I saw the best show I’ve seen all year last night - Langhorne Slim at Schubas. I know I’ve stroked this kid quite a bit in the recent past, but I can’t let his live show go unheralded. In 75 minutes, the 27-year-old Pennsylvania native and his absolutely crack two-piece backing band achieved something I’ve […]

Ed. note: Brad Laidman has a much more wry, less hazy account of the show, too.
Anyone else spend New Year’s Eve three stories underground with a certifiable mad man and his cast of dangerously volatile characters? No? Whilst many of you froze your asses off on some curb as packed cab after packed cab […]

Because I said I would, the setlist from Wednesday’s fucking awesome Wilco show in Chicago, and some more photos after the jump from the very talented Laura Gray:
1. You Are My Face
2. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
3. Pot Kettle Black
4. War On War […]

Jeff Tweedy is nothing short of remarkable, people, and he’s fortunate to have some not-so-shabby dudes behind him, too. Last night’s Wilco extravaganza at the GORGEOUS Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park was probably the best of their shows I’ve seen, and I have to be up around 20 by now. The weather was […]

Every Monday night, the dirtbag dancehall we know and love as the Empty Bottle opens its doors to all kinds of cheap people, who take advantage of the lack of cover charge to get absolutely shit canned on $1.25 PBRs. The hipsterati mix with locals from the eclectic Ukrainian Village, where the venue is located, […]