Drive-Thru the ’80s with Ryan Gosling
on February 27, 2012
Although Drive wasn’t awarded by the Academy this weekend, we still think the soundtrack is rather stellar.
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The Promise Ring at Metro on Feb. 25, 2012
on February 27, 2012
In one night at Metro, The Promise Ring relived its entire career.
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Charles Bradley at Metro Chicago on 2.18.12
on February 27, 2012
It was a concert that bound one up with the rapture of a spiritual experience, leaving the rest of the night dim and inane in comparison.
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Young the Giant at The Riv on 2.23.12
on February 25, 2012
Young the Giant delivered a successful show for Chicago’s individually selected set list at the Riv on Feb. 23.
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Six Memorable NBA Player Forays Into Rap
on February 24, 2012
The line between sports and entertainment, in regards to these two entities, has always been a little blurry, but never more so than during the recent lockout.
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Veronica Falls at The Empty Bottle on Feb. 16, 2012
on February 23, 2012
The throngs of head-bobbing and dancing indie pop aficionados were not disappointed by Veronica Falls’ coy and tuneful brand of guitar driven rock.
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Tour Whores: Coming to a Venue Near You
on February 23, 2012
Life on the road can’t always be fun, so do these artists do it for the money? The attention? The gratification? We may never know exactly.
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Sharon Van Etten at Lincoln Hall on Feb. 17, 2012
on February 22, 2012
At Lincoln Hall Friday night, headliner Sharon Van Etten takes her guitar and begins to strum, opening with a song that encapsulates feelings of warmth and painful nostalgia: “You’re the reason why I’ll move to the city/You’re why I’ll need to leave.”
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The Apocalypse in Your Living Room: Tallahassee a Decade Later
on February 20, 2012
A decade later, the wounds of John Darnielle’s finest hour are still fresh.
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Weekly Picks: White Birds, MPSO, Field Trip (02/18/12)
on February 17, 2012
White Birds – When Women Played Drums Philly’s White Birds released a tantalising EP in 2011 and they’ve now delivered on their stirring full length, “When Women Played Drums”. The four piece borrow from a variety of genres-from folk to shoe gaze to lo fi to doo wop-yet the sound is cohesive and rich, the ten […]
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TV on the Radio’s Lycanthropic Thrill Ride
on February 17, 2012
The song from 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain that stuck with most people was its first single, “Wolf Like Me.”
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Searching for The Sunshine Elsewhere
on February 17, 2012
Murder, break ups, tadpoles and even bunnies inspired the band’s song list.
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