The Joy Formidable w/ TWEN @ The Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL – December 12th, 2019
As the band came out to the roughly forty or so fans that paid the extra for the VIP tickets bassist Rhydian Dafydd apologized saying they were trying to catch the returns on the UK general election and adding that it looks like they might be doing some heavy drinking …
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Ladytron w/ New Canyons and Hiroko Yamamura @ The Metro – Chicago, IL – December 11th. 2019
The last time Ladytron played Chicago was back in 2011. Wednesday night saw a triumvirate return to the legendary Metro.
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One Night Only: synth pop quartet Ladytron at Metro in Chicago – December 11th, 2019
The synth pop quartet will perform songs from their vast catalogue including Destroy Everything You Touch, Runaway, International Dateline, Playgirl, and Seventeen plus The Animals, Deadzone, The Island from their eponymous sixth LP that was released earlier this year and earned them some of the best reviews of their career. In its review, The A.V. Club said, “the …
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Bishop Briggs w/ Miya Folick and Jax Anderson @ The Pageant – St. Louis, MO – November 13th, 2019
As fans waited for Bishop Briggs to take the stage large screens at the back of the stage had a timer with a countdown counting down the minutes till she took the stage. I noticed Briggs jumping up and down warming herself up kind of like a boxer on the …
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Sleater-Kinney w/ Joseph Keckler @ The Pageant, St. Louis, MO – November 5th, 2019
Tuesday night Indie rock legends Sleater-Kinney played to a near packed Pageant.
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Blue October w/ New Dialogue @ The Pageant – St. Louis – October 11th, 2019
Friday night The Pageant was near capacity for the USO of MO, Inc. Red Rock and Blue benefit concert presented by The Point featuring Blue October and New Dialogue.
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Angels & Airwaves w/ The New Regime and Charming Liars @ The Pageant, St. Louis, MO – September 22, 2019
Sunday night Angels & Airwaves played to a sold out Pageant. The band who had been on a seven year hiatus from touring is on a twenty-three date North American tour in support of their upcoming sixth studio album. Tom DeLonge played a solo acoustic medley of blink’s “I Miss …
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A Farewell Kiss
Sunday, September 1st, KISS made a stop at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on their End of the Road World Tour. The show started with artist, David Garibaldi painting three portraits in his unique, fast style. The first painting was of Alice Cooper. While playing songs by Van Halen, Garibaldi painted an …
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Jenny Lewis w/ The Watson @ The Pageant -August 17th, 2019 – St Louis, MO.
Like many kids who grew up in the 80’s I was introduced to Jenny Lewis from the movies ‘Troop Beverly Hills’ and ‘The Wizard’ before coming across ‘Rilo Kiley’ in an article in ‘Under the Radar’ right before their second album ‘The Execution of All Things’. Lewis and her band …
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Death Cab for Cutie w/ Lala Lala @ Stifel Theater, St. Louis, MO – July 8th, 2019
Twenty years ago while browsing the magazine rack at a local Borders book store I picked up a the March 1999 CMJ New Music Monthly as it had an article on the state of rock music five years after the death of Kurt Cobain. The great thing about CMJ New …
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