tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:59:16 +0000Chicago Reggae FestivalHollywood HoltDocumentaryKool KeithAlex ChiltonPearl JamThom YorkeEddie VedderThe HideoutVolcanoStereo SubversionRed Red MeatBroken Social SceneParlorJC Brooks and The Uptown SoundPussy PiratesBurlingtonFetlaMan ManCommercialCitibankSub-TOkkervil RiverDishwallaNew RuinsMy Bloody ValentineLil WayneCommonConanRageNetherfriendsWe Are ScientistsOxford CollapseMontonixVideoBlack MetalPoliceShowElvis PerkinsThe DialsFeatureoh noesFeb 1-15DisappearsTonightLive VideoCTAColbert ReportJennifer O'ConnorLollapaloozaDon DiabloTonight ShowPit Er PatThe LegendsMySpaceCD Release ShowWheelchair WerewolfThe Hold SteadyThe StreetsMazesBrilliant PebblesSizing Up The DistanceEllenMittens on StringsNew AlbumCanastaRecordingSybrisbloggingRemixesLabelRussian CirclesIll BillMarissa NadlerLOLBlasted DiplomatsThese United StatesWalking BicyclesM83MikkeyReviewDouble DoorEl GuinchoThe ReturnablesAbbey PubPaul HaigMorseLive in RussiaRecklessInterviewPaul Collins BeatBrighton MABen HarperStephen MurrayRecord Release ShowPugz AtomzThe 1900sFree ShowChicagoLiveVince PNintendoVictory SpeechRahzelStorytellersLupe FiascoAndrew BirdChic-a-go-goTwilight RevivalDVDLets Get Out Of This Terrible Sandwich ShopCasiotone for the Painfully AloneReunionThe MovesTegan and SaraNo JailKid SisterAfrika BambaataaChicago MusicSk8tiqueSwing StateCubsTeam BandRIAAOfficeThe Prairie CarterlBeat KitchenMass ShiversShearwaterBlock PartyThe ChapNoble BeastQueenVH1Great PlainsTim FiteChicago Free PressKumaPop MontrealCHIRPFucked UpRyan AdamsLooptopiaTitus AndronicousFlosstradamusMichael JacksonBilly CorganBob Dylanmusic quitMannequin MenToursSchool of Seven BellsIn-storeAnimal CollectiveClarityHecklerMetroMaps and AtlasesThrobbing GristleChicago Afrobeat ProjectMichael ZapruderSea and CakeBottom LoungeOhbijouRockwellYoung SonTourObey Your BrainKidz In The HallTop TenDeath Cab for CutieThe Strange Young LoversThe KillersFleet FoxesAfrican FestMagazineKanye WesttragedyAllaDissPlaylistPermanent RecordsRon HowardParlsley Flakes42 songs for 4-20Jeff magnumTom Schraeder and His EgoPharoahe MonchColour MusicMr. RussiaDenverChicago DeciderSun-TimesTour announcementsPelicanJimmy Kimmel LiveKid You'll Move MountainsAtmosphereRock The VoteBook Release PartyThe UglysuitTVWilcoLocal HJimmy Eat WorldDeerhoofEs TiempoHelicoptersSmashing PumpkinsNew York PostBreast Cancer Awareness MonthCharity ShowDavid VanderveldeXRTThe JoansRe-issueDigsTenacious DSwayCompany of ThievesVacationsMogwaiAlbum releaseCoupleskateLive AlbumRemixPregnantThe Black LipsHead of FemurWounded RootsCharles HamiltonThe Colbert ReportMarnie SternBarack ObamaAleks and the DrummerRoy OrbisonSchuba'sTapes N TapesApartment FireInaugurationPeter Bjorn and JohnTop Ten on Elbo.WsLettermanMixtapeDarkroomMIADeath ShipsCMJPitchforkDay DosRock The RunwaySNLReggie's Rock ClubChicago Promoters OrdinanceAlbumsJesus LizardHoliday GiveawayVerbal KentThrill JockeyThe Cool KidsWindy City Winter BallRadio KUSABeers that taste like urineThao with the Get Down Stay DownJohn VandersliceFlameshovelAlbum ReviewSub PopThe Bug UKSilkworkDutchess and the DukeKing KhanChicago Journalism Town HallBrother AliMonotonixWBEZJennifer HudsonMy Brightest DiamondEmpty BottleDaytrotterPuppet ShowGemstonesWordsworthSonothequeNo AgeKid CudiFall Out BoyHey ChampRap musicFatburgerWake Up ShowIcy DemonsTouch and GoCoversRadioheadPonytailNeitherfriendsFree TicketsAnni RossiSmart BarRa Ra RiotCar AlarmThe WhipSweet CobraAptekaStarsingleChandeliersAudio CommentariesblogThe DodosEstellePrank phone callNovakaneXXLRelease dateclosePharrellPegboyAlltruismsChicago Thrash EnsembleCD Re-Release ShowTracklistRhymefestWalter MeegoNew MusicLive performanceBeach HouseThe ShrinesScreeningsNeko CaseHideoutBirthday BashReggaeElectric TouchVMAsMikkey HalsteadThe Sea and CakeSchubas tavernNew DVDhttp://chicagoismildlyinteresting.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jon)Blogger339125tag: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)1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WTSbYefw07ic1CFzcad07sK0To/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WTSbYefw07ic1CFzcad07sK0To/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WTSbYefw07ic1CFzcad07sK0To/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2WTSbYefw07ic1CFzcad07sK0To/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXMSis9LllXYHQXGC1c8hr17EWI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXMSis9LllXYHQXGC1c8hr17EWI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXMSis9LllXYHQXGC1c8hr17EWI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXMSis9LllXYHQXGC1c8hr17EWI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCPjFpbd3I52DOmxpqkohlovKuo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCPjFpbd3I52DOmxpqkohlovKuo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCPjFpbd3I52DOmxpqkohlovKuo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCPjFpbd3I52DOmxpqkohlovKuo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-6228382059453137123Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:16:00 +00002009-04-22T07:26:28.387-05:00Chic-a-go-goAllaIndeed, 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MSemOqCww4ZvLJeI5NGqJ6cfLV4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MSemOqCww4ZvLJeI5NGqJ6cfLV4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MSemOqCww4ZvLJeI5NGqJ6cfLV4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MSemOqCww4ZvLJeI5NGqJ6cfLV4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CF4rPj7_W5D9RtefKKdgDZNWIXA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CF4rPj7_W5D9RtefKKdgDZNWIXA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CF4rPj7_W5D9RtefKKdgDZNWIXA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CF4rPj7_W5D9RtefKKdgDZNWIXA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2CQ4EJs_ujGZlgceJ6MfrOa8ao/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2CQ4EJs_ujGZlgceJ6MfrOa8ao/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2CQ4EJs_ujGZlgceJ6MfrOa8ao/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2CQ4EJs_ujGZlgceJ6MfrOa8ao/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8626924545348334672Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:11:00 +00002009-04-06T08:19:09.041-05:00MySpaceMichael ZapruderDownload: 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMP5J0M5GftfRD_l-ryzaJpRNyA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMP5J0M5GftfRD_l-ryzaJpRNyA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMP5J0M5GftfRD_l-ryzaJpRNyA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMP5J0M5GftfRD_l-ryzaJpRNyA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-4207650208057026550Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:56:00 +00002009-04-06T08:09:15.686-05:00Empty BottleVacationsNew MusicRecord Release ShowDownload: 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rRrMCLf985btEPcuqLb6FEtAknw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rRrMCLf985btEPcuqLb6FEtAknw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rRrMCLf985btEPcuqLb6FEtAknw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rRrMCLf985btEPcuqLb6FEtAknw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-5926823150314879122Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-04-06T07:56:10.500-05:00singlebloggingRIAAPaul HaigDownload: 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)2 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/muo9o_ZP8OVlFH6fOy8nezzE4uo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/muo9o_ZP8OVlFH6fOy8nezzE4uo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/muo9o_ZP8OVlFH6fOy8nezzE4uo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/muo9o_ZP8OVlFH6fOy8nezzE4uo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OuDfs_jhzEmXjsTxboEdqciHa18/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OuDfs_jhzEmXjsTxboEdqciHa18/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OuDfs_jhzEmXjsTxboEdqciHa18/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OuDfs_jhzEmXjsTxboEdqciHa18/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MUs48dFV22Oez3hsXsSKE9Y1f6A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MUs48dFV22Oez3hsXsSKE9Y1f6A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MUs48dFV22Oez3hsXsSKE9Y1f6A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MUs48dFV22Oez3hsXsSKE9Y1f6A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VBqziuPUaunxAvzzXtlRbCNQbAM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VBqziuPUaunxAvzzXtlRbCNQbAM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VBqziuPUaunxAvzzXtlRbCNQbAM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VBqziuPUaunxAvzzXtlRbCNQbAM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-7381142743797426005Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:14:00 +00002009-03-26T08:18:37.389-05:00Chicago DeciderPitchforkAlbum ReviewAnni RossiRockwellDownload: 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KR9DY6Dk3R4cLGodFSPZ5O6N-fA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KR9DY6Dk3R4cLGodFSPZ5O6N-fA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KR9DY6Dk3R4cLGodFSPZ5O6N-fA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KR9DY6Dk3R4cLGodFSPZ5O6N-fA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-2488059480425345434Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +00002009-03-24T08:05:25.555-05:00VideoDissRhymefestCharles Hamilton(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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hzYPLvnsM47e7iF7x4fw_nuXD0o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hzYPLvnsM47e7iF7x4fw_nuXD0o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hzYPLvnsM47e7iF7x4fw_nuXD0o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hzYPLvnsM47e7iF7x4fw_nuXD0o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-4908514506991815957Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:32:00 +00002009-03-19T17:45:55.490-05:00New RuinsNew MusicDownload: 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CUlNVOMLOAf2zSAb-Uhn4TxmU2E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CUlNVOMLOAf2zSAb-Uhn4TxmU2E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CUlNVOMLOAf2zSAb-Uhn4TxmU2E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CUlNVOMLOAf2zSAb-Uhn4TxmU2E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ca6AE12MgY2Tr-mkmwQmp0xpjbc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ca6AE12MgY2Tr-mkmwQmp0xpjbc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ca6AE12MgY2Tr-mkmwQmp0xpjbc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ca6AE12MgY2Tr-mkmwQmp0xpjbc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZ3jUFfKn_fE7mW-kmsCy0xGWGU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZ3jUFfKn_fE7mW-kmsCy0xGWGU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZ3jUFfKn_fE7mW-kmsCy0xGWGU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZ3jUFfKn_fE7mW-kmsCy0xGWGU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4umnb_NRfrv2jm31mOqVGUAPSbM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4umnb_NRfrv2jm31mOqVGUAPSbM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4umnb_NRfrv2jm31mOqVGUAPSbM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4umnb_NRfrv2jm31mOqVGUAPSbM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-5852027385258352765Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:10:00 +00002009-03-06T07:18:42.421-06:00PitchforkJesus LizardReunionVia 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BCuNchZq0kq1j9AZyaRdqb-69B0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BCuNchZq0kq1j9AZyaRdqb-69B0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BCuNchZq0kq1j9AZyaRdqb-69B0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BCuNchZq0kq1j9AZyaRdqb-69B0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-710683512917966658Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:51:00 +00002009-03-04T17:00:43.957-06:00CommercialVideoCitibankThe Sea and CakeDownload: 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FuCxQgFWoGf6n3VyvIrk3TCY1i8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FuCxQgFWoGf6n3VyvIrk3TCY1i8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FuCxQgFWoGf6n3VyvIrk3TCY1i8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FuCxQgFWoGf6n3VyvIrk3TCY1i8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-7530184382931630865Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-03-04T08:13:10.942-06:00Chicago Promoters OrdinanceSchubas tavernAllaDigsAlbum releaseDownload: 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jvrfLvj20iUNmp54-5MRb2aJxE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jvrfLvj20iUNmp54-5MRb2aJxE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jvrfLvj20iUNmp54-5MRb2aJxE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jvrfLvj20iUNmp54-5MRb2aJxE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8258740888581596430Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-03-04T07:56:24.797-06:00New York PostHelicoptersSizing Up The DistanceCD Re-Release ShowDownload: 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajT-dYPuMjNEmk5bTA_VuxdO8ac/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajT-dYPuMjNEmk5bTA_VuxdO8ac/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajT-dYPuMjNEmk5bTA_VuxdO8ac/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajT-dYPuMjNEmk5bTA_VuxdO8ac/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag: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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hxw2gfhkT0L6JPbLJCoVu2_DJxQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hxw2gfhkT0L6JPbLJCoVu2_DJxQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hxw2gfhkT0L6JPbLJCoVu2_DJxQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hxw2gfhkT0L6JPbLJCoVu2_DJxQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8992629294730380733Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:47:00 +00002009-03-02T07:54:24.588-06:00VH1Kanye WestStorytellersFake 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)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Efdt0vHyWDVoL0oQWRGA6OGfRQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Efdt0vHyWDVoL0oQWRGA6OGfRQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Efdt0vHyWDVoL0oQWRGA6OGfRQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Efdt0vHyWDVoL0oQWRGA6OGfRQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757854558249248459.post-8574309219729573507Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-03-02T07:46:04.358-06:00MetroJimmy Eat WorldTourClarityLive(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 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4tbQAhGkWVpKOPtRlSuLc4LXyNE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4tbQAhGkWVpKOPtRlSuLc4LXyNE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4tbQAhGkWVpKOPtRlSuLc4LXyNE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4tbQAhGkWVpKOPtRlSuLc4LXyNE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>