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Shawn Campbell writesThis City Loves CHIRP
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Jeremy Peruski writesMusic in Pictures: Teen at Township (2/19/13)
CHIRP radio welcomed Brooklyn-based Teen to Township in Logan Square in February immediately following the successful CHIRP trivia night. These four women wasted no time awing the audience with their free-form style of psychedelic layered pop, electro at times. The reverbed guitar chords filled the room as a backdrop to their perfectly sung harmonies. Lead singer, Kristina (Teeny) Lieberson, twiddled with her multi-peddled set-up to deliver a carefully calibrated live experience.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWeekly Voyages: Friday 3/15 to Thursday 3/21
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Friday March 15
The Drovers
Abbey Pub 7pm & 10pm 21+
Lynyrd Skynard
Congress Theater 8pm
Goodbye Good Sense, Halfmoon Mad, Black Bridge, Eleven Dollar Bills, Girls On Bicycles
Double Door 9pm, 21+
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle 5:30pm 21+
The God, Sex, Death Variety Hour w/ Danny Black
Hideout 6:30pm, 21+
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Gary Numan Edition
He was the first electronic rock star. Shy Gary Numan got his start playing aggressive punk inspired music with Tubeway Army, already exploring sci fi themes, along with introspective looks at loneliness and alienation. Legend has it, while recording the first Tubeway Army full length, he stumbled on a synthesizer in the studio, and by his next album, keyboards became the prominent part of his sound. The chilly yet warm tones were perfect for his paranoid anthems, and Tubeway Army’s next album yielded the amazing “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?”. Numan then went solo and upped the synths on the classic Pleasure Principle, as “Cars” gave him a worldwide smash. His career has had its ups and downs since then, as he discovered he had Asperger’s Syndrome and that he influenced legions of keyboard rock acts (like Nine Inch Nails). He is still a vital artist and a must see live performer. In honor or Mr. Numan, please grab your iPod or MP3 player, hit shuffle and share the first 10 songs that come up.
Jason Crock writesCouldn’t You Wait?: The Story of Silkworm
The particular charm of Silkworm is explained many times over the course of Couldn’t You Wait?, a documentary that was self-released by the filmmakers last month as a $5 DRM-free download. It may be producer Steve Albini who puts it most succinctly: “People that like Silkworm really like Silkworm, but they’re not like normal people, and there aren’t that many of them.” What made the band strange, and what made them a taste worth acquiring, is a subject the filmmakers have been plumbing since beginning the project in late 2006. To tell the story of how different the band’s path was, and how Chicago played a part in that story, several subjects are interviewed, and their responses are interspersed with clips of the band’s performances throughout the years.