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19
Dec
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix

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.

• The Tribune’s Bob Gendron attended this weekend’s sold-out Morrissey show at the Congress and was particularly struck by the British singer’s flair for the dramatic.
• Gapers Block captured some excellent photos from The Joy Formidable’s appearance at the Metro last Wednesday night.
• Time Out Chicago’s music editors Brent DiCrescenzo and Areif Sless-Kitain named their “Best Chicago Albums of 2011” lists and came to an agreement about including CAVE’s Neverendless.
• A.V. Club Chicago spoke to I Fight Dragons vocalist Brian Mazzaferri about money, namely what the band would do with a cool $1 million.
• During Wilco’s Chicagoland takeover last week, frontman Jeff Tweedy stopped by WGN’s morning show to deliver not only the rock, but also the weather with a side of “supplemental hair.” Don’t quit your day job, Jeff.

By Audrey Leon \ comments

7
Oct
Weekend Diversions

Oh, what a weekend Chicago has in store for us all. Riot Fest, which technically kicked off yesterday, continues with big, big, big shows around town including DANZIG, Smoking Popes and Weezer. But if you’re not into the insanity of our annual punk-a-thon, look no further than T-Bone at Quenchers, Great Society Mind Destroyers at the Viaduct and a few more fests we think you’d enjoy immensely.

You don’t want to find hell with me, mother. So let’s get to it.

By Staff \ 1 comment

12
Aug
Weekend Diversions

Mad Decent Block Party

I believe it was rock legends (ha!) Loverboy who said, “Everybody’s working for the weekend.” Well, it looks like we’ve reached that miraculous part of our week where we can shrug off the fatigue and get ready to party.

If you thought the summer festival season ended with Lollapalooza, you’d be wrong. We’re talking about Mad Decent’s Block Party in Bucktown this Saturday as well as fabulous shows by Birth (last show!), White Mystery, Pretty Good Dance Moves and Tyler Jon Tyler, to name a few.

Let’s get to it!

By Staff \ comments

29
Apr
Weekend Diversions

All’s well that ends well. Sure, it rained all week, but it’s nice and sunny outside with just a tiny nip in the air. Naturally, that means it is time to party down while we still can. This weekend, especially, is a doozy. There are so many great shows that it is almost impossible to choose among them.

Some of the shows we’re all abuzz over are Gypsyblood at Liar’s Club, Dead Milkmen at Congress Theater and Local H at the Metro. Let’s hop to it, Chicago…

By Audrey Leon \ comments

29
Oct
Weekend Diversions

Word on the street is that you “adults” are celebrating Halloween now. Very fascinating. Well, if you “adults” enjoy jamming out, then you’ve come to the right place.

It’s time for Weekend Diversions (Halloween Edition), where we give our picks for top weekend shows. Now, if you’re looking for strictly Halloween-themed events, let us point you in the direction of WindyCityRock.net’s Halloween show guide or the Reader’s all-encompassing Halloween event schedule.

We’ll talk a few of those fun cover shows, but there are quite a few other kick ass show going on this weekend. There’s Chromeo at the Congress, Kurt Vile and Soft Pack at the Empty Bottle, Double Door’s 14th Annual Halloween Bash and a whole lot more.

Let’s get to it, shall we?

By Staff \ comments

Riot Fest Founder Mike Petryshyn

A collection of pioneers and up-and-coming bands from across the country and spanning an array of different branches of punk music will come together this week for the sixth year of Chicago’s prominent Riot Fest.

It all started in 2005 with a two-day festival of mostly local bands along with some well-known headliners at the Congress Theater. “It happened all accidentally,” said Mike ‘Riot’ Petryshyn, one of the founders of Riot Fest. “I was doing the daily grind as an editor at a law firm when the idea popped into my head.”

By Lisa Klein \ 2 comments

26
Jan
DOOM, Mos Def show rescheduled

mosdefth1 Due to scheduling conflicts the DOOM, Mos Def show slated for this Friday, January 29 at the Congress Theater has been postponed until Saturday, February 13.