Chicago’s Typesetter are a hard rock group that plays every show as if it’s their last. I was impressed with their stage presence, as well as their song craft. I don’t listen to a lot of heavy stuff, but I enjoy seeing it played live when you can really feel the blaring guitars and thumping bass in your brain and chest. I was mesmerized by … Continue reading Typesetter at Double Door 1/6/2017
My first show of 2017 was a part of a huge festival that hits Chicago early every year, Ian’s Party. It brings multiple venues together to celebrate a ton of great local music, with some out-of-towners brought in to make it even more enticing. The lineup at Double Door last night featured something like 15 bands on 2 stages. I stayed upstairs and caught 4 … Continue reading A Giant Dog at Double Door 1/6/2017
Kevin Pariso came home to Chicago on Wednesday to open for The Jezabels with his band, the Brooklyn-based Surf Rock Is Dead. The surfgaze tandem played a noisy set full of fuzzed-out guitars from Pariso and thumping bass lines from Melbourne native Joel Witenberg. They traded off vocals, though the sound mix at Double Door drowned both a bit. Check out the band’s EP from … Continue reading Surf Rock Is Dead at Double Door 11/23/2016
It seems like every time The Jezabels come through Chicago I have a conflict on my schedule. Wednesday night was the first time I was actually able to see them play live after 5 years of trying. Back in 2011 I interviewed the band at SxSw, and they seemed like very nice people. The fact that they also play good music is a great bonus. … Continue reading The Jezabels at Double Door 11/23/2016
I would really only say the pictures I’ve taken have been consistently good for a little over a year. The year before that it was a lot of hit and miss-sometimes really good, sometimes terrible. Earlier than that I was simply a sub that could get the job done, but expectations were low. My April 2013 set of The Joy Formidable and Kitten were the … Continue reading 5 Years Of Photos
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