The Dodos - Joe's Waltz, Live in Milwaukee @ Pabst Theater...

The Dodo's opened up for New Pornographers in Milwaukee at the Pabst Theater.

Always phenomenal, they tried out some new material, using us "as their guinea pigs". I was happy to hear it. It sounded really good, mixing the old intensity with newer harmony and instrumentation.

Here's "Joe's Waltz", one of my favorite long-ass rockers.

New NIGHT MARCHERS song - Tropical Depression

Heavy rain faded in and out throughout the entire set and into the night. Night Marchers had played Wicker Park fest last year.

This was an entirely better show.

enjoy :

Haymarket Riot are a band from Chicago....

...they've been together for TEN years.

Divot Records. Chicago staple. If you haven't seen them, what are you waiting for?

Footage from :

Metronome Festival 2009
Empty Bottle
Ronny's

Enjoy :

Harlem / Black Lips putting two dudes in their place/ Paper Chase / Menomena....

"You can dance onstage, I have fun when you do that, just don't unplug our shit. Then we all look stupid and we're dancing to nothing"

- Jared from Black lips doesn't want you to unplug his shit, let alone SLAM into him while he's playing...and people wonder why they get pissed.

A compilation of videos from, in order :

The Paper Chase
Black Lips
Menomena
Call Me Lightning
and Harlem.

Enjoy :

Janelle Monae @ Schubas... 2010

Janelle Monae doesn't need any press from me. What a tight, talented group of individuals who REALLY know how to put on a show. Schubas was almost going to collapse on itself. Enjoy :

Jaguar Love in a house.

Itunes single killin it.

Chicago : The last month or so...

The Ex
Electric Jellyfish
Phantogram
Titus Andronicus
Cymbals Eat Guitars
Atoms For Peace

vivian girls was little longer back.

enjoy.

Thom Yorke - I Froze Up / Everything In It's Right Place....

Atoms For Peace slayed Chicago last weekend. I mean, really, Flea is a madman. I didn't realize how good someone can be on bass. There was a kid on his dad's shoulders doing the Yorke head-weave the whole time. It was the cutest goddamn thing i've ever seen.

Here is Thom Yorke playing "I Froze Up" and "Everything in it's Right Place".

...and yes, that's me screaming "True Love Waits!"

Go see 'em while you can :

Johnny Whitney of Jaguar Love - Georgia

Johnny Whitney is a class act...really, it's true.

Jaguar Love played Reggie's, as seen below.

Not only did they play a loft show the next night, but Johnny Whitney was nice enough to LOOK UP HIS OWN LYRICS on google to learn a song for me THAT DAY!

We talked of manyjavascript:void(0) things including the Blood Brothers,, touring, and his perspective on music in general at the moment.

SO, here for your viewing pleasure, "Georgia" :

Listen....

...the Lakeshore Theater is closing. Abruptly.

It's happening.

This weekend.

I still can't believe it.

Farewell good friend. I experienced Bob and David, Dave Atell, and Doug Stanhope all make me spit beer out of my mouth and cry tears of laughter.

Chicago is losing a landmark as far as i'm concerned.

Aside from Cymbals Eat Guitars, Titus Andronicus, Dillinger Escape Plan, Black lips, etc....which we'll get to :

Jaguar Love is playing a loft show, tommorow, today...Friday.

They played to what seemed like 50 people at Reggies tonight. It ruled.

It's true, Reggies does look like the TMNT1 skate park hangout.

RIP LAKESHORE :