Jemina Pearl performs with her band at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago, Ill., on Feb. 6, 2010. | Photo Credit: Audrey Leon

With one listen to Jemina Pearl’s solo debut album Break It Up, one might wonder if the ex-Be Your Own Pet vocalist had lost her gritty, punk rock edge. Yet, when Pearl climbed onto Beat Kitchen’s stage on Saturday, all doubts were erased.

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Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.

• Mako Sica’s debut full-length album Dual Horizons is getting the vinyl treatment.  Only 250 copies of the limited edition pressing will be made available starting February 16, or pre-order now.

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Three rootin’ tootin’ reasons to head on over to the Hideout tonight…

1. It’s Monday which, for the time being, means it’s Robbie Fulks Monday. He owns that night at the Hideout and this week is no exception. If you’ve not heard but like good old fashioned country, country the way it used to be, full of dry wit and a big old f#@& you attitude then Robbie is your man. There’s no winking here. Just honest to goodness countrified music through and through.

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The Gorilla Press, one of our 10 Chicago Bands To Watch In 2010, have released a brand new video for the fuzzy-bass groover “Anger in the Drains” from their self-titled debut. The video was directed by Ichiro Hino, who also directed the group’s last video for “Abuse Your Sight,” and features some really sweet animation sequences along with the band getting all intense. We’re working on a really cool feature story around the creation of this clip, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out the full clip below.

Jemina Pearl

It’s Superbowl weekend, but there are still a bunch of awesome shows happening this weekend! But before we get to the shows, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, February 6, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Radio DePaul.

Lets get to it, shall we?

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We may be in the thick of winter with frequent bouts of cold rain and snow, but with initial lineup for Pitchfork already announced, it’s not too early to start thinking about who will play Lollapalooza this year, right?  The festival, typically scheduled for the hottest weekend of the summer, will take place once again in Grant Park, August 6-8.

Already a variety of leaks/rumors/gossip/blog posts/statements are leading to widespread conjecture about who will play at the festival this year.  And since many of you out there may have already purchased a ticket, it’s only fair to fill you in on what might go down.

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As promised, Pitchfork Music Festival have announced the first round or artists confirmed for this years’ festival, which will be held from July 16 - 18 at Chicago’s Union Park.

Modest Mouse has been confirmed for Friday, July 16. LCD Soundsystem and Raekwon will perform on Saturday, July 17. Finally, Sunday, July 18, offers the most confirmed acts with St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Sleigh Bells, Here We Go Magic, Cass McCombs and the highly rumored and anticipated Pavement reunion.

Tickets go on sale at 12 noon CST today at $40 for a single day pass and $90 for a three day pass. Purchase tickets at Ticketweb.com.

When thinking Chicago progressive metal, two bands ultimately come to mind: Pelican and Russian Circles. Now, neither of these bands are in competition with one another, but you can’t deny both Pelican and Russian Circles have a very similar sonic approach.

But on the Estonian - though they prefer to be labeled “international” - metal Web site Metal Storm, our dear two Chicago prog-metal acts are pitted against each other in the most epic award category of all time. Yes, Pelican and Russian Circles have both been nominated for a 2009 Metal Storm award in the category Best Post-Metal/Avantgarde Metal Album (with a slew of other bands, but whatever). Obviously Pelican was nominated for their latest release What We All Come To Need and Russian Circles for Geneva.

So I plea with you, Chicago. Vote. Vote Now. Vote Often (The Chicago way!). For there can be only one winner for the Best Post-Metal/Avantgarde Metal Album of 2009. Lets at least make it a windy citizen. (PS: Catch Pelican on March 12 at the Beat Kitchen!)