August 2012

Hey, blogspot readers, there's PLENTY of summertime fun left to be had especially in Chicago! SouthSide highly suggests attending a few of these upcoming events, fests and/or shows that will be rockin' the local scene throughout this month.

Please note - all shows/events listed are 21+ unless specified.

Aug 1:

Elbo Room - (and every Wednesday throughout the month) Local Music showcase / FREE

Matt Ryd featuring Josh Damigo

Reggie's Music Joint - Sweet Cyanide performs

Aug 2:

Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY) – Sky White Tiger performs at 11:30p

Reggie’s Rock Club – BLITZKID / 17+ show

Elbo Room – Nate Z featuring RollemKid, the Sex Bombs, Keeping Cars and Something Fitzgerald at this pre-Lolla party

Double Door – The Syndicate’s Conflict of Interest featuring Delta Spirit presented by Feed the Beat

Late Bar – American Gothic Productions presents Shimmer, a shoegaze / dreampop and more party with DJ Scary Lady Sarah

10p

Fireside Bowl – Muffs’ Separation Anxiety Record Release show

NEO – Chicago Suicide Club presents TECHNIQUE featuring guest DJs JHN RDN, EBG III (from Philadelphia, PA)

Aug 3 thru 5:

Lollapolooza – SOLD OUT

NoCoast Mohawk Fest 2012 (Milwaukee, WI) – locations vary. Please note Aug 3 show is 21+ / Aug 4 & 5 shows are All Ages

$10 or $25 (for all three shows) / 

Aug 3:

Reggie’s Music Joynt– FREE Lolla After Party featuring Environmental Encroachment with Deuce Funk Monsters

Ultra Lounge – Discipline (downstairs) and Synchronicity featuring Gypsy Circus Fire Jam

Goose Island (Wrigleyville location) – FREE After Lolla show (with Lolla wristband) featuring Local Motive, Sweet Diezel Jenkins, Zeta June and Shine Box

Rookies Chicago – Grand Opening Party. Dress to Impress / FREE COVER

Elbo Room – Lolla After Party! Blue Eyed Jesus featuring Big Wig Mechanic, The Middle City Sound and Treeshakers

$10

The House Café – Watson Peace Fest pre-show #3 featuring Bizarro, Helium Fuse, Blue Train and Copper Harbor

All Aages

Darkroom – American Gothic Productions presents Noctronica, all EBM / aggrotech / industrial party featuring resident DJs SLS, Carlos & Jesse with special guest DJ Misterentrophy

Aug 4:

Lollapalooza – check out JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound (12p)

Lowell Summer Music Series (Lowell, MA) – Kingsley Flood will be opening for George Thurgood and His Destroyers

The Sometimes Family will be appearing live on Fearless Radio at 4p

Beat Kitchen – The Bright White

All Ages

Durty Nellies (Palatine, IL) – Strange Arrangement featuring Lake Shore Vibe and Catfish & The Dogstar

Aug 5:

Hard Rock Cafe - Paper Thick Walls featuring A Band Called Catch and Company of Thieves (headlining)

$10 / 18+ / 9:30p

Beat Kitchen – Publicity Stunt presents Chicago! Pinkerton Thugs and The Bollweevils featuring The Bumpus Hounds, About The Mess and Publicity Stunt

Township – Mad Conductor, Agents of Change and Doctor Ed & Friends

Tonic Room – Funkapalooza featuring Molehill

Reggie’s – Curio returns performing their ONLY summer show with special guests Opium Symphony (Dallas, TX)

21 + / $5 / 8p

Aug 6 (and every Monday throughout the month):

Schuba’s Tavern - The New Folk & Practice Space residency featuring The Damn Choir 

Aug 7:

Congress Theatre – Congress Theatre and Riot Fest presents Matisyahu featuring The Dirty Heads at this All Ages show

Exit – Poetry & Absinthe with Peter Nicholi

10p

Aug 9:

Northampton, MA – Kingsley Flood will be performing as part of the Northampton Summer Concert Series

Aug 10:

The Burlington Bar - Get Licked! featuring Bad Bad Meow with The BoomBox Face and She Speaks in Tongues

Ravenswood Park Manor – The Sometimes Family

Abbey Pub – Digeometric featuring Sisters and Brothers and Britt Dignan

Double Door – Save The Clocktower’s album release

Ultra Lounge – Mindsight featuring Red Mercury Sky and Sunset Empire

Aug 11:

Farm Fest 450 (Kinsman, IL) – Strange Arrangement performs a late night show / for tickets and information, visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.farmfest450.com" http://www.farmfest450.com

Japanese Culture Center – Geopolis Theater presents Prom Into The Future featuring The Peekaboos and Bad Bad Meow

$5 or $20 wristband (admission and free drinks)

Elbo Room – DJ set featurig Professor Kliq

NEO – Helter Skelter featuring guest DJ :Garz:

Beat Kitchen – I Lost Control featuring The Vindits, Tim Larson, The Owner / Ope in this early show

$8 / 6:30p

Aug 12:

The Dock at Montrose Beach – Furious Frank (at 6p)

Aug 17 thru 19:

Vasa Park (South Elgin, IL) – Watson Peace Fest. Music, fun, freedom and peace

All Ages / tickets: $ 20 single, “pair” $35 , “group” (5 tickets) $85

Aug 17:

Ye Olde Towne Inn – Genus featuring Turbid North, Unwritten Truth and As King

Tiger O’Stylies (Berwyn, IL) – Perversions returns featuring My Minds Eye

Morseland – Room 11 with Babybrutha

9p

Elbo Room – Ovrevolt featuring Jake Shimon, The Reserve, Carmin Jurco and Reels Green

$10

Metro – American Gothic Productions presents Nocturna

18 + / 10p

Aug 18:

Hard Rock Café (in Pittsburgh, PA) – Matt Otis performs

Lincoln Hall - The Cyclist featuring Makeshift Prodigy

KC’s Cabin (Spring Grove, IL) – 5^th Annual Relay for Life Benefit (ALL AGES*) show featuring Losing Scarlet, Indolent, Arcane Framework and many more to help raise money to fight cancer. ALL proceeds go to Relay For Life

*must be with an adult after sunset

Elbo Room – Sonic Pistol’s CD Release show featuring Eyes Backwards, Josh Farrow and The Whoevers

$10

Cole’s Bar – Jet W Lee’s Western Nightmare CD release party featuring Hospital Garden, Josh Catalano & the Dirty Thoughts (from Springfield, IL) and The Rutabega (from South Bend, IN)

9p / FREE

Aug 19:

Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (loc Glenwood & Morse) – Kmang Kmang (4p) / Furious Frank (5p)

Elbo Room – Pork-n-Beans featuring Blossoms of Fury

$8

Aug 21:

Double Door – The Luck of Eden Hall’s CD release featuring Alligators Eat Gumdrops

Aug 22:

Schuba’s Tavern – The Sometimes Family featuring Clip Art and Midnight Moxie

Aug 23 & 24:

Beat Kitchen – Lovehammers featuring Commove

17+ / 8:30 p doors

Aug 23:

The Sometimes Family will be appearing on WLUW 88.7 FM at 6p

Aug 24:

Portland, ME – Kingsley Flood is scheduled to perform at Empire Dine & Dance

Elbo Room – Your Little Ponies featuring Jenny B & The Caravan, 24^th Star Project and The Last Good Year

Durbin’s (Burbank, IL) – Red Rebel Rocks Durbin’s 25^th Anniversary Tent Party featuring 90 cent beer and Bears legends Dan Hampton and Steve McMichael

Aug 25:

House of Blues – I AM Fest

All Ages

Elbo Room – WhiteWolfSonicPrincess featuring Stagolee, The Trouble and Lux

Fitzgerald’s (Berwyn, IL) – Furious Frank rockin’ a benefit concert to raise money for Canopy

1p

NEO – Helter Skelter featuring guest DJ Curse Mockey

Chi City – 3^rd Annual Black And Brown Punk show raising money for a community center in Uptown called Connect Force, an inner city youth organization that teaches hip hop, graffiti and breakdance.

For more details, visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.facebook.com/connectforce" http://www.facebook.com/connectforce

Aug 26:

Bash On Wabash – Molehill

Midwest Young Artists Music & Fun Fest 2012

Aug 27:

Schuba’s Tavern – The New Folk & Practice Space CD release show

Aug 30:

Lincoln Hall – Cole DeGenova record release

Double Door – Avenue N Guitars Music Showcase benefiting Rock For Kids featuring Phil Angotti Band

Aug 31:

Palm Room (inside Drake Hotel) – Jesse Charbonier performs your favorite Jazz classics at this extra special show featuring a FULL band and special guests

Elbo Room – Mos Scocious featuring Pollux, Castor and Ben Joseph

CD review

Hey, blogspot readers, SouthSide finally took some time away from the venues and bands for a couple of days of relaxation and clearing the mail clutter of new CDs that arrived in the mail. She highly recommends the following selections as noteworthy stocking stuffers or something to enhance your personal collection this holiday season.

Dying & Falling
i:scintilla
http://www.iscintilla.com

This 13 track (11 tracks with 2 bonus remix tracks of The Shake and Swimmers Can Drown) literally rocked this reviewer's ears even after recently attending this band's live taping at JBTV studios in Chicago. Opening with the fast pace and speed of danceable dark electronica/industrial (as featured in Swimmers Can Drown) that's coupled with the intensity of lead vocalist, Brittany, to which smooths out the raw music edginess by adding a touch of feminie sexuality and fiery passion as well as dynamic vocals, it's not too hard to find a song or two where you'll find yourself strutting some powerful dance moves on the floor at the next Nocturna, blogspot readers, especially when listening to songs like Ammunition (track 3) and Worth the Wait (track 4). What's not included in this album (but she wishes it was) was the heart-wrenching War To Win that was featured during i:Scintilla's live JBTV taping. According to Brittany, this particular song is featured in an upcoming documentary soundtrack. SouthSide highly recommends checking out the title track (#6) where the band adds a touch of dubstep/dreampop to their haunting electronica/industrial music and the vocals. Though projected in a slight downtempo groove, this reviewer enjoyed the rhythms floetry before moving quickly to the upbeat dark electronica of Face the Kill (track 7). Want to really hear how dynamic and powerful Brittany's vocals can be, blogspot readers? Then listen to The Shake (track 8) in this band takes a melodramatic turn for a ballad that features piano (piano/string arrangement by Robert Mantz)-cello (by Kitty Thompson) driven production sound which beautifully spotlight this vocalist and her voice. Here she shines the most, in SouthSide's honest opinion, sans the industrial edge bringing out more of the soulful gusto of heart-wrenching emotions to the lyrics within the eclectic mix of electronica and orchestrations that you will literally feel (as well as hear). Loved the haunting string ending to this particular song. And while listening to this CD, take a few moments to admire the lovely yet dark artwork designed by Brittany for i:Scintilla's album cover.


Release 3: Brides/Canoe
Soccer Mom
http://www.facebook.com/soccermom

Not what SouthSide was expecting when receiving this two-track CD from her friends at 100m Records yet she's glad it was a totally unexpected experience for her. Might sound confusing, blogspot readers, but it was the unexpectedness by this Boston band in which this reviewer thinks Soccer Mom's going for ...among other thing like not being able to physically categorize their uniquely eclectic music and sound. For example, check out track 1 - A Canoe Shy where this band features a harsh sounding 80s Brit pop/rock influence and sound especially on the vocals that's meant to be played and heard LOUD! Definitely crank up the volume ...go ahead and scare your neighbors while basking in the rawness of the jamming guitar riffs and percussion rhythms blasting your ears away. If that the band's intention at the time of recording, they thoroughly have succeeded in this task, blogspot readers. Meanwhile track 2 - Brides opening with a repeated calming tribal beat before shocking the system with a blaring blast of guitars and drums before finally moving into the song. As SouthSide mentioned earlier, it's hard to categorize this band since they do draw from a lot of genres and influences especially during this particular song. You will hear LOUD electric guitar rock, 80s pop/punk rock and more that's entirely meshed into a seemingly and confusing chaotic mess as the loudness of the music overshadows the vocals a bit. Yet once again, this reviewer has the distinct feeling this song was designed that way to get your head banging to the beat, blogspot readers.


evolve or die
V Is For Villains
http://www.visforvillains.com

Beware, blogspot readers, Villains have taken control of their minion scene ...especially here in Chicago! It's not even a passing fad either. This band is here to stay now that they have (finally) released a full album in between making appearances at local anime shows to rockin' out Steampunk festivals (near and far). Besides villainizing venues like Reggie's Rock Club, House of Blues (Chicago), and Metro, this band also features a merch which goes beyond the standard buttons and stickers ...they have trading cards, masks and more to complete your acceptance of their villainous control over you. Even SouthSide ...er rather Eva Trixx has had the extreme pleasure of interving the master Villain himself of V Is For Villains, Mr. Agitator in two separate interviews. Yet now that this band of musical villains have a full-length CD declaring their villainy intentions on the world titled Evolve or Die, it's time to pick a side, blogspot readers - do you evolve with the band or die? This CD features a sexually-charged intensity within its opening song Just A Sinner in which Mr. Agitator must bow to the whim of the femimine wiles  and power of Veronica Jade that he can never escape from as well as two villain anthems - Rise Above (track 3) and the title track (#9), where all villains are called to unite and heed to the call of their villainous master for world domination! Resisting will be futile ...simply just join them while they take your listening ears down a dark road of face pace electronica/steampunk/industrial rock music. Tracks flow right into each other without pausing for a moment's breath which is almost like attending one of Villains' shows except there's no Pink Elephants (a Midnight Minion, i.e. V Is For Villains fan, favorite) on the album. Still there's a love (villain-style) ballad - track 8 The Black Swan Love Song (one of SouthSide's personal favorite). Yes, villains do have emotions, blogspot reades, and can love but that love can also lead to heartache and pain. Plus check out the instrumental March of the Villains and feel the thunderous orchestrations of the minion army of many overtaking the world ...sadly it's a short track. Perhaps there will be a Part II featured in the next V Is For Villains album.

One final note, check out the fascinating artwork done by Carlos Santiago - The Headmaster of all Villains as well as manager and more for the band.


Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide

17 Mar 12

Hey, blogspot readers, SouthSide's partyin' with the leprechauns (again) tonight! After spending part of the day at the "new" Logan Theatre (highly recommended for your cinema enjoyment and fun at a reasonable ticket price), it was time for this reviewer to rock out her St. Paddy's night. And once again, she celebrated with friends at Elbo Room. Yet, this St. Paddy's party wasn't your oridinary Irish celebration that was rockin' this popular Lakeview venue ...this party featured performances by well-known artists - 311, No Doubt and Weezer. Well ...not actually the real ones, blogspot readers. Just three local bands representing them as Homebrew, Don't Speak and Our Name Is Jonas to entertain the crowded basement lounge with lively tribute versions of songs made famous by their original namesakes.

Now, normally, blogspot readers, SouthSide doesn't cover tribute bands as part of her On The Town blog repetoire. However, just for tonight's celebration, she made the exception recommending the following two tribute bands for the way both energized and excited the audience.

Though arriving mid way through the set, this reviewer did catch the final ten minutes or so of Homebrew thoroughly enjoying the energy from the lyrical hiphop/reggae/rock fusion. There were many pockets of excitement amongst the crowd whenever the band turned up the heat on the guitar rhythms or zipped through the fast-paced lyrical floetry. The momentum was so highly infectious that even sound guy Brian Bender (also of The Hot Sauce Committee) got a little sauced from the rockin' music especially during the closing number Homebrew (where the tribute band took its namesake). Each member individually as well as collectively tore down the stage, blogspot readers, with such fierceness and intensity ...plenty of energy that everyone was literally feeling what Homebrew was vibin'. And as an added bonus, the guys electrified the stage with a teaser of traditional Irish music. Visit Homebrew at http://www.facebook.com/homebrew311.

The same could be said of the Weezer tribute band - Our Name Is Jonas, blogspot readers. Here's another local tribute band (Chicago's ONLY Weezer tribute band) that rocked the stage under intense energy while performing such fan favorites Beverly Hills, Troublemaker, and their namesake - My Name Is Jonas (which brought the crowd feverishly to life). Jonas did more than just sing the Weezer songs (without trying to vocally sound like the original artists) but the group put their own spin and fun to collectively dress up their headlining performance. This essentially created the energy throughout their stage presentation as Weezer. From matching clothing ensemble (SouthSide loved the sparkly glasses with the green lights) to engaging the crowd every minute, there wasn't a single moment where the energy had suddenly dulled or found lacking, blogspot readers. You could hear the Weezer fans singing along with Jonas (as heard during Ass Wipe [Parody of Hashpipe]) as well as groovin' to the upbeat tempo while performing Keep Fishing. Visit Our Name Is Jonas at http://www.facebook.com/weezertribute.


Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide

10 Dec 11

Hey, blogspot readers, SouthSide ends her weekend by rockin' with the so-called "1%"! She's went upscale (sort of) Saturday while at River North's tri-level nightspot, LaSalle Power Company to rock with gothic poets aching for love (The Walking Shadows) and social rockers with a focus (Social Focus). Also featured during this swizzlesteve.com show was Polarcode (http://www.polarcodemusic.com) and Furious Frank (http://www.furiousfrank.net).

This reviewer recommends checking out this eclectic-sounding local band that combined one of the most weirdest music/genre mesh ever heard. And she's not being harsh in her description about Furious Frank, blogspot readers. This was one band with a set up that included a lively horn section (trumpet and trombone), guitars (bass, electric, mandolin, acoustic), keyboards and drums thus producing an energizing sound mix from folk to gyspy to Mexi-Americana-punk (try saying that fast three times) and more. Furious had a rhythmic tempo that got thisr reviewer's toes tappin' to their selected tunes featuring an Irish folk amidst a country/western feel for one song about Chicago and a Latin-flavor inspired Christmas tune with Czech lyrics. Meanwhile with Polarcode, SouthSide and friends (Ryan of Sutured Psyche and his friend) had a mixed reaction about this melodramatic rock band. This reviewer at first liked the energy and momentum that wafted throughout the third floor venue exciting the audience ...nearly drowning out the club scene downstairs happening on the second floor. However, somewhere in the middle of the set, that excitement, music and momentum was seriously replaced by dullness and boredom which gradually caused lost interest from its audience. Even SouthSide was losing interest due to the many back to back power ballads filling up their performance time that didn't have more rousing rock songs in between. That was Polarcode's main problem, blogspot readers, besides the unique stage set up that included a bass-keyboard melody combination and percussions. The music needed electric riffs to balance out the rhythms and put more powerful umph into the ballads. This reviewer suggests the band ease up a little on the "melo" part - you have that well taken care of and add more rock (electric riffs) into the drama to lift certain songs (like Deal Breaker) out of its moody mode. Polarcode can still be melodramatic while powerfully engaging its audience and fanbase more.

SouthSide must warn you - this is not your average Shakespeare love sonnet paired with with music, blogspot readers. The famous author of tragedies, comedies, et al probably wouldn't have foreseen dark lovelorn poetry/lyrics coupled with symphonic/rock music from a band like The Walking Shadows. This local band on the rise featured heartwrenching words (the kind that pricks from a sticky rose thorn), emotionally intense guitar riffs and dark symphonic electronica (off the keyboard set up) rolled into one exciting set. You're meant to feel besides hear the music and words, blogspot readers. Plus both (at the same time) can have that intensity to truly bring a few tears to the eyes as well as the heart upon feeling that emotional essence. After finally seeing a full performance, yes, The Walking Shadows can get overly melodramatic if that was the band's intention but truly it's not. There's the rock side to this band which keeps it from heading down that route. SouthSide enjoyed how the guitars add the right amount of intensity to balance out the symphonic sound and to also energize (as well as electrify) the moody music thus receiving the best of both genres at once. For example, check out Shadows' Crusader in which the guitar rock sound took front and center stage over the electronica keyboard rhythms (with enough symphonic melody to be heard). That's okay since it spotlighted Craig (front man on guitar) and his dynamic falsetto style within this particular song before blasting the ears with a hot instrumental bridge of intense music that featured twitterpating riffs and rhythms ...and a John drum solo too. Even while taking that said energy down a notch or two, one can still appreciate the emotional pain and heartache intricately woven inside the lyrics as Craig sings and Mark (his twin brother on keyboards/piano) backs him with the same emotional sentiments only musically. There's no other way to describe how dark emotions full of pain, heartache, etc was beautifully expressed tonight via The Walking Shadows ...even The Bard himself would definitely approve especially after listening to The Devil You Never Name (hearfelt romanticism in a dark yet intense way that deeply cuts like a razor sharp knife), Bullet Holes In Our Hearts (what can SouthSide say - we kill the one we love everyday), or Howl At The Moon (a bluesy switch that certainly surprised this reviewer which rocked down the stage) a couple of times. This reviewer highly recommends introducing yourself to the new style of Bard with The Walking Shadows at their next performance in 2012, blogspot readers. For more information about this band, visit http://www.thewalkingshadows.com or on Facebook.

Headlining this rockin' show was SouthSide's other good friend, Social Focus who were debutting a new member to the band - Alex on drums. And what a noticeable difference from last time to tonight, blogspot readers! Even after a long hiatus from the local scene and stage, this band totally bursted into their set with such a fierce force of music and presence that it blew this reviwer away. She had never seen them take to the stage like this before ...it was an energizing vibe and momentum in which the audience was immediately sucked into their socially focused zone. Yes, the band was feeling it too especially as new member pumped them with exuberant percussion rhythm and youthful energy song after song. Adam, front man on vocals, was definitely rockin' the stage as well with more charismatic persona and presence thus pumping more vocal powress into the lyrics when Social Focus opened with Classical Man and What Are You Waiting For. It was nice to see him releasing his inner vocal demons tonight, blogspot readers, that the lyrics popped to life under that fierce vocal fire. Plus, SouthSide literally could see the energy flowing from the band's music as each member filled it with such instensity from the riffs to rhythms. For example, during Safe Word, this reviewer enjoyed how Social capitialized on the intense sound heard off the guitar riffs and Alex's drumming which had front man Adam really releasing some fiery spite into the microphone (which is usually a good lead-in to Merry-Go-Down but not heard tonight). However besides debutting a new member, Social also featured not just one but three new songs (perhaps a new album coming soon?) which included a ballad, By Your Side. The other two, Occupy Yourself and Solitaire, brought something new to the band's usual music and sound (as if they truly had one, blogspot readers), but fans will like the direction they're gradually moving towards that features more subtle rhythms and more of a harder guitar rock sound ...less powerpop rock in both songs. Though Solitaire did start off a little slow but not to worry the tempo did pick up its pace while highlighting Adam's dynamic voice before wowing the ears with the instrumental bridge. It was a little leaning towards the power ballad side (not much) ...still it had enough intense momentum to keep a few fans rockin' to the music. The song just might succede SouthSide's current favorite (Merry-Go-Down) as the new song featured on her iPod rotation list. She does suggest to Social on roughing out the edges to By Your Side - it's a stong yet powerful ballad but the bass was a little overpowering off the monitors when the band was in the downtempo pace. She found this particular song easy-listening on the contemporary side but still powerful enough not to be categorized as "melodramatic". Now a word about Alex - Social Focus, keep him! This drummer, though with the band a short time, naturally immersed himself right into the band's sound, music and style ...easily setting the tone and atmoshphere and never missing one excitable beat throughout the show. If the band was looking for that youthful energy to perk up their music, then they certainly found it with Alex. SouthSide looks forward to seeing more shows like this one, blogspot readers from Social Focus in 2012. For more information, visit http://www.socialfocusmusic.com or on Facebook.


Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide

29 Mar 12

Hey, blogspot readers, let's go clubbin'! Tonight, SouthSide's hitting the club circuit within the fashionable River North area to check out three rockin' band at Vision Nightclub. Located inside Excalibur (oh what fond and fun memories dancing there), this club hosted another Live In The Dome showcase which features local music every Thursday night with drink specials. This week's Dome lineup included locals The Lucky Dutch and Apollo House with Sons of the West (Ohio) opening. Contact Phil Rizzo at phil@visionnightclub.com if you would like to get your band featured during the next Live In The Dome showcase.

SouthSide recommends checking The Lucky Dutch at their next performance that featured a smokin' hot mix of soulful R&B and Blues sound amidst an electrifying guitar rock and energetic keyboard rhtyhms. This reviewer liked the contrasting vocals demonstrated by guitarist Nathan (deep soulful falsettos that melted the microphone) and keyboardist Claire (fiery spirit and expressive body language). However, SouthSide noted that Claire's vocals could have used more dynamic volume to be vividly heard about the band's momentous sound especially while also doing backing vocals to Nathan. Still, Dutch had this cool floetry persona going whenever amidst their eclectic music mesh that sometimes truly brought upon the electrified guitar riff power during an upbeat tempo. But on the flipside, they turned Vision into a smoky Blues club when creating that steamy atmosphere to wrap the audience inside the intense sound while in the instrumental bridge, blogspot readers. This band gave its audience plenty of chills and thrills from start to finish full of riveting energy which rocked the club til the very last note. For more information about The Lucky Dutch, visit the band on its Facebook page.

SouthSide also recommends getting to know her new friend, Apollo House at their next show (happening April 7 at Tonic Room), blogspot readers, for the band's electrifying, heart-pounding rush of guitar rock music and sound. It was pure a hardcore rush and homage of 70s guitar rock bands like Cream, Led Zeppelin (as heard during the opening song - Medicine Head), Guess Who and a little Grand Funk Railroad meshed somewhere inside the bluesy riffs. Apollo totally captured and honed into their influence vibe quite well to get your head banging to the music's intensity (Heartbreaker) ...and the bridge - that's where the music actually does all of the speaking for the band. There were bursts of energy everywhere amidst the twitterpating riffs especially when chords began zig zagging (during Not Afraid) to which one could literally feel the electrified vibrations coursing in the veins as Apollo pulls you deeper into that psychedelia rock groove (Stray). And besides boosting hot rockin' music, Joe (front man on guitars) fired up the audience with his strong dynamic falsetto voice to vividly match his band's electrified sound. There wasn't a moment when you didn't feel that emotional angst being poured over the microphone, blogspot readers, or that heartache especially during Sweet Deceit when he hit that high falsetto note. Even though the band doesn't often play this song live (and SouthSide says they should), Apollo's electric blues truly spotlighted how deep Joe's vocal emotion range could go throughout even while the riffs match his tone inside a downtempo rhythm. For more information about Apollo House, visit the band at http://www.apollohouse.bandcamp.com or on their Facebook page.

This band opened this edition of Live In The Dome with what bassist Nick called "...gut-punching whiskey teardrop rock...", blogspot readers, amidst some "...Blues, soul..." (front man Anthony) and "...hard pop..." (drummer Gregg). SouthSide recommends getting to know her new friend Sons Of The West at their next performance (with a couple happening in May at Lincoln Hall and in St. Charles). What attracted this reviewer to the band was the trio's electric energy which set the stage ablazed with rockin' twitterpating riffs and upswing rhythmic sound. At times there was an intense rush of highly charged music wafting throughout the club. On the flipside, Sons also had this mellow side to their electric blues in which brought out just more than the romanticism heard within the lyrics and a soulful sound but also emotional fury deep inside front man Anthony's falsetto. During the Sons' cover of the Bill Withers classice Ain't No Sunshine, SouthSide was deeply moved by Anthony's emotional angst vividly heard as he sung especially while doing the famous "I know I know" line where he truly poured out the heartache. Anthony suggested listening to the band's earliest songs - Tennesse Dirt or Black Blood because "...I feel they show how the band came to be and ...can hear the direction we are going..." SouthSide enjoyed Black Blood's heart-pounding blues/rock sound in which Anthony rocked the mic with his unique combination of raw heartfelt vocals and the band had the energy to match him note for note. This trio definitely produced momentous sound of electrifying rock music with very little effort, blogspot readers. According to Anthony as he revealed the secret to what brings fans back to their show, "...[we're] always putting everything we have into every show and making sure that the performance can connect with people..." Bassist Nick agreed adding "...it has to do with stuff we do off stage too. Just making connections and friendships with everyone you can and generally being good, reliable, consistent person makes doing promotional stuff way easier..." Coming to Chicago via Columbus, Ohio, SouthSide asked the band for their thoughts about the local scene there. Anthony replied saying "...the music scene in Columbus feels more cohesive..." compared to Chicago's "...and it's a lot friendlier to underage people with more underage show...There's a lot more networking and there's a strong connection between bands..." Meanwhile Nick said the scene in Columbus is smaller but here in Chicago "...[the] amount of venues and musicians out there are really provides a lot more opportunities to play and meet people...it's easier to carve out your own individual identity as a band in Chicago..." For more information about Sons Of The West, visit them at http://www.sonsofthewest.bandcamp.com or on their Facebook page.


Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide

March 2012 - update

Hey, blogspot readers, March has barely begun and SouthSide has received MORE notices about upcoming shows rockin' stages near, far and around Chicago and the burbs. Until allowed to clone herself (waiting for that Obama approval), she highly recommends checking some of the shows also happening this month.

Tonight @ Multi Kulti (located 1000 N. Milwaukee)
Rock out while helping a cause (keeping Illinois NORML's lobbying efforts up with a tiny donation). Friends General Patton and His Privates and Monk 9 will be performing along with Paper Trail, The Widgets and Fates, Furies and Men. Donation is $5 and show starts at 8p.

@ Silvie's Lounge
Mayo, Nicky and the Growlers, and High Action $5 door cover
21+ show

March 3 @ Beat Kitchen
Molehill's "Equinox" Release show featuring friends Band Called Catch and Jackpot Donnie.
8:30p / 17+ show

@ Ultra Lounge
SMASH Saturday - Girls Take Over ...plus a G.U.N.S. video shoot will be taking place in the basement

@ AMORE
Safe Haven will be rockin' the stage there

@ Hell's Kitchen (in MN)
Good friend, Big Strong Men, will be performing their last hurrah, blogspot readers. The show will feature other MN friends Pennyroyal, Bethany Larson and The Bee's Knees.
$5

March 4 @ Mellow Yellow restaurant (in Hyde Park)
It's another jazz brunch show with good friend Jesse Charbonier - it's ALL AGES so take the kids for a wonderful music experience. Reservations not necessary unless parties of 5 or more. SouthSide will be there for his Easter Sunday brunch show to also celebrate her daughter's (Sunday - not her real name) birthday.

March 8 @ Phyllis' Musical Inn
It's the Flabby Hoffman show! Who knows what craziest will abound while being taped for his cable access show...

@ Otto's Nightclub (in DeKalb)
Friends Helium Fuse and Funktion will be rockin' the stage there.

@ Abbey Pub
Friend Kelsey Montanez will be rockin' the stage along with Dinosaur Party, Drama Junkies and Soundwalls.

@ Double Door
Friend Baseel and the Supernaturals will be premiering two new band members - Jeremy (on keys) and Cameron (on drums)
$5 w/flyer

March 9 @ 12p
Tickets go on sale for Pitchfork! The festival dates for this year are July 13 thru 15 ...3 day pass $110.00. The lineup will feature Vampire Weekend, Feist, Grimes, Black Emperor, Hot Chip, A$AP Rocky - just to get you pumped up for summertime fun, blogspot readers. Organizers will be releasing more linuep names as soon as it becomes available.

@ Cubby Bear
Friend Matt Robinson's band Old Shoe will be sharing the stage with Jack Straw during their 12 year anniversary show.

@ Stage Bar (corner of Montrose & Cicero)
Friend Andy Metz and those Meddling Kids will be rockin' the stage.
$7 / 8p doors open / 21+

@ Abbey Pub
Friend Fifth World will be rockin' everyone's groovilious electro/funk/world fusion vibe.

@ Metro
Friends Company of Thieves and Bailiff will be rockin' the venue along with Sidewalk Chalk at this ALL AGES show.
7p

March 10 @ J J Kelly
Rock Scarz Magazine presents Road to Inkfest
9p

March 13 @ Elbo Room
Friend The Real Jane Martin will be sharing the stage with Matthew Morgan and the Lost Brigade at the upstairs Acoustic Lounge.
$5 / 21+ / 8p showtime

@ SubT
Friend Digeometric will be sharing the stage with Shapes & Colors and Jimkata.

March 16 @ Beat Kitchen
Friend Verona Red will premiere new music during their 1st show of 2012! Also featured on the lineup - Inspector Owl, Volcanoes Make Islands and Channel Four
$8 / 21+ / 8:30p

March 17 @ Reggie's Rock Club
It's the St. Paddy's Day Massacre ...no Irish eyes will be smiling when it's over, blogspot readers.

@ Ace Bar
Live Irish music featuring Red Rebel County.

March 19 @ Double Door
French Wives (from Scotland) will be touring the US via SXSW before heading to north for Canadian Music Week. But in between Austin and there, the band will be making pit stops along the way which includes a show in Chicago. They have just finished recording their debut album "Dream of the Inbetween" - release date is May 7.

March 20 @ Reggie's Rock Club
The Company We Keep, Stay Golden, Adora and Late In The Playoffs will be performing.

March 22 @ Phyllis' Musical Inn
Friend Jeff Daschbach will be rockin' the stage.
8p / 21+

March 23 @ Elbo Room
Friend Digeometric will be performing with DJ Adamosity
9p

March 24 @ Martyrs'
Jennifer Hall will be performing (debuting new material) along with Geri X and O Giant Man.
$10 / 21+ show / 8p

March 29 @ Vision Nightclub
Dome-Apollo House, Sons of the West and The Lucky Dutch will be rockin' the stage there.

March 31 @ Cobra Lounge
It's a Saturday Rock show featuring Shawn Kellner rockin' with his band - Top Self Lickers (and SouthSide has heard from reliable sources that they can ROCK the stage!) along with The Run Around, Katz Company, The Exoskeleton, Brains Brains Brains and The 9 Spot.
21+ / $5 (online) / $8 at door / 8:30p show time


Until next time, support your local scene,
SouthSide

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