been waiting for this LP for awhile, check it out.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
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...........
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
holy shit GONER FEST.
a reunited reatards and compulsive gamblers headline the fest in memphis september 24-26.
in addition ty segall, nobunny, the intelligence, the oh sees and about every other garage punk band you should know about are playing. pretty much blows away the p4k lineup.
and guess what, i have to be in philadelphia for a wedding. m.f. bad timing.......
Saturday, July 25, 2009
top ranking LPs this year so far
i have listened to these albums non stop all year long. these are my top ranking picks for 09 so far. by year end, it'll be a top 20 at least......
but since we're half way through the year so far, i thought i'd make my list for you.....
1 obits- i blame you
2 black lips- 200 million thousand
3 jay reatard- watch them fall
4 smith westerns- s/t
5 double dagger- more
6 pink mountaintops- outside love
7 matt & kim- grand
8 handsome furs- face control
9 mi ami- watersports
10 wavves- wavvves
honorable mentions to the following:
ty segall
kurt vile
vampire hands
intelligence
kid congo
deerhunter
jack-o and the tennessee tearjerkers
condo fucks
crocodiles
animal collective
grizzly bear
mstrkrft
mannequin men
shadows of the knight
shadows of the knight are my classic garage rock band of the week.
their LPs aren't that hard to find. rhino reissued "gloria" but if you find an original pressing in vg+ it will be pricey.........i recently found a real beat to shit copy of their first LP for five dollars and it was worth every cent.......
they are highly recommended.
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