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I’ve seen Limbeck before, but their SXSW showcase on the Friday night at the Rio Grande was affirming of one fact that’s all-too-often overlooked in critiquing live music - No one could ever say these guys don’t have a really fucking good time on stage. Beyond their blatantly catchy, Big Star-inspired chimey twang take […]

This just in - Superfangs here with your Wednesday Smörgåsbord…
MP3: Jay Reatard- Always Wanting More from Always Wanting More 7″ (June 17th, Matador)
Power pop, punk rock prodigy preps this track for his third in a series of 7″ singles to be released by Matador this year. The format is perfect for his honed-in hooks.
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So, new Raconteurs out today. Wait, I mean - NEW RACONTEURS OUT TODAY!!!
Whew, there we go. You’re all aware of my affinity for Jack White’s music (in all of its forms), and the edition of pop hook master Brendan Benson to White’s off-kilter genius on the first Racs record (2006’s Broken Boy Soldiers) was like […]

I’ve scoured the Interweb and Chicago’s finest print show listings so you don’t have to. Here’s what’s going down around our fair city this week:
Monday, March 24
Schubas: Oppenheimer/Wiitala Brothers/Rademacher - Oppenheimer has been described by the BBC as “poetic and all blip-tastic,” and any quasi-regular readers of this blog will recognize my affinity for all […]