Eager fans are already filtering into Milwaukee’s The Rave when I arrive at the venue, about 75 minutes before the 8 p.m. start time. Upon entering, I hear a band doing soundcheck, so I figure our interview will still be a few minutes as Brad Oberhofer is likely on stage with his namesake band Oberhofer. (…)
Justice (Paris, France) and Zebo (Chicago, IL) October 24th, 2012 Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois Gallery: Justice at Congress Theater Last night in Chicago, you either had Justin Bieber at Rosemont or Justice at Congress. We chose the right concert. For Peter of Frontier Psychiatrist and I, it was our first experience even though Justice(…)
Sweden’s own Miike Snow is returning to Chicago, following their performance at Lollapalooza, on Wednesday, October 17th at the Congress Theater (presented by React). Their excellent album Happy to You came out earlier this year, picking up where the highly acclaimed debut left off, and we have two (2) pairs of tickets to giveaway for the concert. You(…)
Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest contributor coming at us from Frontier Psychiatrist, a site devoted to “urban life, music, food, drink, and culture.” Peter Lillis is on their staff, covering music. Peter and I go back to days debating and talking indie and punk music in Marquette’s radio station, almost always interrupted by one(…)
Zeds Dead (Toronto, Ontario), SebastiAn (Boulogne, France), Diplo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 3rd, 2011 Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois Gallery: SebastiAn at Congress Theater There’s two ways to make noise in a crowd. The surefire way…shout at the top of your lungs or to varying degrees to which people turn around, notice you, then return to(…)