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On Saturday afternoon during day one of Chicago's annual Do Division Street Festival, the Wisconsin boys of Maritime decided to have a little fun with the crowd. After a fan shouted out approval to singer/guitarist Davey von Bohlen's Milwaukee Brewers baseball cap, von Bohlen addressed the crowd, pointing out the differences between the Brewers and ...
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On Monday night, Chicago hometown favorites the Ponys kicked off the Downtown Sound free summer concert series in Millennium Park with a feedback-induced bang. Opening up for the Besnard Lakes, the Ponys played together well, a strong effort for a group that just came back from a two-year hiatus and hasn't played a proper show in Chicago in over ...
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The Smith Westerns played their first hometown show of the year at Chicago's Schubas Saturday night, performing to a sold-out crowd while dressed like a quartet of dads from a camping trip in the '90s in jean jackets, tight blue jeans, hiking boots and tucked-in henley shirts.
Sticking mainly to songs from their 2009 self-titled debut, the Smith ...
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With streamers of shiny connected pom-poms stretching from the top of the curtain to the stage floor and diamond-shaped, sequined piñatas hanging behind them, Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand of Beach House, along with touring drummer Daniel Franz, walked on stage at the Metro in Chicago Friday night to a raucous sold out crowd.
Drawing ...
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Although Beulah have been defunct since 2004, it seemed like no time had passed at all as former frontman Miles Kurosky walked onstage at Schubas in Chicago on Thursday night to a packed room full of cheering fans who were eagerly awaiting his return. This time, Kurosky wasn't back as the frontman of Beulah, as he's touring in support of his debut ...
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With a hype-filled 'Jock Jams' track serving as their introduction, Vampire Weekend took to the stage at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago on Thursday night -- the first of two sold-out shows at the historic venue -- bopping their heads and basking in the cheers of the massive crowd. A black covering behind them dropped on cue to reveal a backdrop of ...
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What started out as a routine set by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Chicago's Bottom Lounge turned into a punk rock karaoke free-for-all when they were joined on stage during the encore by Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus for a rousing cover of the Dead Kennedys' 'Nazi Punks F--- Off,' and later by Damon Locks of the Eternals for a cover of the ...
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