Atoms For Peace
A bit chilly today, but we can make it through this, Chicago. Nice warm up tomorrow and then clear sailing to sunny 80-degree days next week. Wait a second. When did this become the weather report? There could be a blizzard outside and that wouldn’t stop the fact that there’s tons of live music to be heard.
This weekend is packed with great shows from Mission of Burma, Japandroids, Thom Yorke’s new group Atoms For Pace and so much more.
Lets get to it, shall we?
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Chicago – by way of Dayton, Ohio – rockers Hospital Garden pay homage to their early 90′s alternative rock idols on its self-titled debut album.
If it were at all possible for R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe and Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis to procreate, that union would likely result in the birth of a child with the vocal chords of Hospital Garden lead vocalist Lucas Hollow.
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Spring has sprung. Not officially for another week, but it sure feels that way. Snow is gone, and heavy coats are no longer outdoor necessities. Yay!
Don’t have plans yet? Plenty of great shows this weekend including Pelican at the Beat Kitchen, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Bottom Lounge, the Hideout’s SXSW send off and more!
But first, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, March 12, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Radio DePaul.
Lets get to it, shall we?
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The Maybenauts | Photo Credit: Audrey Leon
Annnnnnnnnnnd…it’s the weekend! Plenty of shows this weekend including the Maybenauts at Quenchers, The Laureates at the Hideout and even a documentary about the Rock-afire Explosion, that animatronic band from Showbiz Pizza?!?! Yep.
But first, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, February 27, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Radio DePaul.
Lets get to it, shall we?
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Prairie Cartel sideman Scott Lucas is about to be a very busy man. Lucas releases his debut album,
George Lassos the Moon, with the Married Men on Tuesday, Feb. 16, and to celebrate he is hitting the road for a short tour of the Northeast beginning Friday, Feb. 12, in Cleveland, Ohio.
The eight-date tour concludes Saturday, Feb. 20, with two home-town shows; Scott Lucas and the Married Men will appear first at an in-store at Reckless Records, 1532 N. Milwaukee, at 5 p.m. and later that night at Schubas.
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Three reasons to strap on your snow shoes and trek on over to the Beat Kitchen tonight…
1. Reading Dawn Landes’ bio is like reading a who’s who of influences. Apparently you’ll find her style nestled comfortably between the grand old dames of country, the White Stripes, the Black Keys, Pavement and Cat Power. The reason her influences line up this way might be due to the fact that Dawn has resided in Branson, MO, Louisville, KT, and Brooklyn. The Brooklyn in New York even. Call her the human sponge. (Editor’s note: You might also recognize her song “Straight Lines” from that Chrysler commercial.)
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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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