Although we're not hosting a Viewing Party tonight at the Rock Box (we were off this past Sunday due to the Super Bowl Festivities), we will be out in support of the night's live performances. The party gets started at 9PM and it's absolutely free. You can't let a little snow get in your way of a good time, can you?
Performing are Maladicto, Stomoxys Calcitrans and a band I'm new to and am looking forward to watching Dysfunctional Mariachi.
The venue has a great sound system, free pool table, free popcorn (yum!), cheap drinks ($3 Blue Moon!) and there's usually plenty of free parking out front. If you're on public transportation, take the Red/Brown line to Fullerton and then walk a few short blocks. Not bad at all!
So, see you tonight for a rockin' good time with live band performances.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Music News (Week of February 8th, 2010)
We start the week off with some great news: the music publishing side of Nacional Records has reached an exclusive world-wide administration deal with Rondor Music. Congratulations, Nacional and everyone involved. Read more here.
Last night over at Cobra Lounge, the latino metal tunes of Stomoxys Calcitrans left a nice impression on the small but vociferous crowd. It was also nice to see promo for an upcoming movie premiere and the free ticket give-aways for that as well. Good job, guys!
This week features live performances from Maladicto, Stomoxys Calcitrans and Dysfunctional Mariachi at the Rock Box. It's free so even though it's a Wednesday night there really are no excuses. Seriously. These are all great bands to listen to and watch perform. For example, last week's set by Memoria definitely quedo en mi memoria. Front-man Javier's operatic performance allows one to delve into the intricacies of Memoria's musical drama and since he's accompanied with musicians of such high caliber, well, if you weren't there, let me tell you you missed out on some great indie talent. Oh yes. After Memoria's hot performance there was a band I'd never had the chance to listen to. They're Kaleb Stone. They play covers of all sorts of music and they do it really, really well. Check them out next time you have the opportunity. They made the night even more fun that it already was, for sure. It was also awesome to see so many new faces at this new weekly event. Shouts out to the organizers, Complot Roquero & Zamantara Productions for doing such a great job. [By the way, the previous week's performance by Sobre was outstanding! Those boys are tighter than Joan River's face. Auch! Seriously tight set. They rocked.]
Make sure to arrive early on Wednesday to check out TV show E>N>E:Chicago Rocks which airs at 8PM on Channel 25. Rock Box has been courteous enough to let us host the Viewing Party, for free, so stop by, have a drink, shoot some free pool and munch on some free popcorn. Good times, guaranteed.
Last night over at Cobra Lounge, the latino metal tunes of Stomoxys Calcitrans left a nice impression on the small but vociferous crowd. It was also nice to see promo for an upcoming movie premiere and the free ticket give-aways for that as well. Good job, guys!
This week features live performances from Maladicto, Stomoxys Calcitrans and Dysfunctional Mariachi at the Rock Box. It's free so even though it's a Wednesday night there really are no excuses. Seriously. These are all great bands to listen to and watch perform. For example, last week's set by Memoria definitely quedo en mi memoria. Front-man Javier's operatic performance allows one to delve into the intricacies of Memoria's musical drama and since he's accompanied with musicians of such high caliber, well, if you weren't there, let me tell you you missed out on some great indie talent. Oh yes. After Memoria's hot performance there was a band I'd never had the chance to listen to. They're Kaleb Stone. They play covers of all sorts of music and they do it really, really well. Check them out next time you have the opportunity. They made the night even more fun that it already was, for sure. It was also awesome to see so many new faces at this new weekly event. Shouts out to the organizers, Complot Roquero & Zamantara Productions for doing such a great job. [By the way, the previous week's performance by Sobre was outstanding! Those boys are tighter than Joan River's face. Auch! Seriously tight set. They rocked.]
Make sure to arrive early on Wednesday to check out TV show E>N>E:Chicago Rocks which airs at 8PM on Channel 25. Rock Box has been courteous enough to let us host the Viewing Party, for free, so stop by, have a drink, shoot some free pool and munch on some free popcorn. Good times, guaranteed.
Friday, February 5, 2010
2010
This is going to be a great year. Yes. It is. Believe it. Feel it. Do something about it.
We're in a funny little place in the music world right now and I'm anxious and excited about the possibilities. Ultimately, my goal as someone working in the industry is to continue to expose the music that makes me swoon and giggle in delight. I hope I've been of some help so far.
Entries are currently late, as you can tell, but I'll be catching up in the next few weeks.
Until then, I'll see you at the next show.
(I'll be DJing March 13th at Darkroom with Nacotheque, Vicente Gayo and DJs Nando and Resistol Cincomil.)
We're in a funny little place in the music world right now and I'm anxious and excited about the possibilities. Ultimately, my goal as someone working in the industry is to continue to expose the music that makes me swoon and giggle in delight. I hope I've been of some help so far.
Entries are currently late, as you can tell, but I'll be catching up in the next few weeks.
Until then, I'll see you at the next show.
(I'll be DJing March 13th at Darkroom with Nacotheque, Vicente Gayo and DJs Nando and Resistol Cincomil.)
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