Drinking Soundtrack » Music http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog even if yor gramma chews her way out, we're still going to eat her. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:56:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2-bleeding Drinking Soundtrack turntable.fm room! http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2011/06/drinking-soundtrack-turntable-fm-room/ http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2011/06/drinking-soundtrack-turntable-fm-room/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:44:31 +0000 Joe http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/?p=304 Come on in and play! Yeah!

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Wait, why is this guy so happy? Oh, hmmm – what’s that you say?

Ahhh, he must have already posted his favorite albums of 2009.

Curses! Jealousy! Mustache! There’s only 16 days left in the year?! Oh gosh, oh buttons. No time!

So, the question’s been posed…what are your favorite studio albums of the year?

]]> http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/12/top-albums-of-2009/feed/ 12 Reigning Sound, Subterranean, Sunday Nov. 15, 8 p.m. http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/11/reigning-sound-subterranean-sunday-nov-15-8-pm/ http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/11/reigning-sound-subterranean-sunday-nov-15-8-pm/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:57:15 +0000 Joe http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/?p=236 If I were in Chicago I’d be there. Watching the spittle fly from Greg Cartwright’s lip is just one of the many things that are good about ‘em. You can hear ‘em on their MySpace page here — and if you haven’t heard of Too Much Guitar (2004), I wholeheartedly recommend it.

And if you’ve never heard the name Greg Cartwright, he used to play with the Oblivians, and here he is.

]]> http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/11/reigning-sound-subterranean-sunday-nov-15-8-pm/feed/ 0 Getting to be that time… what were your favorite live shows in 2009? http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/09/getting-to-be-that-time-what-were-your-favorite-live-shows-in-2009/ http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/09/getting-to-be-that-time-what-were-your-favorite-live-shows-in-2009/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:50:30 +0000 Joe http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/?p=227 Hey, so, we’re on the edge of making-lists-about-music-season, so I thought I’d kick it off with this question: What were your favorite live shows in 2009?

I saw My Bloody Valentine in the spring. Martel had told me about how you needed earplugs, but it turned out it kind of depended on the venue. Either that or my hearing’s already taken a few body blows. MBV opened up with I Only Said, and I remember walking down the aisle to my friends during that song thinking “I never thought I’d hear that guitar riff live.”

I saw The Avett Brothers in the summer. Four times, in a row — first in Telluride Colorado, then in Steamboat Springs, then in Boulder, then in Denver. Telluride and Boulder were my favorite shows, and while it didn’t top the visceral My Bloody Valentine set, following a band like that (I’d never followed a band before) felt good. There was little overlap between the shows, which made it feel like the band knew there were people following them out there. The Avett’s country-folk-rock stuff aren’t in my top-10-bands-of-all-time or anything, and the four days with ‘em gave me a whole new raft of favorite songs to appreciate.

So, what say you?

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If you don’t know, now you know.

]]> http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/05/showcowgo/feed/ 1 Things I like…concert venue edition http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/05/things-i-likeconcert-venue-edition/ http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/05/things-i-likeconcert-venue-edition/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 15:31:11 +0000 jj http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/?p=217 Thank you, Dr Martel, for keeping a pulse here. I’ve been asked to compile a list of the best places to see music in Chicago. Please check my logic and fill in any gaps that I’ve missed. Yeah, and I guess we can consider the entire concert-going experience here. Can that can be measured regardless of music? I dunno – anyway…here goes:

Theatre: not necessarily w/ seats, but capacity at greater than 500 people?

1. Park West
2. The Vic
3. Epiphany Church
4. Logan Square Auditorium
5. Congress Theatre
6. Pritzker Pavillion

Clubs: no seats, generally less than 500 people?

1. The Empty Bottle
2. The Hideout
3. Smart Bar
4. The Bottom Lounge
5. Subterranean
6. Schubas
7. Double Door
8. The Metro
9. Reggies
10. The AVerie
11. The Green Mill
12. The Beat Kitchen
13. Abbey Pub
14. Elbo Room
15. Sonotheque

]]> http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/05/things-i-likeconcert-venue-edition/feed/ 0 Yay, Another Site You Could Sign Up For http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/04/yay-another-site-you-could-sign-up-for/ http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/04/yay-another-site-you-could-sign-up-for/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:14:10 +0000 Joe http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/?p=212 It’s like twitter but instead of posting stuff about you, you post songs you like. This is my account on there, and if you don’t wanna sign up for Yet Another Website You Need To Sign Up For, there’s a generic account I just made for drinkingsoundtrack. Username, drinkingsoundtrack, password, Tom’s last name all in lowercase.

-Joe

]]> http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/04/yay-another-site-you-could-sign-up-for/feed/ 0 Weds @ LSA Broken West/AC Newman – 3 Tix – $19 each http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/03/weds-lsa-broken-westac-newman-3-tix-19-each/ http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2009/03/weds-lsa-broken-westac-newman-3-tix-19-each/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:22:34 +0000 jj http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/?p=210 My friend Kevin has 3 extra tickets for Broken West and AC Newman this Weds at Logan Square Auditorium. Anyone want 1/2/3 tickets? Anyone already going?

I couldn’t find a way to sign Kevin up on DS – does he need an invite?

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