tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:21:26 +0000VideoNew MusicKanye WestTourNew AlbumRhymefestFlosstradamusTop Ten on Elbo.WsAllaCommonInterviewKidz In The HallLupe FiascoPitchforkSmashing PumpkinsCD Release ShowEmpty BottleThe DialsBarack ObamaChandeliersLiveMaps and AtlasesShowSonothequeThe Cool KidsVince PWilcoAlbum ReviewAleks and the DrummerAndrew BirdBrilliant PebblesChic-a-go-goChicago MusicHideoutLive performanceMetroRussian CirclesSchuba'sSybrisThe 1900sTom Schraeder and His EgoWalking BicyclesWalter MeegoAnni RossiCHIRPCasiotone for the Painfully AloneChicagoChicago Promoters OrdinanceCoversFree ShowLettermanLive VideoMarnie SternMixtapeRecord Release ShowRemixReviewTVAbbey PubAptekaChicago Afrobeat ProjectCommercialDavid VanderveldeDisappearsEstelleFree TicketsFucked UpGemstonesHelicoptersJesus LizardJimmy Kimmel LiveKid SisterLets Get Out Of This Terrible Sandwich ShopMazesMikkeyMikkey HalsteadMittens on StringsMy Bloody ValentineMySpaceObey Your BrainOfficeParlsley FlakesPelicanPonytailPuppet ShowRecklessReggie's Rock ClubSNLSchool of Seven BellsStarStorytellersTegan and SaraThao with the Get Down Stay DownThe KillersThe LegendsThe Sea and CakeTitus AndronicousToursTwilight RevivalUSAVH1Wounded Rootsoh noes42 songs for 4-20African FestAfrika BambaataaAlbum releaseAlbumsAlex ChiltonAlltruismsAnimal CollectiveApartment FireAtmosphereAudio CommentariesBeach HouseBeat KitchenBeers that taste like urineBen HarperBilly CorganBirthday BashBlack MetalBlasted DiplomatsBlock PartyBob DylanBook Release PartyBottom LoungeBreast Cancer Awareness MonthBrighton MABroken Social SceneBrother AliBurlingtonCD Re-Release ShowCMJCTACanastaCar AlarmCharity ShowCharles HamiltonChicago DeciderChicago Free PressChicago Journalism Town HallChicago Reggae FestivalChicago Thrash EnsembleCitibankClarityColbert ReportColour MusicCompany of ThievesConanCoupleskateCubsDVDDarkroomDay DosDaytrotterDeath Cab for CutieDeath ShipsDeerhoofDenverDigsDishwallaDissDocumentaryDon DiabloDouble DoorDutchess and the DukeEddie VedderEl GuinchoElectric TouchEllenElvis PerkinsEs TiempoFall Out BoyFatburgerFeatureFeb 1-15FetlaFlameshovelFleet FoxesGreat PlainsHead of FemurHecklerHey ChampHoliday GiveawayHollywood HoltIcy DemonsIll BillIn-storeInaugurationJC Brooks and The Uptown SoundJeff magnumJennifer HudsonJennifer O'ConnorJimmy Eat WorldJohn VandersliceKid CudiKid You'll Move MountainsKing KhanKool KeithKumaLOLLabelLil WayneLive AlbumLive in RussiaLocal HLollapaloozaLooptopiaM83MIAMagazineMan ManMannequin MenMarissa NadlerMass ShiversMichael JacksonMichael ZapruderMogwaiMonotonixMontonixMorseMr. RussiaMy Brightest DiamondNeitherfriendsNeko CaseNetherfriendsNew DVDNew RuinsNew York PostNintendoNo AgeNo JailNoble BeastNovakaneOhbijouOkkervil RiverOxford CollapseParlorPaul Collins BeatPaul HaigPearl JamPegboyPermanent RecordsPeter Bjorn and JohnPharoahe MonchPharrellPit Er PatPlaylistPolicePop MontrealPrank phone callPregnantPugz AtomzPussy PiratesQueenRIAARa Ra RiotRadio KRadioheadRageRahzelRap musicRe-issueRecordingRed Red MeatReggaeRelease dateRemixesReunionRock The RunwayRock The VoteRockwellRon HowardRoy OrbisonRyan AdamsSchubas tavernScreeningsSea and CakeShearwaterSilkworkSizing Up The DistanceSk8tiqueSmart BarStephen MurrayStereo SubversionSub PopSub-TSun-TimesSwaySweet CobraSwing StateTapes N TapesTeam BandTenacious DThe Black LipsThe Bug UKThe ChapThe Colbert ReportThe DodosThe HideoutThe Hold SteadyThe JoansThe MovesThe Prairie CarterlThe ReturnablesThe ShrinesThe Strange Young LoversThe StreetsThe UglysuitThe WhipThese United StatesThom YorkeThrill JockeyThrobbing GristleTim FiteTonightTonight ShowTop TenTouch and GoTour announcementsTracklistVMAsVacationsVerbal KentVictory SpeechVolcanoWBEZWake Up ShowWe Are ScientistsWheelchair WerewolfWindy City Winter BallWordsworthXRTXXLYoung Sonblogbloggingclosemusic quitsingletragedyhttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jon)Blogger338125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-2415331769038868128Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:52:00 +00002009-09-23T14:55:39.325-05:00Tom Schraeder and His Ego*MP3: Tom Schraeder - "Pat Baby"Very Don't Look Back, but still neatly executed. Tom Schraeder releases his new cassette tonight at the Beat Kitchen. Listen to his song "Pat Baby" at the top of the post.Tom Schraeder MySpace Page(Jon Graef)http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/09/video-tom-schraeder-cassette-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-650525865411412100Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-08-13T08:30:00.173-05:00NetherfriendsCalling You Out (Emergency Umbrella)Grade: B-*MP3: Netherfriends - "Nunya (Beeswax)"If listeners were approaching Netherfriends' debut EP on Emergency Umbrella, Calling You Out, with fresh ears, they'd might marvel at how quickly the influence of Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion has spread to younger bands. Despite the fact that the Chicago-based group has been playinghttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-netherfriends-calling-you-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-817924029125028865Wed, 27 May 2009 12:50:00 +00002009-05-27T07:52:34.221-05:00Mazes - Love To LayThe 1900s offshoot shoots its first video, and its for "Love to Lay"Mazes MySpace Pagehttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/05/video-mazes-love-to-lay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-6228382059453137123Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:16:00 +00002009-04-22T07:26:28.387-05:00AllaChic-a-go-goIndeed, as the intro notes, one of the coolest, most eclectic sounding bands in Chicago recently stopped by the "Chic-a-go-go" studios to "play" a song from its most recent release, the Record Store Day exclusive Digs, a mostly covers EP (save for one new song, "Si, Se Puede"). The band is interviewed, and there some pretty hilarious results when the Chic host asks about the origins of the band'shttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/04/video-alla-on-chic-go-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-9077585007794407571Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:15:00 +00002009-04-20T08:17:06.455-05:0042 songs for 4-20(Abstraction - "Nuff' Fire")Download: Jarvis Cocker - "Angela"Download: Fleet Foxes - "Mykonos"Download: The Vaselines - "Son of a Gun"Download: Fucked Up - "No Epiphany" (No Age Remix)Download: St. Vincent - "The Strangers"Download: Vacations - "Hassle with Real"Download: Black Blondie - "Dirty Ashes" (feat. Muja Messiah)Download: Deerhunter - "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"Download: Abstract Rudehttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/04/42-songs-for-420.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-855322495661259177Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:07:00 +00002009-04-10T17:22:38.022-05:00Free TicketsThe Whip Download: The Whip - "Trash" Download: The Whip - "Dubsex" Chicago is Mildly Interesting is giving away not one, not two, not three, not five, but FOUR pairs of tickets to tomorrow's show with The Whip at the Congress Theatre. We realize its at the last minute, but that's how we roll. BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTALOONS! First four people to email chicagoismildlyinteresting@gmail.com will get tix http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/04/ticket-giveaway-whip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8626924545348334672Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:11:00 +00002009-04-06T08:19:09.041-05:00Michael ZapruderMySpaceDownload: Michael Zapruder - "Ads for Feelings"Like an electro-pop Leonard Cohen, but with prog-rock breakdowns, Michael Zapruder combines a mellow, almost sing-speak vocal with a whole host of other nifty production and songwriting tricks to create an engaging, crisp song about the implications of consumerism. Listen to it at the top of the post. Michael Zapruder MySpace Pagehttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/04/michael-zapruder-ads-for-feelings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-4207650208057026550Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:56:00 +00002009-04-06T08:09:15.686-05:00Empty BottleNew MusicRecord Release ShowVacationsDownload: Vacations - "Hassle With RealRead my write-up of Vacations' debut "album" (it's a combo of a 7" and an 8-song EP) over at Decider Chicago. Rising out of the ashes of Chin Up Chin Up, the recently broken up indie-rock quartet from these here parts, must have been a difficult challenge, but this album is quite fantastic. The record release party is tonight at the Bottle. Here are the http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-music-vacations-hassle-with-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-5926823150314879122Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-04-06T07:56:10.500-05:00bloggingPaul HaigRIAAsingleDownload: Paul Haig - "Reason"I got a notice from Tarty Tart after she saw that Blogger took down my Elbo.ws post about how, today, April 6th, would be Paul Haig day. Why a specific day devoted to this specific songwriter? Behold: Bloggers have come under increasing attack in recent times, thanks to many in the music industry using the draconian measures of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/04/paul-haig-reason.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-3458615369451489736Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:27:00 +00002009-04-04T08:36:26.081-05:00Top Ten on Elbo.Ws**The original post was deleted by the IFPI and Blogger. Here it is reposted with label and band approved mp3s and Hype Machine links (4/04/09 8:30 am).My concession to April fools is that this list consists of 11 tracks, and not ten. That's how awesome I've become in my late 20s. With that, have at!1. Grizzly Bear - "Cheerleader"Download: Grizzly Bear - "Cheerleader"After a rhythmical, bluesy http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-ten-songs-on-elbows-reviewed-in-50_04.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-7585111087708809527Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:03:00 +00002009-03-31T08:11:04.543-05:00HelicoptersNew MusicDownload: Helicopters - "White Lily No Soul"Mixing electronica with pan-Asian musical elements, the new song from digit-pop trio Helicopters "White Lily No Soul" is a scathing, but melodic, kiss-off against a vapid starlet. Sure, as far as targets go, that's like shooting fish in a barrel, but when the results are this ingratiating, who can complain? Download the track at the top of the http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-helicopters-white-lily-no-soul.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8436369765735612928Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:06:00 +00002009-03-30T08:13:06.599-05:00MazesNew MusicDownload: Mazes - "Cat State Comity"Another download released for your enjoyment, courtesy of Mazes and Parasol Records. "Cat State Comity" continues the impeachable pop melodies of The 1900s. Listen to it at the top of the post.Mazes MySpace Pagehttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-music-mazes-cat-state-comity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-7381142743797426005Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:14:00 +00002009-03-26T08:18:37.389-05:00Album ReviewAnni RossiChicago DeciderPitchforkRockwellDownload: Anni Rossi - "Ecology"If you haven't already picked up Anni Rossi's latest record, Rockwell, named for the street she lives on in Chicago, then you absolutely should. Personally speaking, I'm more partial to the Afton EP which came out last fall (which I retroactively put on my best-of list for 2008, b/c I'm a dumbass), but Rockwell has more than its fair share of viola-plucked charms http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/anni-rossi-gets-80-on-pitchfork.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-2488059480425345434Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +00002009-03-24T08:05:25.555-05:00Charles HamiltonDissRhymefestVideo(part one)(part two)Rhymefest explains his diss records against hipster-rapper Charles Hamilton. Video courtesy of Fake Shore DriveRhymefest MySpace Pagehttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/video-rhymefest-explains-charles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-4908514506991815957Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:32:00 +00002009-03-19T17:45:55.490-05:00New MusicNew RuinsDownload: New Ruins - "Ships"The Parasol press page for the New Ruins' new song, titled "Ships," and taken from the East Ill. group's upcoming album, We Make Our Own Bad Luck, notes that the track bears sonic resemblance to a "droney acoustic/electric rock, songs rendered in sepia-tone, awash in rural melancholy." At first, I immediately thought of Zelionople, but the moment that New Ruins janglyhttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-music-new-ruins-ships.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-6890369729962116946Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:31:00 +00002009-03-11T07:55:46.293-05:00http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/tonight-women-bottom-lounge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-2932879939216777979Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:11:00 +00002009-03-09T08:12:54.111-05:00VideoWounded RootsWatch the latest video blog from the promising up-and-comers at the top of the post.Wounded Roots MySpace Pagehttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/video-blog-wounded-roots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-3863687365362896535Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-03-06T07:31:48.924-06:00Smashing PumpkinsThe Sea and CakeIf you're a young actor, I'll look the other way, but...Here’s the deal, folks. You do a commercial, you’re off the Artistic Roll-Call forever. End of story, OK? You’re another corporate fucking shill, you’re another whore at the capitalist gang-bang, and if you do a commercial there’s a price on your head, everything you say is suspect and every word that comes out of your mouth is now like a http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/smashing-pumpkins-license-today-to-visa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-5852027385258352765Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:10:00 +00002009-03-06T07:18:42.421-06:00Jesus LizardPitchforkReunionVia Chicago Breaking News:The reunited Jesus Lizard will play its first hometown show in 11 years July 17 at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, promoters will announce Friday.The noise-rock quartet broke up in 1999, but the original lineup of David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims, and Mac McNeilly has announced plans to play a handful of shows this year while their label, Touch & Go, http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/reunited-jesus-lizard-to-open-pitchfork.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-710683512917966658Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:51:00 +00002009-03-04T17:00:43.957-06:00CitibankCommercialThe Sea and CakeVideoDownload: The Sea and Cake - "Car Alarm"Found this over at Videogum. Say what you want about either Citigroup or jazz-influenced, post-rock pioneering Chicagoans The Sea and Cake, at least they're not hiring Sheryl Crow for golf outings. Incidentally, guess which bank I belong to? The answer may surprise it's Northern Trust.Speaking of corporate and/or municipal fuckery, have you check this out http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/sea-and-cake-used-in-citibank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-7530184382931630865Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-03-04T08:13:10.942-06:00Album releaseAllaChicago Promoters OrdinanceDigsSchubas tavernDownload: Alla - "Love Lockdown"Everyone's favorite modern psychedelic trio Alla have announced that the CD Release Party for their covers EP Digs (yay for puns that don't reveal themselves until you read the record sleeve). The show will take place on April 2nd at Schubas Tavern. The group announced it themselves via a MySpace blog. Here's the remaining information, including openers:Confirmed http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/alla-announce-record-release-show-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8258740888581596430Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-03-04T07:56:24.797-06:00CD Re-Release ShowHelicoptersNew York PostSizing Up The DistanceDownload: Helicopters - "Emergency"Eclectic electro-pop trio Helicopters have been flying all over the place lately, including papers known for publishing editorial cartoons of questionable taste. The band appeared in the New York Post's "Popwrap" music column. Here's a taste of what the Post wrote:Helicopters mesh pop, hip hop, folk, electronica and rock in a way that may become its own genre. http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/helicoptors-appear-in-new-york-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-2995757381083983450Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:33:00 +00002009-03-04T07:36:28.885-06:00Andrew BirdNoble BeastVideoAndrew Bird with Mucca Pazza - "Fitz & The Dizzyspells”Filmed at the Hideout, one of the many excellent venues in the city which would be affected by the utterly heinous Chicago Promoter's Ordinance. Additionally, the marching band? Mucca Pazza.Andrew Bird MySpace Pagehttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/video-andrew-bird-fitz-and-dizzyspells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8992629294730380733Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:47:00 +00002009-03-02T07:54:24.588-06:00Kanye WestStorytellersVH1Fake Shore Drive was kind enough to upload a mixtape of Kanye West's appearance on VH1's storytellers. Download it in whole here.http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-music-kanye-west-on-vh1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8574309219729573507Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-03-02T07:46:04.358-06:00ClarityJimmy Eat WorldLiveMetroTour(Jimmy Eat World - "No Sensitivity")For those who missed third-wave emo touchstone Jimmy Eat World's Don't-Look-Back-esque performance of their 1999 classic Clarity, worry not: As always, YouTube's got you covered. Several videos of the quartet have emerged. Naturally, some videos are of a better visual quality than others, but sound is decent on all. Check them out:(Jimmy Eat World - "Lucky http://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/2009/03/videos-jimmy-eat-world-live-metro-2-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon)0