Leaf Green these days. The quartet......

Feb 10, 2006

Monday Night in Chitown

Maybe I'm getting too ahead of myself... I probably should be taking a nap to get ready for the show tonight, and instead I'm all worried about next week... And for that week ahead, I'm planning more than I'm sure......

Feb 8, 2006

moe. Disco Biscuits, Please...

moe. Disco Biscuits February 3, 2006 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL We all know how exciting weekend concerts can be, especially for all working-class professionals that put in 40 hours a week. All the rest of us bums, well, Friday night......

Feb 6, 2006

Akasha at the Tonic Room, Chicago, 2/1/06

There's just something so weird to me about being able to catch great live music every single day of the week. It's actually more overwhelming than I'd care to admit, especially considering that something as great as live music should......

Jan 30, 2006

Dialogue, The Felix Culpa and Hanalei at the Metro

On Saturday night, I ventured out in the Chicago wilderness to catch Dialogue, The Felix Culpa, Hanalei and Wax on Radio play at the Metro. A newly smoke-free venue, $6 gin and tonics, and emo-based indie rock = a fun......

Lollapalooza 2006 Early Info

Update (2/13/06): Some info updates here... Lollapalooza 2006 was all but confirmed immediately after last year's festival; the entire weekend was a success (even with the sound and heat problems) and the city of Chicago was immediately okay to okay......

Jan 28, 2006

Chicago Music Festival Update

At first, I was under the impression that the people behind last year's Intonation Music Festival were going to be putting on the same festival in the same spot and changing the name to the Pitchfork Music Festival. I guess......

Jan 27, 2006

Happy Friday Post

Hope everyone had a great week, and here's to a great weekend! I've got some good live-music plans this weekend. Tonight, I'm walking the two blocks to Martyrs to see Her Majesty's Ship, Bill Dolan, and City Electric. Show at......

Disco Biscuits Live Album Release Parties Announced

The Disco Biscuits have announced that they're playing their record-release parties for The Wind at Four to Fly in Vermont. I simply love the way they write their press releases... The first of such venues to be leveled by the......

Jan 19, 2006

Heady Links

I'm going to start saying "That's my balls" this year. I mean, I need something newer than your typical "YEAH!" in my very worst impression of Dave Chappelle's 'Lil Jon impression... Kelly Clarkson says "No!" on letting American Idol contestants......

Jan 17, 2006

Heady Links

Has anyone been to Nakava in Boca Raton, FL? This is the first Kava bar that I'm aware of in the continental U.S. (I know there are some in Hawaii). I'm just curious... We've got some decent discussion going on......

Jan 9, 2006

Umphrey's McGee and Keller Williams Take Down Chicago

Umphrey's McGee Keller Williams December 30-31, 2005 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL My immune system certainly picked a good time to quit working right; suddenly I'm blasted with a nice little Christmas present of a chest cold that still hasn't let......

Radiohead to Play Chicago June 19-20

The rumors of Radiohead trying to get a headlining spot at Bonnaroo might be damn true if the following is correct. Anything coming out of Jim DeRogatis' mouth is something that should be widely substantiated, but I'm still calling it......

Jan 7, 2006

"Quick, get a picture before something else happens!"

I love this photo. It's exactly what everyone did when we saw Kraftwerk at The Riveria, including myself.........

Jan 5, 2006

Heady Links

Yesterday (after the site redesign launch), I had to fix a bug on the individual posts regarding the "remember me" checkbox. It wasn't storing the cookie successfully at first, so if it's not working for you, please delete any "livemusicblog.com"......

Jan 2, 2006

New Year's Eve Downloads and Torrents

One thing that is super great about the jamband scene is its full embrace of New Year's Eve as a time when musicians should really go nuts for themselves (AND for the fans). Any touring musician would say that there's......

Dec 14, 2005

Heady Links

I'm not working today as I'm battening down the hatches as Chicago prepares for another snowstorm. Dude, it's December and we've already experienced one of the coldest winters to-date. Now we're setting records for snowfall in December, not to mention......

Dec 9, 2005

Heady Links

On this lovely day in snow-covered Chicago, I'm not working. Can I get a hell yes? That means I'll be around all day live bloggin' my way through any ol' normal Friday, and then I'm hitting up the Bulls vs.......

Dec 2, 2005

Heady Links

now playing: Grateful Dead - Estimated Prophet (5.7.77) [mp3] More from Cory at Boing Boing on the Grateful Dead recordings nonsense. This week on Live Net Music... Queens Of The Stone Age (Fri), Bloc Party live concert video and The......

Nov 25, 2005

Sound Opinions Podcast #3 Out

If you're into listening to Chicago music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk about their favorite (or least favorite) music or discussing what music they'd take with them on a desert island, then by all means check out their......

Nov 19, 2005

Song of the Day: Another View Point Indeed

In one very up-and-coming Chicago jamband scene, Future Rock is starting to turn heads towards the more electronic-based groove rock that seems to be flooding the music scene. It's a truly innovative sound that lends itself perfectly to jamband fans......

Nov 14, 2005

Heady Links

Happy Monday. Hope everyone had a great weekend; I sat inside and pounded the FTP pavement as I backed up files and copied and pasted all weekend. Good stuff. Damian Kulash from OK Go will be guest-bloggin' at Coolfer for......

Nov 9, 2005

Heady Links

Last night, I downloaded the video for Michael Jackson's Thriller for my new iPod. I recently had to purchase a new iPod due to hard drive failure on the other one, so I opted to buy a new one. It's......

Nov 8, 2005

Future Rock to Play Chicago on NYE

Although I won't be there, NYE with Future Rock at the Subterranean would be a damn safe bet for a reasonable New Year's Eve. There's actually a lot of really good stuff going in the city and it's worth detailing......

Nov 3, 2005

Heady Links

Muzzle of Bees has a great shot of the lead singer of The Shins during their Vegoose set. Uhm, there's like a buttload of Vegoose stuff floating around right now, and I'll try and get some of the real hightlights......

Oct 11, 2005

Akasha: New Band, Familiar Sound

Some friends have started up a new band and they're playing tomorrow night at The Tonic Room in Chicago. Here's the info, and go check it out if you have the chance (if you're not seeing Death Cab for Cutie......

Oct 4, 2005

Foo Fighters and Weezer Rock It

Last night, my better half and I attended the Foo Fighters and Weezer concert at Allstate Arena. We had fun. I had fun, and I think the crowd actually friggin' loved it. It's different for a fourteen year-old girl to......

Sep 15, 2005

Pearl Jam Katrina Benefit in Chicago Just Announced

Not that I'm a huge fan of Pearl Jam or anything, but I've always respected their model. They do whatever they want to do now, and they seem to have done a good job of keeping their loyal fan base......

Sep 12, 2005

I Don't Even Have a Passport Yet

Last night when I was at Particle, I saw an ad for this about every five seconds. I could probably just scribe this from my memory, but I guess I'll take this one straight from the source. Michael Franti and......

Aug 31, 2005

Local: Inaugural Wonderjam Festival Info

This Labor Day weekend, if you're not going to see Umphrey's McGee at the Skyline Stage, you should check out a brand-new music festival that just crossed my desk. It's Chicago-local for the time being, but I imagine if this......

Jul 31, 2005

The Duo Does Wicker Park

Benevento/Russo Duo Saturday, July 30, 2005 Wicker Park Music Festival Chicago, IL The Duo came out and tuned up right at 6:15 p.m. Most street festivals like this usually need to be run on time. No exception; they started right......

Jamcast #010 - Chi-town STS9

For this week's podcast, we're bringing you some STS9 from Chicago. Last April, they played one amazing night at the Vic Theater, and I was there to lap it up in all its glory. Their music truly has a profound......

Jun 17, 2005

Big Red is Coming to Your Town

From Trey.com.. August 4, Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion with Matisyahu August 5, Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier @ Penn's Landing with TBA August 6, Wantagh, NY - Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater with Gov't Mule August......

Jun 7, 2005

More Kraftwerk Stuff

Man, I've been listening to my hastily-downloaded copy of Minimum-Maximum the whole time since I left the Kraftwerk Chicago show. I just found a gallery on Concertlivewire.com showcasing some of the shots that I wish we had taken (yet, I......

Jun 5, 2005

News Flash: Kraftwerk Likes Machines, Robots

Kraftwerk Saturday, June 4, 2005 Riveria Theater Chicago, IL For me, this was a life-altering experience. It was probably the most visually-stunning show/performance that I've ever seen in my life. I really was so excited the second I learned of......

May 7, 2005

Del Rey Announces a New Show

Del Rey, one very rad Chicago math-rock band, has announced a show at Schuba's on June 17. The Building Press and ARKS are going to open the show. Doors open at 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $8. Buy your tickets......