It’s not easy being in a band and I can’t imagine how difficult it is to be in a mostly female rock group, but the talented femme fatales (and male space panda) in the Maybenauts found so much humor in the subject they decided to write a new song called “Girl Band.” The song is bordering on my favorite cut of the week due to the lyrics, “We lift our own amps and we always have cramps,” alone. Friend of the ‘Nauts Leonardo Jimenez caught up with the Maybenauts at their most recent hometown gig at Lucky Number Grill on August 21. Check out the size of those harmonies!
We hope you enjoyed our Lollapalooza 2010 coverage. If you missed it, check out some sweet media and our thoughts of Lolla’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday. But wait…there’s more! We have some more bonus videos that you’ll see up on Loud Loop Press this week. First up, Chicago’s own Ike Reilly Assassination brought their Southern Rock-meets-Americana sounds to the Sony Bloggie Stage on Sunday afternoon. Sure, it was hot, but the band made it even more so with a set of fiery and smart tunes. Here’s a clip of Ike Reilly repping his home and singing about how New York City just ain’t Chicago. Enjoy:
Brooklyn psychedelic pop outfit Sky White Tiger paired visual spectacle with soothing, mind-bending melodies for an eye-catching and ear-captivating performance at Adler Planetarium on Thursday, July 15.
Three reasons to brave Wrigleyville during baseball season and see the Maybenauts at Cubby Bear…
1. Well, what can you say about the Maybenauts that I haven’t already said. It’s simple. Chicago quartet the Maybenauts will rock your socks off and have you dancing barefoot on what you hope is beer. Plus these girls can really belt it out.
There are shows and then there are shows. You know what I’m taking about. Performances in which the band are just completely feeling it – the crowd, the room, their band mates. Everything in the universe aligns at that one precise moment and it’s perfect. There could be a natural disaster, earthquake, flood or, most likely in Chicago, blizzard, and it wouldn’t make you flinch for a second because the band on stage are absolutely killing it.
This was the scene last Saturday night at Lincoln Hall when Chicago’s influential post-rockers Tortoise offered an immaculate performance during which they were received as hometown heroes – and rightfully so.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists played to a packed house at Lincoln Hall’s official Grand Opening celebration concert on Sunday, Oct. 25. The band took full advantage of its special one-off Chicago appearance to test new material for the Pharmacists’ forthcoming Matador Records debut.
Portland-based soul punks The Gossip brought sexy back to the Metro stage on Friday night. Outfitted in a slinky, glittery black dress with neon red hair Gossip vocalist Beth Ditto captivated the near-capacity audience with her dynamic stage presence and powerhouse vocals. Ditto never once let up, jumping and screaming along to each pulsing dance beat. Her enthusiasm so infectious, those in attendance could not help but go completely wild.
