Tuesday, August 11, 2009

fred anderson.


a and i are going to see chicago free jazz legend, fred anderson, at a lakeshore park tonight in evanston. so excited.

check him out below....



Saturday, August 1, 2009

milkwauke avenue arts fest


got to check out some awesome local bands at the logan square street fest, so fun........

so i missed michael columbia at p4k fest, but i got to see them today. chicago's answer to oneida but more yes than suicide, with some 8 bit video game synth thrown in for good measure...... i hope they put an LP out sometime.......

next up was mass shivers, a angular 70s rock mashup with mathy dance rhythms that the indie kids all love. the chicago reader compared them to captain beefheart and i see that, but not much......a nice mix of influences that becomes mostly their own sound. could share the stage with the foals comfortably, but also black mountain..... recommended.

then there was white mystery. as always i love em......brother sister garage duo, their hozac single is excellent, and their label will put the new LP out at the beginning of the fall (hozac's second LP, the first was smith westerns).......you must see them sometime...........