Concert Reviews

An Evening With Cass McCombs

Live music has a way of re-contextualizing its performer. An example that comes to mind is the “art-metal” outfit Kylesa, who so..

January 31, 2012 with 0 Comments

So I’ve had a week to ruminate on last Friday’s Sea and Cake show at the Magic Stick, nearly get carjacked, and forget the..

November 11, 2011 with 0 Comments

Cave-In-Rock, IL. August 11th-14th, 2011. When Steve Barman (of Steve Barman Show fame) openly invited a willing soul to document this..

August 22, 2011 with 0 Comments

Atmosphere’s Crofoot Ballroom show in Pontiac, Sunday evening, was an event worthy of reflection. Not only did Slug and Ant bring their..

August 10, 2011 with 0 Comments

The Glitch Mob made a well-hyped appearance at the Magic Stick Wednesday, August 3rd for an eager crowd. Phantogram, from what I saw, had a..

August 9, 2011 with 0 Comments