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Reigning Sound, Subterranean, Sunday Nov. 15, 8 p.m.

Joe — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:57:15 +0000

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.

Getting to be that time… what were your favorite live shows in 2009?

Joe — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:50:30 +0000

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?

ShowCowGo

Joe — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:37:12 +0000

Matt launched a new blog, which you may or may not have heard of. I’m guessing Chicagoans you have. It’s got a few parts to it: His Chicago band calendar, his Chicago band-review blog, his Chicago (and other) beer blog, and a Pizza and Brunch blog done via Facebook.

If you don’t know, now you know.

Weds @ LSA Broken West/AC Newman – 3 Tix – $19 each

jj — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:22:34 +0000

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?

SXSW Samplers – Gigs and Gigs of Gigs

jj — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:29:14 +0000

You’ll need a torrent program, like µTorrent. Install µTorrent, first, then click on the dl links. Then choose to open the file with µTorrent.

The 09 SXSW Artist Showcase has over 1000 songs in 3 torrents.

The 05-08 Artist Showcase torrents are just as easy to get.

Islands JUNE 2nd @ LSA $12

jj — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:34:18 +0000

So, this is the band I’ve been most excited to see live in maybe, oh – the past year. Arm’s Way is nothing short of a fucking great album.

I plan on taking a bunch of photos and (if I can swing it) jumping up on stage ala the Matt & Kim show – it’d help if I had some crazy dancers backing me up – we must have distractions – who’s in?

Radiohead: Live at The BBC April 1/08 (10 MP3s)

jj — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:49:17 +0000

here here here here here

If you haven’t grabbed these yet, it’s a great show. Old and new tunes at 192kbs. Yay.

Upcoming Shows

Dana — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:05:35 +0000

So I know that we all signed up on ‘Upcoming’ but I haven’t had the same patience for it that I have in the past, so anyone got plans for any shows soon?

Three New Destroyer Songs (Live)

jj — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:00:09 +0000

Bejar alone at Sled Island Music Festival in Edmonton 6/28/07 – 6/29/07:

Foam Hands (MP3):

Rivers (MP3):

Unknown Title (YouTube only):

Pimp: Bang! Bang!’s got their CD-release show @ Beat Kitchen tonight

Joe — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:20:30 +0000

pimpin’ their show, yah.