Introducing : OOZING WOUND (video)

With Cacaw now defunct, Zack Weil (Cacaw/Zath) and Kyle Reynolds (currently also in Bad Drugs) clearly wanted to keep the babies plugging their ears, so they grabbed Kevin from Unmanned Ship and formed Oozing Wound. This was only their second show, held at Crown Liquors on Milwaukee Avenue. Dig it.

Chicago in 2011, or, "Why We Love Our Live Music Scene". A Gonzo Chicago recap.

"Cast" in order of appearance :

Bad Drugs
John Bellows
Ed Schrader's Music Beat
Titus Andronicus
Warhammer 48K
Wume
Tyler Jon Tyler
White Mystery
Work/Death
Running
Close Hits
Black Lips (w/ Bobby Conn, Ty Segall intercut)
Archers of Loaf
Cacaw
Obits
Magic Ian
Fat Worm of Error
Pile
Radar Eyes
Piss Piss Piss Moan Moan Moan
Times New Viking (w/ Strychnine)
Cartright
Cave
Lechuguillas
Dana Falconberry
Andy Cigarettes
Absolutely Not
Double Dagger
Heavy Times
Handsome Furs
Mannequin Men
Mayor Daley
T'bone
ONO
Paper Mice
Snacks
Names Divine
R. Stevie Moore
Bomb Banks
Rabble Rabble
Thee Oh Sees
Magic Milk
Unmanned Ship
Wild Flag
Music Tapes
Outer Minds
...with an intro by Max Morris.




Instead of giving you some best-of list nobody agrees with, we thought you'd enjoy this more. 2011 was a hell of a year for Chicago music lovers. The current status of the Chicago music scene, as you can see, is very healthy. Some might say it is the best it's ever been. From our past experience, summer has been the most hectic, but it seemed like this year the noise didn't stop. January had the stellar "Tommorow Never Knows" festival, ran by the Schubas family, and this blur of a year went full speed ahead from there. April had Lightning Bolt destroying the Logan Square monument thanks to the Empty Bottle. Summer was, well, summer in Chicago. Bitchpork III. Double Dagger's final Chicago show. The Hideout Block Party. Festivals. A non stop stream of spectacular local, touring bands, underground shows. It was unrelenting. Luckily we had our cameras in tow, and an insatiable urge for live music.

As you may know, we ran a successful Indiegogo fundraiser in May, and things got a lot prettier from there on out. It was a one-of-a-kind experience that we will never forget. So many of you came out of the woodwork and told us you liked what we were doing. This video is for you. In the last 8 months we have attended over 150 shows, filming and shooting a good lot of them. Your interest and love for what has been created here only furthers our desire to give you what we think is interesting. Things you might not have heard of, seen, or would ever be on your radar. This isn't to shine a light on a dark corner, but to simply put good music, and good work, out to people that really care about it. It's that simple. That's what we've always strived to do here. This year, the gods aligned us with Nathan Christ and his Echotone Film crew. We held a Mortville show with Mannequin Men, Outer Minds, Close Hits, PPPMMM. We shot the skyline from 25 miles out. They have inspired us greatly, and for that we think the meeting was meant to be. We're also impressed at the quality of output by labels like HoZac, but also the insurgence of small-run tape labels like Lillerne Tapes, Plus Tapes, Priority Male, Catholic Tapes, Maximum Pelt, Nihilist Records, and many more.

This year had a few sour notes. Some of the boys in the spectacular Lechuguillas have moved to Texas, leaving a void in a sea of Chicago projects. They are sorely missed. Another one of the best bands Chicago had to offer, Cacaw, are now defunct. Sadly, it was right after a self-proclaimed "worst Chicago show we have ever played." which makes it even more hard to swallow. There was no grand 12-band farewell like the Lechuguillas threw. Just a quiet nod, and a goodbye. These things happen, but it still hurts when they come to pass.

That said, this video is just the beginning. As we grow in our partnerships, knowledge, and ability to create, you can surely expect even better content in 2012.

I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the people, bands, and spaces who have gone out of their way to help this project become what it is today. To those who supported the fundraiser that makes everything we do look so much better. :

The Schubas family,Chicago Reader, Drag City, Tyler Jon Tyler, Lechuguillas, Mannequin Men, Absolutely Not, Running, ONO, White Mystery, The Hideout, Micha Ward, Brian Jarreau, Threadless, A.V. Club Chicago, Nathan Christ and the Echotone Film crew, Kenny Alden, Loud Loop Press, Thomas V. Ryan, Chicagoist, the crew at Ball Hall, Mortville, Situations, Treasure Town, and countless others who have inspired us, selflessly displayed their love for what has been done here. We hope you enjoy this video. It was meant purely for the enjoyment of people who like energy in their music, and for those who love what's going on in Chicago right now. We think what's happening here is pretty special, and unlike anything else in the country. There are some glaring omissions, but we'll rectify that soon enough. Thanks for taking the time to have a look. Here's to an even more eye popping 2012.

-JY

2011 : A Year In (Video) Review - TRAILER

Oh, 2011. Instead of making some shitty list nobody agrees with, we're going to give you this instead. In classic "Best Of" fashion, you'll have it before 2012. The main track of this trailer is live, by the wonderful Chicago band OUTER MINDS. Bands to be included in this will be ONO, Cacaw, Mayor Daley, Running, Lechuguillas, Titus Andronicus, Ted Leo, Bad Drugs, Black Lips, Ty Segall, Cave, Rabble Rabble, Wume and more. It won't quite be a documentary. It won't quite be a footage dump. Just something fun and different for you all, which is always what we're after. It'll be in front of your eyes before 2012. Wait for it...

Listen : Cacaw - Live at Crown Liquors

Remember when Cacaw headlined a show with Tinsel Teeth and Running?!

Listen to them beat the hell out of new songs. Turn it up :

PHOTOS : Tinsel Teeth / Cacaw / Running : Crown Liquors

We love Rhode Island. They've given us greats as Chinese Stars, and the ever-spectacular TINSEL TEETH, who played smack dab in the middle of a bill with the pummeling CACAW and the excellent, noisey-as-hell RUNNING opened it up.

A three band smack to the face that was over before anyone even realized they had a shit-eating grin on their face.

Running are great. They've been around a while, are in other bands who are all equally killer. They play short, bursts of a set that can sometimes be over in the blink of an eye. Really great layered fuzzed-out vocals and guitar, Alejandro Morales on drums wailing away until they all seemingly collapse in exhaustion.

Tinsel Teeth ran around freaking the shit out of everybody, the female-frontwoman covered in fake blood, running around the bar, and eventually jumping off, while a wall of noise and screams from every member filled every inch of the place.

Cacaw have new songs, and they're really good. You should know by now these Chicago ass-kickers are the real deal. Catch them live.

edit : short, dark-ass running video :

Here's some photos of what you missed out on :



















Tinsel Teeth are on tour with CACAW!

TINSEL TEETH - 2011 TOUR DATES
Tue, June 7th @ CSMA in Ithaca, NY
Wed, June 8th @ Now That's Class in Cleveland, OH w/ Pleasure Leftists, Night Birds
Thu, June 9th @ Crown Liquors in Chicago, IL^
Fri, Jun 10th @ E and E's Warehouse in Minneapolis, MN w/ skoal kodiac^
Sat, June 11th @ Mad Ave in Lincoln, NE ^
Sun, June 12th @ Rhinoceropolis in Denver, CO w/ hot white^
Mon, June 13th @ The Compound in Provo, UT^
Wed, June 15th @ Cillanova in Sacramento, CA w/ the burgers^
Thu, June 16th @ TBA in Oakland, CA w/ sister fucker^
Fri, June 17th @ The Cave in San Francisco, CA ^
Sat, June 18th @ The Smell in Los Angeles, CA w/ foot village^
Sun June 19th @ The Soda Bar in San Diego, CA ^
Mon, June 20th @ TBA Palm Springs, CA^
Tues, June 21 @ the Tribe in Phoenix, AZ^
Wed, June 22 @ Badlands in El Paso, TX^
Thurs, June 23 @ Rubber Gloves in Denton, TX^
Fri, June 24 @ the Conservatory in OKC, OK^
Sat, June 25 @ Emo's in Austin, TX ^
Sun, June 26 @ The Mink in Houston, TX^
Monday, June 27 @ Siberia in New Orleans, LA*
Tuesday June 28 @ The Farside Collective in Tallahassee, FL*
Wed. June 29 @ TBA in Macon, GA - MATINEE SHOW*
Wed. June 29 @ Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta GA *
Thursday, June 30 @ CFBG's in Greensboro, NC*
Friday July 1 @ The 5th Dimension in Baltimore, MD *
Saturday July 2 @ Kung Fu Necktie in Philly, PA *
Sunday July 3 @ Death By Audio in Brooklyn, NY*
* W/ SATANIZED
^ W/ CACAW

DIG IT.

Double dose of White Mystery tonight! "New Garage Explosion" film screening! Cacaw @ Mortville!

Whoaaaa, mannnn! Today is a RAGER!

Spend your 4/20 with your favorite red-headed Chicago duo, White Mystery! They're releasing their second full-length, "BLOOD AND VENOM", so they're having a huge double-show party with some great bands opening up each show! BUY THE RECORD! We have it! It's awesome! It'll pair well with these times.

They're playing TWO shows at Pancho's (2200 N. California Ave) this evening!

The first show is all ages, starts at 6PM and amazing openers CLOSE HITS and LOOSE DUDES start your Wednesday off right.

Set 2 is 21+ and begins at 10:30 with openers RABBLE RABBLE and SLUSHY!


SCION is throwing a VICE party!

Century Centre Cinemas for the screening of Vice's New Garage Explosion: In Love with These Times. You NEED TO RSVP for free entry, but entry is not guaranteed with RSVP. Get there early to ensure a seat.

About the film :

After a brief nod to garage's humble beginnings amongst American youth in Detroit during the 1960s and its contribution and influence on '80s punk, New Garage Explosion!!: In Love With These Times focuses on the scintillating present. As it pans trans-nationally, the camera profiles artists like the late Jay Reatard, Black Lips, The Dirtbombs, Thee Oh Sees, Smith Westerns, Vivian Girls and many more in an attempt to understand not only the exponential ascent of garage rock's popularity but the reason these people feel so passionately about it. A wide-eyed glimpse into a musical movement, the film is as much about the music as it is about the people contributing to the distinct scenes of the San Francisco, Oakland, Detroit, New York, Memphis, Atlanta, and Portland garage communities.

VBS directors Joseph Patel and Aaron Brown worked with producer/journalist Mike McGonigal to offer a particularly in depth examination of a multi-dimensional and often misunderstood slice of popular culture unfolding in front of us. New Garage Explosion!!: In Love With These Times is a candid snapshot of this magically vibrant moment in rock history, inspirational and brimming with DIY purity.

4/20/11 7pm-9pm
Century Centre Cinema
2828 N. Clark St.
Century Shopping Center
Chicago, IL 60657



Last, but certainly not least, your favorite pipe-bomb, black-out inducing warehouse is seriously bringing it tonight :

WITCH HAT

SUPERSONIC PISS

MAYOR DALEY

CACAW

DJ RYON

Dude. Duuuuuude.

Get out your house tonight!

HUGE thank you's to the donors of the past few days :

EDIT : JUST BROKE 50% of the goal due to a ***HUGE*** donation from Andrew Nicolaou!!!!! ANDREW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The CLAMS!!
Mauricio Dangond!
Rebekah at Betta Promotions!
John Lombardo
and SAMORAMA!

We're getting Gossip Wolf'd, so pick up a Chicago Reader late this afternoon, or tommorow.

So stoked for Saturday.

I can't say it enough : None of this would have happened without YOU.

Please TAKE A LOOK! and if you're into it, share! donate!

Much love,

jy