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Los Campesinos! at Metro | ©Shelby Mongan

Los Campesinos! with Parenthetical Girls @ Metro – 1/27/2012

Live Review of Los Campesinos! with Parenthetical Girls @ The Metro, Chicago – 1/27/2012. Photos and words by Shelby Mongan

The Lawrence Arms at The Metro, Chicago

Live Review: The Lawrence Arms – The Metro, Chicago 1.7.12

All Our Voices As One There are two types of Lawrence Arms shows: the shows where Brendan Kelly is already so drunk that he’s slurring when he gets on stage, and where he…

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Dowsing, Like Bats, Coping, Castevet at Subterranean 11/14/11

What: Dowsing, Like Bats, Coping, and Castevet Where: Subterranean in Chicago, IL How many people were there on a Monday night? A surprisingly large amount     I have reviewed lots of shows…

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I Fight Dragons – KABOOM!

Chicago’s I Fight Dragons released their latest record “KABOOM!” on Oct.24

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The Danger Zone, Sour Grapes, and Patton Oswalt

Not Cool, You Guys: Beloved Internet Betrayal Edition Last week I entered a contest sponsored by the Onion AV Club’s local Chicago chapter. The basic premise was that Patton Oswalt would come to…

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Jim Hanke talks about El Oso reunion

Jim Hanke to the time to have an email conversation about the upcoming El Oso reunion show and announcement of the El Oso Bandcamp page.

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Dum Dum Girls Live at the Empty Bottle 10/14/11

By Alex Danger Stewart   The camera on my phone doesn’t have adjustable f-stops.   What: Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, and Colleen Green Where: The Empty Bottle in West Town, Chicago, IL When:…

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Girls at Reckless Records 9/29/11

  What: Girls in store performance at the Reckless Records on Broadway Where: 3126 North Broadway Street, Chicago, IL. When: Thursday September 29, 2011 Do you shop at that store?  I do. I…

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Delehanty’s Review of Summer Shows

This summer has been super busy for your boi.  I take that back- it hasn’t been busy for just myself; it’s been busy for every single one of us that are involved with…

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Wild Flag at Wicker Park Fest 7/23/11

Staff writer Alex Danger Stewart reviews a performance in Chicago by Wild Flag

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