Mit’n: The IMC (05/04/08)
With effort, the two-member set of Mit’n have furthered their experimentation with bizarre musical compositions since I saw them last at the Man Man concert at the Courtyard Cafe. I don’t remember much of a …
Reviews
Album Review: Red Edmund, S/t
Cristy: Ah…the mid-1990s. Before Nickelback and Limp Bizkit clogged up radio with generic tattooed sludge, the rock that rose from Nirvana’s Pacific-Northwestern ash was everywhere. Exquisite Sunny Day Real Estate. Mellow Toad the Wet Sprocket. …
Food, Sex, and Death…and Insects: A Review
Food, Sex, and Death… and Insects (2007) directed by John Edginton William: The Venus 3—Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Bill Rieflin (formerly with Ministry) and Scott McCaughey (leader of the Young Fresh Fellows)—have been playing together since …
Islands with Headlights (04/18/08) – IMC
I always like going to shows at the IMC. The space is inside the old historic Urbana post office building, which is a neat old structure, and the couches and paintings are very nice and …
Notes from the Candy Aisle: Three Hour Tour and The Redwalls
[The Highdive, Saturday, April 19] Cristy: Power pop—the candy aisle of rock. You got your classic Hershey’s chocolate (Big Star); tangy Smarties (Weezer); and sparkly gold Werthers caramel (Matthew Sweet). If you’re a power pop …
Rare Diggable Music Report: Text’s Jameson Dreams
“Sometimes I feel like hip-hop has me runnin’ in place.” True. But, the ability to move minds and bodies keeps you from standing still for too long. I admit: as one of the fresh-faced youth …
Show Review: John Vanderslice (04/17/08) – The Canopy Club
With all the scenesters I see walking around campus, I was very surprised when I walked into the Canopy to find this show in the Void Room, or, their front bar area. An indie-rock veteran …
Easy as LBC: Lucky Boys Confusion at The Canopy Club
I might be the only twenty-something from the Western suburbs of Chicago who had never seen Lucky Boys Confusion live. They have a somewhat legendary reputation in my old neck of the woods, including with …
Anyone Else but Poo: Kimya Dawson at the IMC
[Kimya Dawson, L’Orchidee D’Hawai and Angelo Spencer at the Independent Media Center on April 13] Angelo Spencer, the first opener of the evening, was quite the modern day troubadour. Taking ambidexterity to the limit, he …
White Light, White North: A Caribou Review
Illini Union Courtyard Café, 4/10/08 William: The venue’s website said the show would start at 8 p.m. The DJ on WPGU said 7:30. The poster said 9:00. The guy at the Illini Union Box Office …