Last weekend, Chicago post-hardcore outfit Gauge reunited after 16 years to perform three shows: one in Milwaukee and two in Chicago. Here’s a clip of the band playing “Autopilot” during their final reunion performance at the Bottom Lounge last Saturday night. No word yet on if the reunion was a one-off or more shows will be booked. The clip was shot by fan Ray Zschau, and you can also buy Gauge’s EP Mints and their 21-song release II at gauge.bandcamp.com right now.
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• Kanye West’s new album title may have been leaked by one of his protégés Big Sean who Tweeted “Good Ass Job” as the working name.
• Friday night’s Rock & Wrestling at the Bottom Lounge was recorded in a great looking photo gallery by local photographer Clayton Hauck
There’s honestly no better soundtrack to Friday than revved up, all-girl garage rock! So, here’s a sweet little clip of The Wanton Looks, who we previously reviewed for their performance at “Girls out of the garage,” performing their song, “Worst Side of Me,” at the Bottom Lounge last year. Sure, it’s not the most timely clip, but we just received word that the Wanton Looks will be on hiatus for a couple of months while frontwoman Traci Trouble’s broken arm heals. Ouch. I’m sure they’ll get back to rocking the stage soon, but in the meantime enjoy this killer vid.
We got double Daily Diversions today! Here are six reasons to dig yourself out of the snow and head to either the Bottom Lounge OR the Double Door tonight to get your Wednesday night rock on….
Three reasons to screw shoveling your driveway and head on over to the Bottom Lounge tonight to get your face melted…
1. Because if it is really snowpocalypse ‘10, might as well go out hearing some kick ass local metal right? Well tonight, the Bottom Lounge welcomes Chicago’s own Shifting Totem, a heavy metal trio that take most of their influence from old school acts such as Metallica, Deep Purple and Motorhead. Lead singer and guitarist Aaron Block does a great job of not overdoing it on the vocals. Instead ear-bleeding screams, Block delivers Lemmy-type vocals, but most of the time he simply lets the gritty riffs, boomy bass and machine-like drumming do the talking. Check out this clip of Shifting Totem performing at the Elbo Room last year after the jump…
It’s that time again, we’ve looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we’re sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the comments what we may have missed.
1. The xx are one the best new bands of the year, with a unique, new sound that’s all their own.
2. So far during their live shows, they’ve been sticking pretty closely to their recorded material, which is just fine. If you remember, I had some good things to say about their debut a while back.
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