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.
“Take Five” focuses on Chicago’s ever-growing music scene by giving you insight to the city’s best local acts via the best source possible: the artists themselves. Here is the latest installment featuring Dastardly.
From their raucous live performances to their elaborate music videos, it doesn’t take much media consumption to figure out that the members of Dastardly are pretty cool customers. The Americana outfit craft soulful harmonies around rich, heartfelt storytelling and playful rhythms. The group’s debut EP May You Never… was somewhere between Elliott Smith and light-hearted bluegrass. Since then, the band has moved into a house together, pulled off a musical variety hour at The Hideout that absolutely slayed and recorded a follow-up that sounds grown-up, but still knows how to amuse.
If 2011 was busy, expect 2012 to be jam-packed for the band. Dastardly releases Bury Me in the Country on January 31, but the band celebrates the album’s release tonight at Lincoln Hall with friends Brighton, Ma, and Santah.
Loud Loop Press caught up with Dastardly’s frontman Gabe Liebowitz to steal his storytelling secrets and to discover what brand of bourbon he consumes most often.
Three reasons why there’s no need to load up on sweets before heading down to The Hideout tonight…
1. Chicago sugary shoegazers Panda Riot make music that comes at you like a tidal wave with its swirling distortion guitar, spacey atmospheric noise and multi-part angelic harmonies. It’s not always a hard impact; for instance on “Streetlight & you & me” from 2010’s Far and Near EP, Panda Riot hits back more like an overwhelmingly gentle embrace. No matter the mood, Panda Riot always strikes the right one. LISTEN: “16 Seconds.”
We’re only mere weeks away from the official start of winter, so don’t forget to party while you still can. We’re talking about some great shows including The Cell Phones at The Hideout, Russian Circles at Lincoln Hall and Missing Monuments at the Empty Bottle.
Hello, Chicago. Meet your favorite new band: The Cell Phones. The trio doles out epic slices of rhythmic dance punk at its finest. Caffeinated Recordings were nice enough of to show us video evidence of why the indie rockers are so badass. Plus it doesn’t hurt that lead singer Lindsey Charles is dressed as a punk rock Annie (or Gilly?), who just happens to be packing tremendous attitude and true power behind her vocal chords. Catch The Cell Phones as they melt your faces along with White Mystery and Rabble Rabble this Friday at The Hideout.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving with only a minimal amount of pepper spray in your eyes. The best way to awaken from our collective food coma is to watch a rocking holiday performance by Chicago’s own Mannequin Men. The jangly garage rockers went to A.V. Club headquarters and dusted off an obscure 50′s gem, written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, called “(I’m Getting) Nuttin’ for Christmas.” Even those of us who are easily annoyed with holiday music can get down with this track, which maintains its indie rock style. Catch Mannequin Men in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 3, at The Hideout.
If there was ever an indicator of how robust and healthy Chicago’s psych rock scene is, look no further than this year’s third annual Chicago Psych Fest adding a second day of festivities.
Brooklyn Vegan Chicago revealed yesterday afternoon that this year’s edition, dubbed “Third Eye Visions,” will once again take place at The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia Ave).
Three reasons why there’s no need to load up on sweets before heading down to The Hideout tonight…
We’re only mere weeks away from the official start of winter, so don’t forget to party while you still can. We’re talking about some great shows including 
If there was ever an indicator of how robust and healthy Chicago’s psych rock scene is, look no further than this year’s third annual Chicago Psych Fest adding a second day of festivities.
