Giant Drag – Waking Up Is Hard to Do
on March 17, 2013
Waking Up was worth the wait, and although its arrival comes slightly soured by the news, it’s hard to hate when she’s this happy about the future.
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The Darkness at The Vic Theatre on Jan. 27, 2013
on January 30, 2013
The Darkness might recall the more pompous strains of the pre-punk era, but in a live setting, the condescending barrier between artist and fan is non-existent. Even in the face of a little vomit.
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Bob Mould at Metro on Sept. 14, 2012
on September 17, 2012
Bob Mould played a sold out show Thursday night at Metro, and as expected from a concert highlighting two albums released 20 years apart—one past, one present—it was a mix of head-trip nostalgia and sharper focus on the present.
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Bob Mould – Silver Age
on August 30, 2012
Mould is a rarity in the legion of ’80s American indie survivors.
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From Beatle to Ram: McCartney’s Inner Animal Gets Unleashed Again
on July 6, 2012
The jaunty cry sounds like “piss off, yeah,” or possibly “kiss-off, hey!” Either would be appropriate. That’s Paul McCartney on “Too Many People,” the opening song on his first classic album without the Beatles. It was this period where he was smeared by critics and derided by his famous former songwriting partner. This debut for McCartney […]
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Deer Tick at Metro on June 9, 2012
on June 12, 2012
“We’re full grown men/But we act like kids.” Indeed, they looked like kids playing dress up, donning vintage suits of varying fits like musically inclined used car salesmen.
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Best Coast – The Only Place
on May 7, 2012
Most of The Only Place sound listless, wafting by but never taking hold.
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Lambchop at Lincoln Hall on April 24, 2012
on April 25, 2012
The set was heavy on ballads from its latest album, the superb Mr. M, but chestnuts from the band’s younger days courted the lifers out there.
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Disappears at Lincoln Hall on April 13, 2012
on April 15, 2012
Taking the phrase “less talk, more action” to heart, Disappears showed atmosphere and muscle aren’t mutually exclusive while keeping the banter to a brief “thanks guys” near the end.
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The Magnetic Fields – Love at the Bottom of the Sea
on March 6, 2012
After three albums with a common theme of zero synthesizers, Stephen Merritt brings that beat back with swirling, dense electro-pop that comes off simultaneously delicate and belabored.
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Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror
on February 20, 2012
Sleigh Bells isn’t the first act to mix the bile and the beautiful, but in 2012 they’re certainly the loudest and most confident.
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Smith Westerns at Metro on Feb. 3, 2012
on February 6, 2012
The band’s second album recently had its first birthday, so the guys closed their tour with the best celebration a Chicago outfit can dream up—a sold out homecoming at Metro.
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