7/20 Tonight the good folks at R5 Productions and WKDU have another rad lineup at Johnny Brenda’s. Deer Tick and Wye Oak will be teaming up to present a...
7/20 Tonight the good folks at R5 Productions and WKDU have another rad lineup at Johnny Brenda’s. Deer Tick and Wye Oak will be teaming up to present a night of honest-to-goodness sentimental rock n’ roll. Don’t get me wrong, I like Deer Tick, and I always enjoy John McCauley’s drunken stage antics, but I love me some Wye Oak. I’m kind of addicted to their latest EP, My Neighbor/My Creator. This EP is impossible to multitask to; it demands all your attention. I distinctly remember pressing play while trying to clean my kitchen. Fifteen seconds later I was sitting on my not-so-clean floor taking in the booming dynamics of Jenn Wasner’s voice and guitar. Three plays and an hour later, I resumed my cleaning. Get your tickets here and see for yourself. As always, this is a 21+ event.
7/24 Chicago’s CHANDELIERS will be playing an early show Saturday night at Little Berlin. Mixing both live and electronic instruments, CHANDELIERS add a danceable eleme[amazon ASIN=”null”][/amazon]nt to the synth-rock scene. Their first full length studio album is due out this upcoming Fall. They will be joined by Cars will Burn, Bouyant Sea, and Columboid, the Brooklyn-based band comprised of former members of Man Man, Coyote, IcyDemons, Lewis and Clark, and Vaz.
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