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07.29.2008

STS9 & Umphrey’s McGee @ Charter One Pavilion, Chicago 7/19/08

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Last Saturday was a full-on mind and body exercise, complete with bike-riding, dancing, photography, networking, and hours and hours of wonderful music. The climax of the day was definitely the dual-bill featuring a couple of leaders in the independent music world. STS9 and Umphrey’s McGee are as DIY as bands come, and that is independent [...]

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03.12.2008

The New Deal | 3/7/08 at Logan Square Aud. in Chicago

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After a bit of a touring hiatus, the New Deal made their return to Chicago last Friday night. It had been almost two years since they played Chicago’s Logan Square Auditorium and the last time was a throw-down, from what I’ve heard. The last time I saw the New Deal was nearly three years ago [...]

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03.03.2008

The Cornelius Band @ Metro, Chicago, IL – 1/28/08

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I wake up every morning and sigh when the realization sets in about how late this review is. Procrastination has become my mistress and I’m starting to feel guilty. This all started back around 2000 when I saw Cornelius on an HBO special. It was a pretty good performance for a tv show, so when [...]

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01.21.2008

Tomorrow Never Knows | Bon Iver @ Schuba’s

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It took a Wisconsinite to make me feel back at home this weekend, but for as much time I spent in the Dairyland, there’s no place like Chicago. After seeing Bon Iver as a one-man band at Madison Pop Fest in November, the expanded line-up loosened it up a bit and brought the already intensely [...]

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11.06.2006

The Rapture | 11/5/06, Metro

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06.11.2006

Tea Leaf Green @ Park West | Photos, Mini Review

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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 / 3 for times I’ve seen them and times they’ve left me humming their tunes for [...]

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