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December 2013 • Volume 40, Number 2 • www.illinoisentertainer.com COVER STORY: PANIC! AT THE DISCO 2013 was a very good year for Panic! At The Disco singer/founder Brendon Urie. He's got a hit album, a new bride, a new appreciation for his hometown, Las Vegas. And he loves Olive Garden breadsticks. IE's Tom Lanham shared in the joy. 6 HELLO, MY NAME IS VINNIE '90s alt-rockers Sponge have got a new album and new lease on their career. What they took for granted at the peak of their popularity twenty years ago, they sure do appreciate it now. IE's Carter Moss talked to their lead vocalist Vinnie Dombroski. 10 HELLO, MY NAME IS GARY Guitar gunslinger Gary Hoey has released a new blues album (Deja Blues). Plus he's bringing his annual Christmas show to St. Charles in December. You'd be correct by saying Hoey is man of many faces, but he always lets his guitar do the talking. Page 22 47 EBENEZER PUNK'D You want Christmas albums? We got Christmas albums! IE's annual round-up of Xmas cheer brings you the good, the bad and File 6 the ugly music of the season. How many times can we listen to Classic rock to the rescue, and GoldieBlox plays a game. \"White Christmas?\" Honestly, it never gets old. Take that, Uncle Ebenezer! Around Hear 14 Aliens have invaded, according to Crashland. Photo: Tracy Ketcher Double Feature 16 Page 6 It's a holiday smorgasbord. Sweet Home 18 Mile marker one starts with the blues. Media 20 You think you know the Chicago Tribune? Think again. Spins 28 The Beatles, Paper Kites and more. Calendar 30 Caught In A Mosh 38 Kelley Simms is riding shotgun with DevilDriver. Studiophile 44 Kingery, and Chicagoland's studio news that's fit to print. Classifieds 50 You dumped your guitarist, now you're looking for a bassist. Gear 54 Digitech is letting you try it out for free . Publisher Advertising Sales Contributors: Address All Correspondence to: John Vernon Scott Assmann John Affinito, Andy Argyrakis, Guy Arnston, Illinois Entertainer Contributing Editors Mike Engel Curt Baran, Jeff Berkwits, Penelope Biver, 4223 W. Lake St., Suite 420 Curt Baran Patrick Conlan, Deena Dasein, Jaime de'Medici, Chicago, IL 60624 Patrick Conlan Advertising Director Terrence Flamm, Steve Forstneger (773) 533-9333 - Chicago/ North Sub Mike Meyer John Vernon Michael Gallucci, Michael C. Harris, (630) 618-2177 - West/South Suburbs Kelley Simms Max Herman, Tom Lanham, (773) 751-5051 - Fax Website Direction Carter Moss, Brian Ormiston, Design Team Notion Pool Arsenio Orteza, Rodney Pawlak, email us at: Notion Pool Bruce Pilato, Matthew Pollock, Jason Scales, Editorial: Dragon Design Gregg Shapiro, Kelley Simms, [email protected] Vision Design Senior Columnists Advertising: Ed Spinelli, James Turano Classified Advertising Rosalind Cummings-Yeates [email protected] David Gedge - Sweet Home SUBSCRIPTIONS: $35 per year (first class). The ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER is published monthly Rick Kaempfer - Media Material for insertion must reach our office by by Roberts Publishing, Inc, All materials copyright Founder the First Of The Month preceding publication. 2013 by Roberts Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced Kenneth L. Voss Kelley Simms - Caught In A Mosh We cannot assume responsibility for unsolicit- without written permission from Roberts Publishing, ed manuscripts or photographs. David C. Eldredge Inc. Current and back Publisher Emeritis Follow us online at: issues of the IE are $10.00 David Roberts - East Coast postpaid. facebook.com illinoisentertainer.tumblr.com twitter.com/ie_entertainer 4 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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Auld Lang Syne Whether New Year's Eve is amateur night or a must night out, we love to scan the IE music listings to see who is playing on the last night of the year. In the South Loop, Reggies is giving us lots of choices with Detroit punks Death, plus Rabble Rabble, Le Tour, El Mejor. They've also brought back funk godfather Bernie Worrell and his Orchestra, The Vinnie Right Now, and Old Grand Dad. Metro hosts Black Joe Lewis, Outer Minds and DJ sets by Numero Group. The Chicago Theatre is going the comedy route with Cheech and Chong. The Copernicus Center on the Northwest Side hosts roots rockers The BoDeans, and Nite Cap brings out the Cover Dogs. In the suburbs, 7th Heaven is back at the O'Hare Hyatt Regency, while Lounge Puppets bring their hair metal to Detroit's Death, NYE at Reggies Tailgater's in Bolingbrook. More listings appear in this issue on page 55. IE: What are you most excited learned more about touring, mak- about with the new album (Stop ing records economically, and all The Bleeding)? that. And looking back, I'd say it V: I'm just excited about the sheer actually was just not as much fun 12•2013 fact that it's an album. We had back then as it is now. kinda written off the idea. And of course everyone talks about how IE: Why was it less fun back then? Twister Relief it's a single-driven world now, how V: I think because when we were first starting, it just felt like every people just pick apart albums It was an unusual spring-like Sunday afternoon in through its singles on iTunes and single day, your neck is on the line. November, but it \"took a turn for the worse as a low- stuff. But lo and behold, we have a So much pressure to deal with. And full album here. We’re still amazed. then of course you succumb to all pressure system over the Great Lakes pulled in a cold the \"extra-curricular activities\" too. front from the north and west into central and northern IE: Where does it fit musically with But then you find yourself asking Illinois,\" according to discovery.com. What resulted were your past releases? one day – \"how come even party- freaky, scary tornadoes, some with winds reaching 200 V: It reminds me most of our third ing isn't as much fun as it used to mph, that devastated dozens of downstate communi- release, New Pop Sunday, because of be?\" Nowadays, some of that pres- ties. our attention to detail on that one. sure is still there of course, but I Along with the outpouring of support by the Red We really took our time and guess we’ve just learned how to Cross and other groups to those losing property in the focused on the details there, and deal with it a lot better. And to have storms, classic-rockers Styx and REO Speedwagon we did the same with Stop The more fun with it all. But you gotta Bleeding. Plus that was an album learn how to balance all that like on announced that they had combined forces (along with we recorded with Tim Patalan (pro- the head of a pin. Richard Marx and Suvivor) to help raise funds for those ducer then, bassist now), and we affected by the tragedy. On December 4, these legacy got to work with him again on this IE: Do you still have as much fun rockers will appear at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in one. So the two releases are really touring on the road? Bloomington, Illinois for their fundraiser: Rock To The cut from the same cloth. V: Yeah I love doing the live shows, Rescue. The bands are performing for free \"in order to I really do. It's still a ton of fun. The maximize charitable proceeds, the artists, along with numerous vendors, crew and local staff, IE: Who are your biggest musical travel itself is always still tough have generously forgone any personal compensation for the evening.\" REO singer Kevin influences? though. We were back on a bus for Cronin who made his mark with the band in its salad days was especially affected by photos of V: Well back when we started, it the first time in 10 years over the the devastatation. \"I am Illinois born and bred. REO Speedwagon is an Illinois band. The word was mostly whatever mainstream summer on the Summerland tour. Illinois is music to me. The utter devastation and human suffering in Washington, IL and the rock we were exposed to – bands And of course we fly when we surrounding areas is heartbreaking. I believe that we need to take care of our own...the people like Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, MC5, need to. But I prefer to travel in a of Illinois are our own, and we are theirs.\" Tickets are available now at http://rocktotheres- Iggy Pop. Then there was Bowie van – you can see a lot more, stop and all the British stuff like The when you want, and all that. cue.net. If you can't attend the show, donations are being taken at redcross.org Clash and The Sex Pistols. All that Overall though, it is less exciting stuff remains strong influences still doing the actual travelling than it GoldieBloxHeads today. used to be. And the knees get a lot more sore in the van than they used Guerilla marketing backfired on toymaker IE: Do you think the music busi- to. ness has changed much since the GoldieBlox when they used a parody version of the 90s? IE: Do you hope to keep recording Beastie Boys \"Girls\" on youtube.com Beastie Boys vs. GoldieBlox V: Yeah it has definitely changed. & releasing new LP's with Sponge? to advertise one of their products. Period. I think as the big record V: We are definitely thinking about When the Beastie Boys objected to the company companies switched from releasing it. But right now of course we gotta using their music, the company launched a \"preemp- music on vinyl to CD, and figured stay focused on promoting the new tive declarative judgment\" against the band claiming out how to do the big widespread record and putting all our energy that the use of the song in its video was \"fair use.\" releases, they ended up having behind that. And we're really excit- Whether the song is a parody has been debated ad money not just for the real big- ed to partner with The End Records nauseum online (at press time the commercial was name artists, but also for the out of Brooklyn—they’ve got some groups who sadly today wouldn’t really great acts on there. But re-recorded without \"Girls\" included), but the year- be released on a major label. I think beyond that, I'm constantly record- old company that financed itself through a about acts like The Breeders, ing stuff. I love working on a cou- Kickstarter campaign seems to have alienated the Shudder to Think, even Jeff ple of the side projects I’ve got, and very parents who would be buying its products. As Buckley – those guys should all I hope to start recording some new with the case with so-called viral videos, the public- definitely be on major labels. But stuff with one of those in January. ity surrounding the video achieved its marketing there’s just not the infrastructure at objectives, but the damage to the company's brand record companies for that today. IE: What else are you excited about among music fans could put the company in a bad On the other hand, the advantage right now? our website that new young acts have today is Definitely V: place due it's sleazy legal tactics and its \"cynical PR that they can much more easily get (spongetheband.com). It's become campaign\" (as sfgate.com called it). In the end, all their music out there and even be super important. And I love it GoldieBlox CEO Debbie Sterling had to do was pick discovered, thanks to the Internet because it's really fan-built. The up the phone and ask for permission. and YouTube. So that’s a big advan- fans can get on there and con- tage over what we had back then. tribute their own stories, photos, Albums We Won't Be Reviewing videos, and all that. So I really IE: Besides just the lineup, what wanna encourage our fans to keep THE WHO has changed most in your band using it. Tommy - Deluxe Edition (Universal) since the early days? Sure, we agree: The Who's Tommy, released originally in 1969, is a ground break- V: Well we’ve had our current line- Vinnie Dombroski and Sponge ing double album that merged Pete Townshend's vision of art rock and a traditional up for almost a dozen years now, so appear December 14th at Mojoes in opera theme, arguably for the first time. But our protest starts with it's umpteenth reis- we’ve just learned how to do what Joliet with Spacehog. sue of the album, this time with Pete Townshend's original Tommy demos. Can you say cash grab? we do a lot better together now – Interview by Carter Moss. Continued on page 8 6 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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played some guitar together. He asked when you are a solo artist. These guys are me about some things I did, and asked me not gonna take a chance with me because how I did it, then I would ask him things. if I'm not gonna share my publishing with Gary would say, “I feel like I'm doing the same made any money from the first few tours I them, why should they? I don't think I He was surprisingly down sometimes. He did. But then, it changed, and we can thing every night Gary, like I'm in a rut.' I make a living now, and do other stuff. So was like, 'You're Brian May, relax.' He was humble and just a really great guy. I like doing a solo career, but you know, it's always great to play with other musi- IE: What are the pluses and minuses of cians. being a solo artist as opposed to being in a band? IE: Your latest album, Deja Blues, ventures Gary Hoey came onto the guitar scene like a GH: Well, Heavy Bones was my last shot into blues territory. It's a combination of caught in the crossfire. We couldn't get Whirling Dervish. He was determined and arrested at that point. Warner Brothers at being an Aerosmith or Led Zeppelin. original and cover material. What focused on where he wanted to take his career. was throwing money at the radio and We had a power trio with a singer with his inspired you to go in this direction? Almost a quarter of a century later, Hoey is foot on the monitor. There were drugs GH: Deja Blues is something I wanted to everything. It's just the timing was off, but still looking for new avenues to explore. Most it was a great experience for me. It was involved, and I got tired of dealing with it. do for a long time. It's my first full length recently he's fulfilled his lifelong ambition to There were people in the band who were blues album. I only did two covers on it, not as responsible and not working as and the rest of the material are my origi- hard as I was. I just got tired of having my nals. I was originally thinking about future depending on five other guys. I doing an entire album of blues covers, but don't have anything against any one of I felt that was a cop out, I really did. I 12•2013 those guys, but it's hard for any group to started thinking and realized that I must've had a couple of blues tunes in me. keep it all together, and stay on track and my first major label deal, and I saw the big make enough money to keep everybody So I wrote a song called 'Almost Over record a blues album; this materialized as Deja employed. It's a big undertaking. And for You,' a relationship song, and then 'Boss machine in operation. I liked the chem- Blues. In addition to his regular rock outings, istry of the band and I liked Frankie Banali me, the stress that started happening with You Around,' and the title track which is he's enjoyed a successful run touring with the band, which is why we broke up. I an instrumental. It's probably my favorite (of Quiet Riot fame.) It was a great band annual Christmas show. Needless to say, Gary and a good experience. I could tell you a didn't want to do a band anymore. I start- track on the album, even though there are Hoey is man of many faces, but he always lets million stories about it. We'll do it over a ed thinking about a solo career. I wanted no vocals. And it just went from there. his guitar do the talking. to have peace of mind and be happy. I beer sometime. kind of just wanted to drive my own ship. IE: When you released your first Illinois Entertainer: You first came to our IE: Shortly after your solo career took off, And even if I didn't have multi-platinum Christmas album(Ho! Ho! Hoey)back in attention as a member of Heavy Bones and you were on tour supporting Brian albums, I was good with that. I wanted to 1995, did you expect the impact it would back in the early '90s. What memories do May of Queen. How educational was the bring it down to earth, and do my own have on your career? you have from that time? music. I've been doing that for a long time GH: No, I really didn't. I never expected interaction with him on that tour? Gary Hoey:Wow, I'm surprised that you GH: That was great. I was a big fan of now, and I made a lot of records, played the impact of Ho! Ho! Hoey to be this big. I know Heavy Bones.You are one of the few Brian May, and when I got on the tour with amazing rhythm sections. There made it in my bedroom on an 8-track. I people that has the album. That was a with him, and I did it solo, I remember were times when I wasn't getting paid, the played all of the instruments, and I played great project, and we all had really high that. It was just great. He was a super band was getting paid. I wasn't getting it just for fun, and then it kind of took off. hopes for that album. And then the any money because that's what happens I really just wanted to take rock 'n' roll and nice guy. We sat down backstage; we grunge thing came out, and we just got 8 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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mix it with some Christmas songs. My the time I left the station. So this money is Mom told me to make a nice Christmas going to the local food bank, I'm going in record, and I told her, 'Mom I can't make a there for free and just giving my time. DECEMBER 3 nice Christmas record, it has to rock.' So I And that's why the Christmas thing is a lot Black Flag – What The… sat down, and the first thing I made was of fun. It's a great thing. Boston – Life, Love & Hope \"12 Days Of Christmas.\" I dropped my Britney Spears – Britney Jean tuning down to a D, and I started playing IE: Apart from being a performing artist I these really evil riffs and then I went into hear you're doing some work with Disney Glen Hansard – Drive All Night Hedley – Anything the melody. It was so funny to me when and ESPN. What is the nature of your Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas – Demons you mixed the two together. Then I start- involvement? Leona Lewis – Christmas With Love ed adding more riffs, and it turned into GH: With ESPN, I created some tracks Marshall Crenshaw – Driving And Dreaming what it did. And I really wouldn't have and cues that they use for the games, col- Simple Plan – Get Your Heart On-The Second Coming! The Delay In The Universal Loop – Disarmonia Lou Reed – Playlist: The Very Best of Lou Reed DECEMBER 10 12•2013 Mastodon – Mastondon Live At Brixton Simple Plan Brendan Benson – You Were Right done another Christmas record, I swear to lege football and things like that. So they Guerilla Toss – Gay Disco you, until everybody kept asking me. The really use it for a variety of the sporting Evergreen Terrace – Dead Horses radio stations were requesting it, the fans events. And then I worked with Disney SCNTST – Self Therapy were coming up to me and asking me where I scored music for the roller coaster Zac Brown Band – The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 when is the next one coming out, and I'm called California Screamin'. It's a roller R. Kelly – Black Panties like, 'Next one?' So here it is, I recorded coaster where they put sound in the car, Eric Clapton – Give Me Strength: The ‘74/’75 Recordings over 40 Christmas songs, and it's become a and it's timed to the track. It's really cool. Cabaret Voltaire – 8385 (1984-85) yearly thing for almost 20 years now, if The first time Disney did it in Florida with The Velvet Underground – White Light/Light Heat you can believe it. In 2015, it will be 20 Aerosmith, and that's when they first got (45th Anniversary Deluxe Ed.) years. the idea of putting music to the roller Soft Cell – The Art Of Falling Apart coaster. My manager got a call one day Neil Young – Live At The Cellar Door IE: How long before the idea of doing a about it. They explained to him about this Christmas tour come about? ride, and they felt that since I scored the DECEMBER 17 GH: After the first few years, I realized it music to The Endless Summer 2 sound- B.o.B – Underground Luxury became sort of an annual thing, where I'm track, I would be the perfect guy to do it. Lewis Watson – Some Songs With Some Friends expected to come out and do it. So now, I I recorded surf music for that soundtrack, Eagles – Selected Works 1972-1999 really couldn't miss a year. I do a lot of and they wanted someone who would John Lee Hooker – The Vee-Jay Singles Collection charity events too. I really do a lot of have a California feel. So that's the story. The Zombies – The Zombies In Stereo fundraisers for families, kids, food-toy It was really incredible to be around drives. For that reason, this morning, I Disney, and see how their team works. DECEMBER 24 auctioned myself off on a radio station in They're really an excellent team. I saw the The Flamin’ Groovies – Backtracks Lou Reed New Hampshire for an hour long guitar blue print of the roller coaster before it lesson, and it brought in almost $1,100 by was even built. They let me see the whole Yes – The Studio Albums 1969-1987 10 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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thing, it was incredible. comes in. I met a guy recently who told me he had a box full of ideas, but he never IE: You have nearly 20 albums out, and seemed to finish a song. You have to real- you're still going strong. That requires a ly work with your ideas, if you're digging lot of discipline and self-determination. for gold. Gary Hoey How would you describe your work IE: With so many different avenues that ethic? you pursued, what are some of the oddest GH: I think I have almost that many places your music appeared? albums. I mean, some of them are re- GH: Well, the roller coaster is definitely hashed. The record companies often re- one. I never expected that to happen. I package a lot of my stuff, and sometimes did a song on the Beethoven's 3rd, and a that's annoying. My work ethic is really movie called Office Space, which really 12•2013 not as good as everybody thinks (laughs.) became a classic since. A lot of it is just I don't work well with deadlines, but I diversity for me, not so much super have to make myself a lot of deadlines. So strange stuff. I think finding my music in that's what makes me work. I would hang the movies is definitely great. out all day long, and play guitar, and not get much done. But I do get a lot of cre- IE: There was a rumor circulating about ative ideas this way that I want to put out. you regarding Ozzy Osbourne. Is it true and played with Ozzy, Randy Castillo, Ozzy I probably would've never done a I write a lot of music and then I try to get you tried out for Ozzy back in the late 80s? and Phil Soussan. I was narrowed to the Christmas album. I probably wouldn't a concept of the album. Like the new GH: Yes it's true. I did audition for Ozzy top five guitar players that they were pick- have half the albums I have. I probably album, Deja Blues, or Utopia, they both in the late 80s when he hired Zakk Wylde. ing from. I didn't get the gig obviously, would have looked a lot worse, but I had a concept behind it. I like to put It was right around that time. It was really but Ozzy said to me, 'You should move to would've been so happy to do it. It was a things together like that. My work ethic cool. He came to Boston, and he was on LA. If you come out here, you're gonna dream come true. I would've loved it, I basically comes down to me getting some- WPTN radio station saying, 'I'm on the make it.' So I went home, and I packed my would've thrived in it, I would've com- thing on my brain, and wanting to com- road looking for a guitar player.' I called stuff into a U-Haul and drove 3,000 miles, pletely enjoyed it. plete it by myself. I do have a lot of little the station, and I literally played over the and I had $17,000 saved up to get me start- ideas that I record. I collect them, then I phone. They liked me enough and asked ed. I moved to LA, and a few years later I go back to them, I listen to them, pick me to send the demo. Again, I'm a song- signed with Warner Brothers Records. Gary Hoey appears December 14th at the what I like, and try to finish them. The writer, I had a coupe originals that I wrote, IE: Had you been chosen to play with Arcada Theatre in St. Charles problem with a lot of songwriters is that and I sent them to his manager. A week or Ozzy, you probably would never be able they put a lot of ideas on tape, and then two later I got a call, and they flew me to to do all the things you did, especially the they never go back and develop them. Los Angeles. Wow, being a big fan of Christmas albums. Mark Kadzielawa And that's really where the discipline Black Sabbath and Ozzy, I got in a room GH: I don't think so. I think if I joined 12 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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AyOh, a band comprised of Chicago Go Time! continues to bridge the gap music scene veterans/world travelers between hard rock and power pop on its singer-guitarist Avi Dell, singer-drummer third release, Tight Like Wood. Lead vocal- John Paul Arrotti, and bassist Lin ist-guitarist Scott Niekelski still employs Takrudtong, get solid support from guest his distinctive, talky vocal style, and the musicians on its Take It To The People EP. band is crafting more complex and melod- The guitar-driven and high energy \"Ay-Oh ic arrangements. \"The Life We Once Knew\" (Out Alive)” and \"Never\" are the most adroitly mixes acoustic and electric gui- impressive, but Dell and Arrotti's full-bod- tars, while \"The Lines Were Blurred\" is ied vocals give all four tracks strong com- more straightforward hard rock. The gui- mercial appeal. (www.aoband.com) tar-driven \"In A Certain Mood\" calls to – Terrence Flamm mind The Rolling Stones circa the 1970s. (gotimeband.com) If you're a believer that aliens made a – Terrence Flamm wrong left turn and landed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, then Crashland will Armed with a slew of vintage instru- supply the soundtrack to your investiga- ments on Wish We Had Our Time Again, tions with Novus Initium. With Zappa- Marty Hays bridges the best of bluegrass, esque theatrics, prog-rock sensibility and old time country and southern gospel. jam band awareness, Crashland members While it's definitely a traditional album use '50s Sci-Fi names like Major that hearkens back to a bygone era, there's Aluminumm, Jordac, and Celestia to con- loads of impressive finger picking and tribute to a mission delivering their alien earthy harmonies that could easily appeal rock opera. With all of the theatrics, to the O Brother Where Art Thou audience. Crashland sounds best sticking to melodic (www.cdbaby.com/cd/martyhays) country-rockers like \"Old Mountain Road\" – Andy Argyrakis and its tribal abduction theme, \"Niburu.\" (www.crashlandmusic.com) With the indie folk/acoustic alternative – David Gedge revival in full swing, Dan Hubbard could quite feasibly find himself alongside The It's been more than 15 years since Dean Civil Wars or The Head And The Heart on Goldstein's last effort, during which time a personal playlist. \"Maybe Someday\" is he's gotten sober, built a log cabin, and the runaway highlight throughout Livin' become an expert woodworker. Recently In The Heartland as the singer/songwriter resurfacing as leader of Dean III & The pleads for a wider artistic platform, and Wagers, it was a hiatus well spent. Dirty while he'll certainly have a lot of competi- Painted On Water Souls is a gritty, blues-saturated, roots-rock tion amongst other unknowns, his raw tal- blast, with \"West Virginia\" and \"Bye Buy ent more than speaks for itself. (www.dan- Girl\" clear standouts among the 13 cuts. A hubbard.net) solid and skillfully performed set, the –Andy Argyrakis recording was definitely worth the wait. (deaniii.com) – Jeff Berkwits Turkish-born/Chicago transplant part- ners in life/music Demir Demirkan and The Gunnelpumpers are a collection Sertab Erener comprise Painted On of musicians whose two-day studio brain- Water, whose five-song EP serves up a storm was captured on the 19-track album pleasant enough polyglot DIY Montana Fix. \"Progressive\" and \"improvi- electro/pop/rock mix showcasing Sertab's sational\" are the most apt adjectives to vocals and Demir's studio savvy. It all gets characterize the 80-minute morass of vari- a tad more interesting in third cut \"Hating ous percussive instruments, acoustic bass- You Loving You\" when Demir breaks the es, electric guitars and other noise-makers. formula by bringing his guitar solo to the So are the phrases \"mixed bag\" and \"self- forefront. But a certain sameness to the indulgent.” Those who appreciate interest- material – most of the songs cast Sertab as ing musical textures with bass and congas desperately/overlooked in love – and (as on \"Puzzle Dust\") and attempts to clunker lines such as \"It could've been all replicate the Earth Resonance Frequency that life could've been\" and \"Two cups of (as on \"Earthing”) will enjoy this creative coffee before work/And the usual discom- trip of music for art's sake. fort\" tend to undermine otherwise very (gunnelpumpers.com) good intentions. (facebook.com/painte- – Jason Scales donwater) – David C. Eldredge 14 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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Tom Tykwer Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson made Availability: DVD Blu-Ray; Amazon Instant their fortunes by dreaming up a kitschy Six entrees fight for space on a plate - American television version of The Beatles' eye-candy sci-fi, comedy of errors, maritime By Rob Fagin AHard Days Night with The Monkees. But, of HOLIDAY BUFFET spine-tingler, Merchant Ivory romance- course, the mood changed in the late '60s, tragedy, funked-up mystery and grisly and bubblegum fads were spit to the street. voodoo fable. So, Schneider and Rafelson reinvented The adaptation of David Mitchell's seem- themselves as serious film producers, and, ingly unadaptable novel Cloud Atlas could just as the cranky film industry was drown- have been a crowded, heavy-handed mess, ing beneath family-faire musicals like Doctor but instead it trips with an agile grace Doolittle, they developed a string of movies between six centuries of stories that connects that ignited the most aggressively transfor- the future and past, either directly or just by mative decade in American film history. playing the same electric tune: Easy Rider ('69) and The Last Picture Show ('71) A woman retreats from a door that hides tapped into the seedy disillusionment and a murderous gunman, and suddenly we're hopeless anger of Vietnam-era rebels lost in in another story watching a slave worker their homeland, each story building to a cli- retreat from captivity. Tom Hanks (ridicu- max of crushing emotion and loneliness. Five Easy Pieces:Karen Black and Jack Nicholson lously entertaining and game for anything) Five Easy Pieces, however, takes all those ele- is a dastardly doctor menacing his victim in ments and slips them into something excep- one shot, and in the next he is a tribesman tionally deceptive. In fact, it starts off as a Watching the right pair of movies back-to-back On Christmas day: Ben Stiller's escapist boisterous good ol' boy rollicker. And then can illuminate wildly different details, create a dramedy meal, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, rescuing a person he barely knows. becomes a wily road trip flick. But that's still whole new viewing experience and, just maybe, pairs with Martin Scorsese's fifth Leonardo Particularly fun, and unrecognizable at totally BLOW your MIND. Plus, it's fun! DiCaprio spiced sauce, The Wolf of Wall times, are Hugh Grant and Hugo Weaving just the beginning. Jack Nicholson is in wild man mode as Here's your monthly guide: Street. embodying a bevy of villains - from a slimy Bobby Dupea - a drinking, screwing oil field rost on the windows and pine needles Another Hobbit movie (The Desolation of politician to a cannibalistic warrior chief; worker who indulges every appetite. Then, in the rug - it's that time of year again, Smaug); Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Saving from a Nurse Ratched-type to a Fwhen we stuff ourselves senseless on Mr. Banks); Pulitzer Prize-winning play creole-like demon. out of nowhere, we're stuck in traffic with him when he notices a battered piano rich, fancy, indulgent buffets: August: Osage County adapted into, from Polymorphous personalities extend even strapped to a truck bed. When he presses his Beginning 12/6, we've got the Coen what I hear, Acting! The Movie!; a Mark to this rare team of three directors: Tom Brothers' '60s folk scene flavored Inside Wahlberg Navy SEAL tear-jerker (Lone Tykwer (who exhilarated with both Run Lola fingers to the keys, it is with such a forceful Llewyn Davis, and also a taste of last year's Survivor); a Keanu Reeves samurai adven- Run and Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) somberness and quiet elegance that it's shocking. This is not the man we've been Silver Linings Playbook with David O. ture (47 Ronin); and, yes, frigging Robert De also doubles as co-composer for the film's following. Russell's '70s con-artist morsel American Niro and Sylvester Stallone in a freakin' score; and The Wachowskis (creators of The His shatteringly divergent lives soon Hustle. boxing comedy, Grudge Match. Matrix)were once known as The Wachowski crash together as he turns his eyes to a new, We clean our palates on 12/20 with bites With vacation blockbusters and Oscar Brothers before Larry became Lana. of both \"funny ha-ha\" and \"funny weird\" bait yolked into one month, we begin here: Next Up: clean one. Does he hunger for so many lives with Anchorman: The Legend Continues and First up: Five Easy Pieces (1970) because he's a glutton for them - good or bad? Or does he really hope that the next one the Spike Jonze/Joaquin Phoenix sorbet, Cloud Atlas (2012) Dir. Bob Rafelson will satisfy his fickle tastes? Her. Availability: DVD; Amazon Instant Dir. Andy and Lana Wachowski 16 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates THE BLUES TRAIL n the southern edge of Grant Chicago as one of only a handful of mark- Park, overlooking empty train ers out of state and one of only two locat- Oyards and trampled grass filled ed in the North. with dog walkers and soccer players, a Yet, few have come to visit the site piece of Chicago blues history stands, since the marker's unveiling five years www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com largely unnoticed. It's hard to believe ago. Bluesmen Eddy \"The Chief\" Clearwater and Eddie C. Campbell how few blues fans know where the T HURSDAY D EC 5 Chicago marker on the Mississippi blues shared their experiences arriving in trail stand, so I took off to find it myself. Chicago for the first time on the Illinois Ron & Naomi's 4th Annual It's easy to overlook. Located directly Central (IC) railroad from Mississippi during the 2009 dedication. Their speech- across from the attention-grabbing Christmas Spectacular \"Agora\" sculptures of headless iron tor- es brought real life experiences, emotions F RI &S AT D EC 6&7 Blues Trail marker: Grant Park Fri: Electric Show; Sat: Acoustic Show Reckless Kelly with Humming House T UESDAY,D EC 10 Voice Box with Cathy Richardson W EDNESDAY,D EC 11 FitzGerald's 33rd Anniversary shows John Dee Graham Jon Langford sos, the unassuming sign that announces and longings that they would eventually T HURSDAY,D EC 12 the site as a Mississippi Blues Trail develop into their legendary careers per- marker looks like a simple park placard forming Chicago blues. FitzGerald's 33rd Anniversary shows or street notice. But it's oh so much more. The Mississippi Blues Marker cele- The marker rests across the street from brates the musicians, record label owners, Bill Kirchen and The World where the Illinois Central Railroad would DJs and club owners who helped create stop, dropping off hundreds of African the Chicago blues. I hope that we contin- Famous Pontani Sisters' Americans who left the South for the ue to celebrate it and always remember North during the \"Great Migration,\"span- the essential history of the blues. Please Burlesque-a-pades ning 1915-1970. And what has that got to visit the Mississippi Blues Trail Chicago marker if you haven't already. You can do with the Chicago blues? Everything. F RIDAY,D EC 13 This was the spot where thousands of grab maps and apps for the whole trail at Mississippians arrived, including Muddy the blues trail website: http://blues- FitzGerald's 33rd Anniversary shows Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Howlin' Wolf, trail.org/blues-trail-markers/chicago. Willie Dixon and Elmore James, bringing Here's the inspiring text for the Chicago with them the Delta blues that they blues marker: Tab Benoit plus Sol Driven Train would transform into the Chicago blues. \"The \"Great Migration\" from the South S ATURDAY,D EC 14 It's the spot where their dreams of the sto- to \"the Promised Land\" of Chicago ried North were first brought to reality by brought more African Americans here FitzGerald's 33rd Anniversary shows touching down in the Chicago IC train from Mississippi than any other state, station. especially during and after World War II. Brave Combo Annual Holiday Extravaganza! There are two large stones from the With the migrants came the Delta blues Illinois Central station that remain near that was the foundation of the classic F RIDAY,D EC 20 the Mississippi Blues Trail marker. postwar Chicago blues style. Muddy Beatle Brothers Crumbling, but with the elaborate script Waters, who became the king of Chicago blues, was among the thousands of that testifies to its one time importance, the stones echo the strong resolve those Mississippians who arrived on Illinois S ATURDAY,D EC 21 new migrants would need to demonstrate Central trains at Central Station, which The Redmonds in order to survive in the big city. Lean stood across the street from this site from 1893 to 1974. against one of the stones and listen to the and The Rev. Bob Band plus Romeo Brothers rushing traffic and hustling people. Robert Johnson never moved to the Imagine the loneliness, fear and isolation place he praised in his song \"Sweet Home S ATURDAY,D EC 28 that those early migrants must have felt Chicago,\" but his sentiments were shared Robbie Fulks Raps Up 2013 and you have the beginnings of what by thousands of fellow Mississippi natives who came here in search of a bet- helped create the Chicago blues. The blues has traveled a long way ter life. In \"Chicago Bound,\" bluesman T UESDAY,D EC 31 from the Mississippi Delta, literally and Jimmy Rogers called the city \"the greatest figuratively. The world honors the genre place around,\" and in \"Chicago Blues,\" New Year's Eve with as the ultimate American folk music that Arthur \"Big Boy\" Crudup deemed it \"the Becca Kauffman launched nearly all popular American greatest place on earth.\" Many migrants traveled north on the Illinois Central via genres but we are still working on Orchestra bestowing it with the proper respect and its extensive lines that spread across the acknowledgement at home. The Chicago Deep South, including eight hundred Coming Jan 3 & 4 : Marcia Ball Band blues is such an integral part of the genre miles of IC-owned Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad track that crisscrossed the that the Mississippi Blues Trail includes Continued on page 26 18 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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By Rick Kaempfer THE RIGHT HAND MAN STOP THE PRESSES f you follow the stories about newspa- room saw what we were able to do and pers in this country, you've probably what we could contribute creatively, that Icome to the inescapable conclusion that really helped. That gave us some wind the end is near. Yet, right here under our behind our sails.\" nose in Chicago, one of those old \"That's true,\" Bender concurs. \"I think \"dinosaurs\" is actually expanding one there was skepticism at first. That's why division of its newsrooms – and it could the election was such a big night for us. We very well be the wave of the future. went from zero to a hundred miles an hour Clark Bender is the Director of Digital overnight. To create a six hour livecast like Video for the Chicago Tribune, and former that at the drop of a hat, right in the mid- radio and television producer Jim Wiser is dle of the newsroom, with a dozen or more Photo: Rick Kaempfer (Left to Right) Jim Wiser, Junru Huang, Jonathan Vogel, Katie Teuber, Kes Akalaonu, Tim Desrochers, Brian Ernst, and Mary Horan. Clark Bender, and Thomas Owen the Executive Producer of Digital participants behind the scenes and in front Programming. The two men are oversee- of the camera, that was a real game chang- ing what they envision to be the newspa- er, internally and externally. It added an per newsroom of the future; a newsroom electricity to the newsroom.\" that has a very active and engaged video And while they used the tricks of other department. The Tribune has really taken a classic media like radio and television to chance, and it appears to be paying off. launch this venture, their continued Two years ago the department consist- growth relies heavily on another secret ed of two people. A year ago it was a half weapon: their youth. dozen. There are now 16 people on staff \"A lot of these young people in the producing and creating video for the department bring a wealth of production Tribune's website, and in ways that had experience to the table that really boosts never been done before. our capabilities here,\" Bender explains. \"We've been granted an opportunity to \"They may be young but they are digital extend the already fantastic work our natives and have been for most of their reporters and columnists are doing and lives. It's second nature to them. They've advance it,\" Bender says, \"but also to find been editing for ten years. That's one of the new areas that we can branch out into that reasons we wanted to bring them in can help establish a new identity for the because they do provide an extra creative Chicago Tribune. We'd like to think that we spark – not just for us, but everyone in our won the trust of everyone here, and we newsroom. They have a great respect for won't do anything stupid or misuse the the Tribune, and have a real can-do atti- brand we've been granted, but we also tude, and that has gone over very well want to see if there's anything new we can with the more old school newsmen.\" do to branch out – to engage with the audi- Both Bender and Wiser are convinced ence in new and exciting ways.\" they are riding the wave of the future. \"The They've developed a number of regular possibilities are endless,\" Bender says, livecasting shows for chicagotribune.com, explaining his vision. \"I don't know what featuring Chicago Tribune veterans like the timeline is like, but in a few years movie critic Michael Phillips (\"Reel when people's televisions start to look Thursdays\"), theater critic Chris Jones more like their smart phones—when you (\"Culture Lunch\"), beat reporters turn them on and get a series of icons to (\"Metrodesk\"), and sports reporters (the click on – I want to make sure that for peo- Bears show \"Three & Out\"). ple living in Chicago, one of those icons is Having an old radio and television pro- the Chicago Tribune. I want them to expect ducer like Jim Wiser on hand has been to see video when they click on it. I don't invaluable in creating these shows. \"It's a know whether it will be live video, or lot like producing radio or television,\" some algorithmically cured stream of Wiser explains. \"To me it's always come video, or whether it will be editor's picks down to content. Do we produce great of what video to watch—but I just want us exclusive content that you have to come to to be there. It really feels like we're active- us to see? That's what it's all about.\" ly taking control of our destiny. We're cre- The breakthrough for the department ating the newspaper newsroom of the occurred just over a year ago. Election future here.\" night was a watershed moment. \"We were It's not often that you'll find a sentence on for six hours,\" Wiser explains, \"and that contains both the words \"newspaper\" brought on television anchors and and \"future\". For those of us who love the reporters we have here. Once the news- business, that's encouraging news indeed. 20 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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music to kind of party to, so people could let loose to it and really have a good time.\" Urie also had the added childhood con- striction of being raised in a Mormon PART II household. It was very strict, he admits – he and his four siblings couldn't watch cer- tain movies and he was never allowed to club entertainer from the Eisenhower '50s. go outside and casually play with his Or – perhaps more aptly – some long-lost, school chums on Sundays. \"That was time-traveling mainstay from Spandau always the day to rest and worship,\" he Ballet's post-New Romantic early '80s era. says. \"And Monday nights, we'd always Too Weird opens innocently enough, on the have a thing called Family Home Evening, heartbeat thump of \"This is Gospel.\" And a where you would spend the whole night proceeding \"Miss Jackson\" (which original- with your family, which was kind of sweet. ly sampled Fiona Apple's \"Every Single We'd just play board games or watch Night\" until the singer refused to clear it) is movies together or just hang out. But I a stomping, soulful study that's still mod- think when I started getting older, like 12 or erately paced. With track three, \"The Vegas 13 years old, I wanted to branch out. Lights,\" however, the set turns defiantly Puberty was hitting, and I wanted to go out synth-pop and accelerates to a defiantly with friends and stuff. So that's when I dancefloor speed, as it percolates through started to rebel quite a bit.\" the Human League-ish \"Girl That You In trying to discover his tormented-teen Love,\" a Flock of Seagulls-styled identity, the kid became something of a \"Girls/Girls/Boys,\" all while maintaining family black sheep. \"I definitely didn't that certain Pet Shop Boys, suit-and-tie make it easier on my parents,\" he says. classiness. Mention this to Urie and he gets \"Always going 'Fuck you! I'm not doing excited. \"I love it! I love the Pet Shop Boys!\" this, and I don't care!' But really, I think it he barks, and then starts singing an was necessary. I didn't go down to the (Las impromptu rendition of \"West End Girls.\" Vegas) strip, but I definitely participated in Even more than the artist's wife, a big- the decadent, dirty nature of partying with ger character that figures into almost every friends and stuff – sneaking out late at new Panic number is the band's old home- night to go to a party that would end a few town of Las Vegas itself. In his youth, Urie hours before school, and then showing up openly admits it – there was a lot of resent- and sleeping in class. I was just kind of ment there. Mainly because he was too being….well, a dickhead, basically.\" young to fully appreciate Sin City when Looking back, Urie believes that he Fever catapulted the band into the strato- sowed a good deal of his wild oats back sphere. \"I mean, when we left we were 17 then, when he went from being the class years old, so we had a bitter attitude,\" he burnout to wild and crazy guy in his soph- sighs, reflectively. \"We didn't have the omore year. He was constantly seeking opportunity to play any shows there new highs with friends, staying up for because you had to be 21 and over to play three days at a time just to see how it would any gig, because most of the venues were affect his body. \"But I never actually did in bars. So when we left, we were like any super-hard drugs – I've never done 'What the hell?' We didn't really get to do meth, I've never done heroin,\" he clarifies. anything that we wanted to do. \"I've tried cocaine a few times, but it wasn't \"But I've been going back and forth really my thing. So I've done this and that, from L.A. to Las Vegas in the past couple of but I've never really gone all-out and got- years, and it was just a totally new city to ten crazy. I've got the philosophy that I deal with for me. Having come back now, learned from a friend called KYB – Know and getting to participate in things and be Your Body. And I think I know my body of age, you see the world in a different pretty well now, but I really tried to test the light. So taking the time to experience those boundaries early on.\" things really changed the way I see it now. Las Vegas alone provides eternal temp- I've always loved Vegas, but now I've tation. After all, the town's motto claims found the bloom of it, and it's amazing. I that whatever illicit or untoward activity spent a couple of weeks, just going to clubs, occurs there should, in hush-hush fashion, doing stuff I never had done in the past.\" It simply remain there as a sinful secret. And wasn't his scene, exactly, he confesses. \"But where else can you walk down the street going there and seeing people dancing and and have men flicking catalogs of women cutting loose? It was amazing. And that's in your face, women who promise to be in what influenced me to make the music that your hotel room in 20 minutes with an $80 we did for this record. I wanted to make 24 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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up puking in a corner, and my friend and some random other guy ended up carrying me up to a hotel room and just throwing me on the bed and going 'Alright – sleep it PART III off!' And I woke up 12 hours later, thinking 'What the hell did I do last night?' I felt like such an asshole. So that didn't ever happen again.\" special? \"And it's never the girls on the cards,\" he guffaws. \"You never get the girl Hence the metaphors the composer that you see in those pictures. Vegas looks employed on Too Weird, where – in the song glamorous, but there's this whole other \"Nicotine\" – a dangerous cigarette sub- side that people don't really think about. stance comes to represent an equally dan- gerous femme fatale. \"Because anything Unless you've been there and experienced it yourself. Unless you've had a three-day can be seen as addicting,\" he declares. \"I've bender and you leave with your dreams been addicted to video games, I've been just dashed into the desert, like buried out addicted to girls, addicted to playing music in the desert. It is so brutal. Some times you – which I still am, luckily. But being addict- ed to your passion is ultimately okay, but come away a winner. But most times, you come away losing something, which still – everything in moderation. But that's means that you probably lost a lot of shit. a really hard lesson to learn – I think it's Luckily, I was never a gambler.\" easier to get caught up in the decadence of In some ways, Urie is ahead of the an addiction.\" As recently as a year and a half ago, the game. Most rockers go through their carnal phase for most of their 20s, and only grad- singer comes clean, he was in the grips of a ually enter their spiritual phase in their strange ritual. Every day, he says, \"I would early, post-partying 30s. But he's already just wake up, get high, and play video jettisoned most of his baser urges from his games. And then I'd go out to Olive Garden, come back, and play more video system, he reckons. \"I've always kind of considered myself to be a spiritual person – games. All day.\" Are Olive Garden bread- I've always looked for deeper meaning in sticks, then, Urie's latest drug of choice? He everything I've done,\" he self-assesses. laughs. \"Oh, my God – they are so good!\" Usually, when Panic is on tour, he just goes he concludes, slaver-jowled. \"That's just one more form of decadence, and anything back to his hotel room after a gig and watches movies. Every once in a while, can be destructive if you're taking a little though, he'll wind up going out. And every too much of it. But I love those breadsticks! time, he gets taught a harsh life lesson. Keep 'em coming!\" \"There was one time in Vegas where I Appearing 12/10 at the Aragon Ballroom went to an after party,\" Urie recollects. \"But I got so ripping drunk, it was terrible. But I definitely learned from that one – I ended Jay (co-founded by Mississippi native Vivian Carter) Records, Cobra, and other labels. Blues clubs proliferated on the Continued from page 18 South and West sides, and Chicago's air- waves also took on a down-home Mississippi Delta. Pullman porters on IC trains to Mississippi flavor on programs hosted by Mississippi often delivered copies of the Pervis Spann of WVON and Al Benson African-American newspaper, the of WGES, who earned the honorary title Chicago Defender, which organized \"Mayor of Bronzeville\" as the South Side's most popular personality. \"migrant clubs\" and arranged group dis- Local labels Delmark and Testament counts for train fare northward. The first began recording blues albums in Chicago wave of the \"Great Migration\" began with World War I, and for a new generation between 1910 and of listeners in the 1920 the number of 1960s, paving the way black Chicagoans who for other companies were born in such as Alligator and Mississippi increased Earwig. Albums by from 4,612 to 19,485. Mississippi-born The rise of the bluesmen Big Joe Williams, Jimmy blues recording indus- Dawkins, Carey Bell, try in Chicago attract- ed many musicians, Honeyboy Edwards, and during the 1930s, Big Walter Horton, blues artists here who Eddy Clearwater, claimed Mississippi Eddie Shaw, Magic roots included Willie Eddy Clearwater and Eddie C. Dixon, Memphis Cambell at the 2009 dedication Minnie, Lil Green, and Big Bill Broonzy. Slim, Fenton Robinson, Eddie C. During World War II Campbell, and Hound the need for factory Dog Taylor brought labor helped fuel a larger wave of migra- tion, and between 1940 and 1950 some their music to world-wide attention. 150,000 Mississippians moved here. Foreign tourists made Chicago a musi- Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bo cal destination, and the local blues audi- Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Sunnyland Slim, ence adopted \"Sweet Home Chicago\" as Emore James, Sonny Boy Williamson, its theme song as the blues expanded to No. 2 (Rice Miller), Otis Rush, and the North Side, the suburbs and here to Magic Sam were among the many who Grant Park, where the world-renowned arrived in the 1940s and '50s and found Chicago Blues Festival debuted in 1984. recording opportunities with Chess, Vee- 26 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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Jimi Hendrix was the greatest rock gui- THE MELISMATICS tarist of all time; this recording just further Rising Tide emphasizes that fact. Mandatory for any- one who loved Jimi. (Pravda) – Bruce Pilato The Melismatics had good luck chan- 9 neling 1980s synth rock on their last release, Mania, so it’s not surprising to find LESS THAN JAKE PLAYING FOR THE MAN them taking that approach again. Pulsating See The Light beats and catchy melodies abound on Rising Tide, but it's also clear that the (Fat Wreck Chords) Minneapolis-based quintet is looking to While other ska/popsters have flick- expand its horizons. Not all of the experi- ered away after their once bright but brief ments work, but overall, Rising Tide is a turns in the sun (e.g.,Mighty Mighty step forward. Bosstones, No Doubt) and other foreign The well-intentioned ballad, \"If You originators (i.e., all UK Two Tone bands) Want War\" spouts simplistic solutions to are reduced to oldie revivalist circuits, global conflicts, and comes across as Green native Floridian fivesome Less Than Jake Day lite. The title track, on the other hand, not only continue down this self-defined features harmonies from singer-guitarist musical path but also (and somewhat Ryan Smith and singer-guitarist Kathie amazingly) after more than a decade still \"Pony\" Hixan-Smith set to an appealing exude an infectious vibrancy that's hard to Electric Light Orchestra style pop arrange- resist. I daresay even the most virulently ment. Other songs, like the atmospheric anti-reggae anything person will find his \"Crawl, Baby, Crawl\" and politically or her toes involuntarily tapping when lis- charged \"Looking For Trouble\" feature The tening to any one of the 13(!) songs on See Melismatics tapping into that neo new the Light – the group’s first collection of all- wave vibe that has served them well. new material since 2008. Best of all, the THE BEATLES BBC hosts. – Terrence Flamm band delivers the goods untainted by bro- On Air - Live At The BBC, Vol. 2 In 1963 alone the band recorded 39 Appearing 12/6: Red Line Tap mance cliché making this a refreshing shows for the BBC in between tours of the 7 (Apple) change from the usual indie/alt rock pace. It took almost 20 years for the British U.K. In many ways it was what you hear – David C. Eldredge on college radio now: spontaneous, Broadcasting Company (BBC) and Apple THE JIMI HENDRIX Records to gather the tracks for Volume 2 of unscripted and loose. 6 the Beatles' BBC studio recordings and What's most striking about BBC Volume EXPERIENCE package them for commercial release. 2 is John Lennon's dominant role during Miami Pop Festival MOTORHEAD Saying the wait was worth it is almost the early days of the band. As a vocalist (Legacy) Aftershock and guitarist he was gritty, self-assured At the time of his death in September of redundant, so we'll ask the question \"what (UDR) took you so long?\" and sarcastic. His vocals and rhythm play- 1970, there were only five official Jimi Lemmy Kilmister's recent health scare ing on Chuck Berry's \"I'm Talking About Hendrix records: Are You Experienced, Axis: Bootleg versions of these early (and caused not only the postponement of sev- other later period) BBC Beatles tracks have You\" and the Isley Bros. \"Twist And Shout\" Bold As Love, Electric Lady Land, Smash Hits are raw and spot-on. All traits of a guitarist eral Motörhead shows but also a realiza- been kicking around indie record stores and Band of Gypsies. tion among the band's fans that--hard and the internet for years. As with most and vocalist who honed his chops in dingy Since his untimely demise at the age of though it may be to believe – Motörhead \"boots,\" the sound quality of the unautho- German nightclubs and British dancehalls. 27, there have been over 300 Jimi Hendrix might not be around forever. Aftershock Paul McCartney's growth is also striking. albums, reissues, compilations, and of rized music taken from acetate discs and 50 makes appreciating the trio while it's here year old mono and 2 track tapes was pretty His infatuation and obsession for Little course, live albums. In the last year of his easy enough: From Lemmy's phlegmy, rav- dodgy. It goes without saying the \"million Richard is evident on \"Lucille,\"as well as life, the live recordings were sketchy at aged vocals to Phil \"Wizzo\" Campbell's dollar\" clean-up and mastering of the BBC Leiber and Stoller's \"Kansas City.\" best. Hendrix was exhausted, his guitar and Mikkey Dee's indefatigable ability to broadcasts is revelatory (on the CD ver- It's fascinating to hear 20 year-old was often out of tune, and vocals were generate high-voltage momentum, every George Harrison's weakness as a lead gui- unquestionably marginal. That's why, this sion). key piece of Motörhead’s sonic template While listening to Live At The BBC it's tarist on BBC Vol 2. Though his rhythm newly released (but previously often boot- remains in place. What makes those pieces backing was adequate, without the safety legged) recording of The Jimi Hendrix important to put these recordings into con- sound more generic than they are: lyrics text of the time (1962-1965). After their net of multiple takes, he struggles to hit the Experience live at the 1968 Miami Pop that merely reiterate Lemmy's long-famil- \"punk rock period\" playing mostly cover- lead notes on \"Hippy, Hippy Shake,\" and Festival is so astounding. Hendrix (and the iar commitment to impassioned stoicism. tunes in the dive-bars of Hamburg, his take on the 1963 version of Buddy band) sound utterly amazing and were cut What makes those pieces sound less gener- Germany, the band had agreed to be man- Holly's \"Words Of Love\" is equally shaky. live in what has to be one of their best con- ic than they are: \"Keep Your Powder Dry\" Eventually Harrison would find his com- certs ever recorded. aged by a Liverpool record shop owner and \"Dust And Glass,\" which could teach (Brian Epstein), cleaning up their act (aka fort zone around 1965 as he developed his Captured less than a year after his icon- own style as a guitarist and songwriter. AC/DC and Eric Clapton (respectively) a selling-out) for a chance at wider appeal ic appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival thing or two. and a mainstream audience. Performing Ringo Starr was brought in to stabilize the in 1967, and just over a year before his leg- --Arsenio Orteza for the BBC was \"playing for the man,\" and drum throne in 1962 (after the Beatles had endary appearance at Woodstock, this 6 fired original drummer Pete Best). His recording is the link between those two the band had to be on their best behavior. After they were \"approved\" by the suits drumming is solid and steady, everything great events. Remixed by long time studio at the government radio network, The the band needed for their material - with- associate Eddie Kramer, these tracks are TURIN BRAKES Beatles came to the BBC to record (some- out the frills. The Beatles BBC sequel is for among the highest sonic quality live tapes We Were Here times live) hour-long radio shows reading the die-hard fan looking for an unvar- of Jimi you are ever likely to hear. Most of nished version of the Fab Four. Here's hop- the material is from his Are You Experienced (Red River) letters from fans (George Harrison dedicat- Although they have never broken ing \"Do You Want to Know a Secret\" for ing it doesn't take another 20 years for period (\"Purple Haze,\" \"Fire,\" \"I Don't Live Volume 3. Their 1966 to 1970 period is what Today,\" and \"Hey Joe,\") but there are some through the mainstream in the USA, Turin Deanne and Jenny in Bedford) in between Brakes have been one of the most popular cheeky banter; sometimes forced – other we really want to hear . surprises such as the rare extended jam he and best loved indie bands in their UK times spontaneous and hilarious - with 7 – John Vernon called \"Tax Free\" and a blistering hot ver- homeland. They even had a Top 5 hit, with sion of \"I Don't Live Today.\" We all know Continued on page 42 RISE AGAINST fans-only) is getting to hear the increasingly streamlined band be a little less refined. The Long Forgotten Songs: epic \"Ballad Of Hollis Brown\" not only calls B-Sides & Covers on Dylan but some little-spoken prog ten- 2000-2013 dencies; it's also epically more interesting than another run through of \"Minor Threat\" (Interscope) or \"Nervous Breakdown.\" This is also a Tim McIlrath's vocal coach's jaw must chance to unearth their unsung attempt at have hit the floor when he learned of this. Journey's \"Any Way You Want It,\" which, As if screaming full-bore for six albums like The Replacements' \"Black Diamond,\" is weren't enough, north-suburban punk played so straight you'll spend hours seek- heroes Rise Against had some 26 extra ing the slightest hint of a grin. tracks tucked away. Acoustic tracks aside, the value in this set (which, let's face it, is 5 – Steve Forstneger 28 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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Anderson/Bella Cain – Austin's, Libertyville; Eric \"Guitar\" Davis Jonesville, IL; La Dia Crudo Con Cochino Y Los Pistoleros – Tropics/Hibou/Gold Cult – Empty Bottle, Chicago; Open Jam – & The Troublemakers – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Modern Quenchers, Chicago; Pale Horseman/The Midnight Ghost Evenflow, Geneva; Open Mic – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; HOB's 20th THURSDAY 5 Day Romeos – Ballydoyle, Aurora; New Invaders – Ballydoyle, Train/King Hyss – Reggie's, Chicago; Mr. Mayor & The Anniversary Bash w/NOFX – House Of Blues, Chicago; Mike Joe Marcinek Band/Jen Hartswick/Allie Kral/Spare Downers Grove; Rockstar Rodeo – Bannerman's, Bartlett; Highballers/Rainbow Rhythms/Meredith Andrews/The Royal Wheeler/Ronnie Hicks – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Karaoke Parts/Business As Usual – Abbey Pub, Chicago; J.W. Williams Elements Of Style/The Vindits/Software Giants/Minneapolis Garden/Jon & Val Guerra – Schubas, Chicago; Queen! 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Downers Grove; Trash Martini – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Sonic7 – Bannerman's, Bartlett; This Century/Inspector Owl/Emblems Ribbon Glee Club/Brother Joscephus & The Love Revolution – Edsels/The Shades Of Blue/Stormy Weather/Blue Suede /Geronimo – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Jimmy O. & Rhonda Lee – Schubas, Chicago; Bad Medicine/Hinge – Shark City, Glendale Orchestra/Doo Wop Yule Pop – Star Plaza, Merrillville, IN; Rock Bella Mia, Midlothian; Trans Infinity Orchestra – Beverly Arts Heights; Deja Vu – Sideout's, Island Lake; Gunnar Haslam/ Chicago – Sullivan's Irish Pub, Midlothian; DJ Jeff Overstreet – Lion/Geoff Dolce – Double Door, Chicago; One More Time – Center, Beverly; Shirley Johnson Blues Band – Blue Chicago, Studio Casual – Smart Bar, Chicago; Leo Kottke – Space, Tailgater's, Bolingbrook; Zapruder Point/Hey Comanche/ Durty Nellies, Palatine; Front Runners/Workout Music/What It Chicago; Shadows Of Knight – Blues Bar, Mt. 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Raneri/Nina Diaz/Diego Garcia/Jenn Grant – Schubas, Elmhurst; Retropolitan – Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Broken Ellison Band – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Hot Tuna – City Chicago; Seven Soul Band – Shark City, Glendale Heights; SD101 Chords – J.W. Hollstein's Saloon, Tinly Park ; 7th Heaven W/Gina Winery, Chicago; Howl/Red Cent/Jack Torrance/Kicking Bird – TUESDAY 10 – Sideout's , Island Lake; Honey Duon/Samone – Smart Bar, Glocksen – Joe's Bar, Chicago; Chicks With Picks – Kegler's, Chicago; Booker T. 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Aurora; 80's Proof – Off Sides Lewis/Lindey Alexander – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Sam Fazio /Voice Box/Open Mic – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Jana Kramer Naperville; Rock Of Ages – World Of Beer, Evanston; She Bang Sports Bar, Woodstock; John McCutcheon's Winter Trio – Mayne Stage, Chicago; Paul Kalkbrenner/M50 – Metro, w/Charlie Dodds – Joe's Bar, Chicago; Mike Wheeler/Ronnie – Zante's, Palos Hills. Solstice/Over The Rhine/Playdate At Old Town/Teen Open Mic Chicago; Jon Oliva/Steadfast – Mojoes, Joliet; Carrie Hicks – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Karaoke Angel Song – Maple Avenue Pub, Lisle; Dog 1/The Real McCoys – Martyrs', Chicago; – Old Town School, Chicago; Kashmir – Otto's, DeKalb; Brendan Newcomer/Steep Canyon Rangers – Old Town School, Chicago; Soundtrack Serenade – Quenchers, Chicago; Mudflapps/Angel SATURDAY 7 And Jake – Park West, Chicago; Slam Bang/Vicious Rad Payoff/Brickfight/Brick Mower/Boxsledder – Quenchers, Alan Hunter – 27 Live, Evanston; Outlaw Gentlemen/Among The Circle/David Shankle – Penny Road Pub, South Barrington; Chicago; Brite Lite/Robby Celestin/Dayna Malow/Winter Blast Paint/Mike Felten – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Mr. Blotto/Long Time Friction/Columbia College Bands – Reggie's, Chicago; Living/Freak On A Leash/Greg Wheaton – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Luring Thieves/Scanlines/Stander/Matt Tate – Quenchers, – Reggie's, Chicago; Pickin' Bubs/Liza Day/Diana & The Pete Galanis & Friends – Rosa's, Chicago; Holograms/TV Ghost Screaming For Silence – Another Hole In The Wall, Steger; Chicago; Stephen Leonard/Becca Levine/Summer Osborne – Dishes/Lady Laura – Schubas, Chicago; Queen! w/DJs – Schubas, Chicago; Nora O'Connor & Robbie Fulks – Space, World's Largest Flashback Concert/Dance Party – Aragon, Red Line Tap, Chicago; Amateur Hour/Vic Mensa/Jean Prosumer/Michael Serafini/Garrett David/Sal-E/Steve Casica Evanston; Karaoke Jeff – Tailgater's, Bolingbrook; Crown Chicago; Jim Peterik & The Ides Of March – Arcada, St. Charles; Deaux/Chanel West Coast/Caleb James – Reggie's , Chicago; – Smart Bar, Chicago; Leo Kottke – Space, Evanston; Larks/Pillars And Tongues/Kevin Greenspan/Big Waves Of The Gooroos – Austin's, Libertyville; Big Time Sarah/BTS Eric \"Guitar\" Davis – Rosa's, Chicago; Mortified/The Blue Vogues/The Spaniels/The Reflections/The Volumes/The Pretty – The Burlington, Chicago; Pop Goes Alicia Live/Woodrow 32 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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Prospect; Animation – Bobby Songwriter's Alliance – Uncommon Ground, Chicago. Cheer w/Mary Schmich & Eric Zorn/Open Mic w/Alton Smith Brushville w/Elizabeth Lyons & Jeff Allen – Joe's Bar, Chicago; McGees, Chicago Ridge; Slo 'Mo Spectacular W/Kristen Kaza & – Old Town School, Chicago; Holy Alimonies/Rat Hammer/ Chicago Blues Allstars/Joanna Connor – Kingston Mines, Ike Holter/Sidewalk Chalk/JC Brooks/Psalm One/Matthew WEDNESDAY 11 Heroin Chic/Zookeeper – Quenchers, Chicago; Open Mic Chicago; Grood/whysowhite/Kane Place Record Club – Santos/Jeanine O'Toole/LiliK – Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Arra – Flabby Hoffman/Terrapin Flyer – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Q87.7 The w/Micki Croisant – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Stunt Taylor/Asa/ Martyrs', Chicago; Jess Godwin – Mayne Stage, Chicago; DJ Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Paul Strolia – Brazen Head, Night We Stole Christmas With – Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Try Billz X Steve-O $toner/Chief Reg/C-Nell/Nixta/Nick Vega/ Annex – McGonigals, Barrington; Trainwreck Symphony/ Crestwood; 80's Proof – Broken Oar, Cary; Eric \"Guitar\" B.L.U.E.S. JAM W/Rodney Brown & Hot Rod – B.L.U.E.S On Bills/Ashlee/Bankz/Tada – Reggie's, Chicago; James Wheeler/ Tomorrow Has Arrived/The Run Around/Chicago Loud Davis/Midnight Rider/Garrett Jacobson/Dustin Pittsley Band Halsted, Chicago; Adian O'Toole Open Mic – Ballydoyle, Downers Ariyo/Tony Mangiullo/Harlan Terson – Rosa's, Chicago; Gringo 9/Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants – Metro, Chicago; – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Incognitos – Carlucci, Downers Grove; Open Mic with John O – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Garbage Star/Starlight Girls/Today's Hits – Schubas, Chicago; OG Pirate Radio – Mickey Finn's, Libertyville; Down N Grove; Razorhouse/Lucky 3 Blues Band – Cobra Lounge, Friends/Hand Practices/Mama/The Symposium – Beat Status/Trillwave/Spacerace/Teriszega/Ray Complex – Smart Dirty/Loveblast/Station – Mojoes, Joliet; Remember 2 Things – Chicago; Kranky 20th Anniversary/Tim Hecker/Pan Kitchen, Chicago; JW Williams Blues Band w/Laretha Bar, Chicago; George Winston – Space, Evanston; Radar Eyes/ Niko's Lodge, Palos Hills; Hillbilly Rockstarz – Old Crow, Chicago; American/Keith Fullerton Whitman/Ken Camden – Weathersby – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Anthony Moser/Rockin Cool Devices – The Burlington, Chicago; Potions/J Fernandez/ Nu Bambu – Old Town School, Chicago; TD Clark/ Constellation, Chicago; Paparazzi – Dock's Bar & Grill, Johnnie Band – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; The Candles Deep Sleep – The Hideout, Chicago; Manufactured Superstars – Hellwagen/Photograph – Penny Road Pub, South Barrington; Wauconda; Kinda Good/I Saw The Creature/The Field /Adriel Denae – City Winery, Chicago; Mike Lebrun's Drive Trio The Mid, Chicago; Jacob Martin Band – Toby Keith's, Rosemont; BC, Little & Teeg – Porter's Pub, Elgin; ClawTow/Distract/Lil Auxiliary/Simmer Down Sound – Double Door, Chicago; Dick – Constellation, Chicago; DJ Adam – Double Door, Chicago; Ground Up Showcase/Andre & Kaitlin/Gar Clemens/David Tits/Heroin Black – Quenchers, Chicago; Bad Examples/The Diamond and The Dusters/Rubber – Durty Nellies, Palatine; DIVE/Blackout 9/Cyanide Sunrise/Buzz Cut Tiger – Elbo Prusina & The Cryin' Side Of Town – Uncommon Ground, Viaducts – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Koffin Kats/The Bennington/Malafacha's/Brouhaha/Jump Steady/Tigernite/ Room, Chicago; Lasers and Fast and Shit/Pink Avalance/Fake Chicago. Revomatics/Horror Is Dead/The Tromatons – Reggie's , Britt Dignan – Elbo Room, Chicago; Void Pedal/Windy City Soul Limbs/The New Diet – Empty Bottle, Chicago; Classic Chicago; Sheryl Youngblood – Rosa's, Chicago; Warm, Safe & Club 5th Anniversary – Empty Bottle, Chicago; Brave Combo Cocktail/Chris Madsen/Jon Dee Graham/Jon Langford – FRIDAY 13 Sound/The Locals/The Bright White/Ace Reporter/Hard Holiday Show – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Pop Evil – Freakster's FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Mike Wheeler w/Peaches Staten/Carl Magic/Bare Hambones/Vandalay/Marwood's Fall – Abbey Pub, Kiss/Young Distractions – Schubas, Chicago; Judas Beast – Roadhouse, Pontiac; Pete Berwick – HB Jones, Elmhurst; Weathersby – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Burlesquepades – Chicago; Wynonna Judd & Big Noise – Arcada, St. Charles; Shank Hall, Milwaukee; Bone Whiskey – Shark City, Glendale Rockstar Rodeo – Hollywood Casino, Aurora; Sister Hazel – Martyrs', Chicago; Tribute To Ismael Rivera w/Ismael Rivera Jr. Saving Savannah/Brad Anderson – Austin's, Libertyville; Lurrie Heights; Libido Funk Circus – Sideout's , Island Lake; MK (Mark House Of Blues, Chicago; Vinyl Answer – J.W. Hollstein's Saloon, – Old Town School, Chicago; Within The Woods/Boomerang Bell – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Deacon Blues – Ballydoyle, Kinchen)/Bell Boys – Smart Bar, Chicago; Lucy Kapalansky Tinley Park ; Kris Kringle Kandy Kane Ball – Joe's Bar, Chicago; Brothers/Bubbles Brown/The Addison/Andrew Palmer – Aurora; Evolution – Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Soda – W/Awna Teixeira – Space, Evanston; Double D And The Chicago Blues Allstars/Joanna Connor – Kingston Mines, Quenchers, Chicago; DJ Funkoctopus – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Bannerman's, Bartlett; Blod Red Boots/Carbon Tigers/The Van Sensations – Strike & Spare II, Lockport; Heartsfield – Sullivan's Chicago; Rebirth Brass Band/Swamp Heat – Martyrs', Chicago; Pee Wee Moore/Outlaw/Dive – Reggie's , Chicago; Sugar Blue Goghs – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Jeff Rosenstock/Matt Arbogast Irish Pub, Midlothian; DV8 – The Black Thorn Grille, Lake Villa; Breeders/Speedy Ortiz – Metro, Chicago; Rally Day – Mickey – Rosa's, Chicago; Daley – Schubas, Chicago; Machina w/Greg /Blod Red Boots/Carbon Tigers/The Van Goghs – Beat The Gary Austin/The Bear Claw/The Conformists/Freddie T & Finn's, Libertyville; Space Hog/Sponge – Mojoes, Joliet; Robert Haus – Smart Bar, Chicago; Natalia Zuckerman & A.G. – Space, Kitchen, Chicago; Simple Remedy – Beer House, Lombard; Rock The People/We Ride On/Hyrrokkin/Radiant Republic – The Rolfe Feddersen – Montrose Saloon, Chicago; Universal Slim Evanston; Sean Nicholas Savage/Jimmy Whispers/DJ Brandon Of Ages – Blackfinn American Grill, Mt. Prospect; Charlie Love Burlington, Chicago; Shame That Tune/The Bottle Rockets/Otis and The Blues Kangaroos – Moose Lodge, Carpentersville; Rock Bloom – The Burlington, Chicago; Soup & Bread & That's All She Blues Band w/Laretha Weathersby – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Gibbs – The Hideout, Chicago; Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press Of Ages/Rockus – MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Pete Ellman Big Wrote/Baker/Abrams/Nakatani – The Hideout, Chicago; Gus Shades – Blues Bar, Mt. Prospect; Saves The Day/Walter – The Lodge, Lisle; Wick The Instgtr/Zebo V Team – The Mid, Band – Mullen's, Lisle; Red Woody – Nevin's Brewing Company, Noble/John Prine Tribute/Graham Nelson/Sam Wahl/Crazee Schreifels/John Simmons – Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Michale Chicago; Nick Lynch Silvesmith – Toby Keith's, Rosemont; Cloak Plainfield; Juniors Grades/Slughter Xstroyes/Vicious Circle – Heart – Uncommon Ground, Chicago. Graves/The Jetbirds/Back Alley Riot/My God/The Heat – & Dagger Club – Township, Chicago; Laura Glyda/The Ballroom Nite Cap, Chicago; Chicks With Picks – Oak Street Bar, N. Brauehouse, Lombard; Gerry Hundt/Sonic Soul Band/Selwyn Thieves/Barnaby Bright – Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Senn Aurora; Songs Of Good Cheer w/Mary Schmich & Eric Zorn – THURSDAY 12 Birchwood Band – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Trials/Never Alan Band – World Of Beer, Evanston; Hey Jimmy – Zante's, Old Town School, Chicago; Raised On Radio/VVX/Trash Can Fresh/L.E.P./Bogus Boys – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Gary Hoey – We See/Balck Crown Initiate/Without Waves – Cobra Lounge, Palos Hills. Symphony – Penny Road Pub, South Barrington; Sweet Jane/BC, Arcada, St. Charles; Giles Corey – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Chicago; Adventure Club/Mord Fustang/DVBBS – Concord Little & Teeg – Porter's Pub, Elgin; Big Dammit/North By Mike Valentine – Bella Mia, Midlothian; Shirley Johnson Blues Music Hall, Chicago; Kranky 20th Anniversary/Grouper/Benoit SATURDAY 14 North/Brown Bag/Foreign Shores – Quenchers, Chicago; Band – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Rockin' Eddies Blues Jam – Pioulard/Christopher Bissonnette/Justin Walker – Arra – 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Flatts & Sharpes Benjamin Cartel/Chrash/Idle Spies – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Bobby McGees, Chicago Ridge; Eddie Taylor Jr./Jimmy Johnson Constellation, Chicago; Blue Oyster Cult/Foghat – Copernicus Recital – 27 Live, Evanston; Turquoise Jeep/Cryss Stress/Step Veil Of Maya/Structures/Northlane/Nikki Hill/Amazing Heebie Band – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Lettuce/The Nth Power Center, Chicago; Moistboys/Cealed Kasket – Cubby Bear, Rockets/Free Ajents – Abbey Pub, Chicago; B96 Jingle Bash – Jeebies – Reggie's , Chicago; Lurrie Bell – Rosa's, Chicago; – Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Marquis Hill Trio – Constellation, Chicago; Eleventh Hour – Dock's Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Dillon Francis – Aragon, Chicago; DJ Covers For Cover V – Schubas, Chicago; Rumor Hazit/Blind Chicago; Kick The Record/My Boy Elroy/Asparagii – Double Gooey/Weber Band/Gnu Kung Fu – Double Door, Chicago; Crank/DJ Harry Hernandez – Austin's, Libertyville; Chicago R&B Reflexx – Shark City, Glendale Heights; Cio D'Or/Jeff Derringer Door, Chicago; People's Temple Of America/Son of A Gemini Club/Dance Floor Junkies – Durty Nellies, Palatine; Kings/Gene \"Daddy G\" Barge – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; – Smart Bar, Chicago; Civil Twilight w/Seabird – Space, Gun/Varsity – Elbo Room, Chicago; Mikal Cronin/Yawn/Basic Brothers StarRace/Departure/Feeling October/Wendy Larkin & Moran Brothers – Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Lounge Evanston; Epic/Run4Covers – Tailgater's, Bolingbrook; Rhythym Cable/Kranky 20th Anniversary Show w/Disappears/Lichens Colonna/Art & Dan – Elbo Room, Chicago; Czar/Chicago Puppets – Bannerman's, Bartlett; Mr. Gnome/Soft Speaker/ Bureau – The Alley, Highwood; Burlington Christmas Party /Implodes – Empty Bottle, Chicago; Bill Kirchen/World Famous Trash/Ensemble/Arbogast/Marmora/The Hoyle Brothers – American Wolf – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Silver Screen – Bella w/The Snow Angels – The Burlington, Chicago; Jimmy Nick – 34 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

WEDNESDAY 18 Flabby Hoffman – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Mushroomhead – Austin's, Libertyville; B.L.U.E.S. JAM w/Big Ray & Chicago's Most Wanted – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Adian O'Toole The Cabin, Woodstock; 413 – The Gambler, McHenry; Emmett Otter's Jug-band Christmas Live/TCB/Adventure Sandwich/The Open Mic – Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Open Mic with John O – Velcro Lewis Group/The Nightingale Theater/The Malt Shop – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Hundred Heads – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW The Hideout, Chicago; Senn Alan – The Irish Patriot, Orland Park; Williams Blues Band w/Demetria Taylor – Blue Chicago, Mr. Blotto – The Lodge, Lisle; Kashmir – The Shack, Fon Du Lac, Chicago; Anthony Moser/Linsey Alexander – Buddy Guy's WI; Cap'N Funk & The Groove Train – Thirsty Whale, Algonquin; Legends, Chicago; Yarn/The Pines – City Winery, Chicago; Kicksum44 – Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; Raising Bradley – Timothy Thanatos/William Faith/Binary Partners/Tim Larson/DJ Scary O'Toole's, Gurnee; Smoke N Guns – Toby Keith's, Rosemont; New Lady Sarah/Peter Propaganda – Double Door, Chicago; Classic World Ancients/So Many Ways – Township, Chicago; Cocktail/Rob Parton's Big Band/Jim Gailloretto Quartet – Mehran/Alfonso Ponticelli – Uncommon Ground, Chicago; Tim FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Mike Wheeler w/Peaches Staten/Carl & Ned – World Of Beer, Evanston; Whiskey & Harmony – World Weathersby – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Terrapin Flyer w/Tom Of Beer, Naperville. Constantin – Martyrs', Chicago; Taproot/Liar's Eyes/Cathersis – Mojoes, Joliet; Irish Christmas In America – Old Town School, SUNDAY 15 Chicago; Runaway Five/Game Genie/Brett Knickerbocker/Sam Vicari – Quenchers, Chicago; DJ Erik – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Traditional Irish Session by Larry Nugent – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Jerry Reyes/Hugh Cornwell w/Clem Burke/Sirs/The DeadOn/ Joe Barr & The Soul Purpose Band – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Filthy Still/Matthew Mule McKinley – Reggie's, Chicago; Sugar Chicago; Wild Child – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Brother O' Brother – Blue – Rosa's, Chicago; LH & St. Holiday Party – Schubas, Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Peaches Staten Blues Band – Blue Chicago; Machina w/ DJ Psycho Bitch/Teri Bristol – Smart Bar, Chicago, Chicago; Street Dogs/Set Fire To Reason/The Chicago; Burly DJ's Holiday Party – The Burlington, Chicago; Hexbombs – Bottom Lounge, Chicago; The Head And The Hideout Holiday Office Party/DKV Trio – The Hideout, Chicago; Heart/Dawes/Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – Chicago Dan McGuiness/Clayton Severson/Phil Jacobson – Uncommon Theater, Chicago; Kenny G Holiday Tour – City Winery, Chicago; Ground, Chicago. Gorguts/Origin/Nero Di Marte/Morgue Supplier/Air Raid – Cobra Lounge, Chicago; Fifth House Ensemble – Constellation, THURSDAY 19 Chicago; Scratch Pilots/The Dirty Dirty Dollars/DJ Supernova BRETT MICHAELS - Dec 19 - Mojoes - 22 W. Cass St. Joliet, IL 60432 – Double Door, Chicago; Brian G S.O.U.L/Fur Coats For Calypso Soul Christmas – Arcada, St. Charles; Jimmy Nick – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Reels Green/BQ – Beat Kitchen, Sportsmen/Safeheart/Matt Ruin – Elbo Room, Chicago; Machismo/God Volume 2/Justin Marc Lloyd/Lymtronics/ Cadaver – Township, Chicago. TUESDAY 17 Chicago; James Libera – Bella Mia, Midlothian; Shirley Johnson Peppermint George/Washington/DJ Hazard – Empty Bottle, Open Mic – Abbey Pub, Chicago; UB's Big Birthday Jam – Blues Band – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Rockin' Eddies Blues Jam Chicago; Chicago Grandstand/OPRF Jazz Ensemble – MONDAY 16 Aragon, Chicago; Tom Holland & The Shuffle Kings – B.L.U.E.S – Bobby McGees, Chicago Ridge; Eddie Taylor Jr./NuBlu Band – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Gospel Brunch/Halestorm – House Of Drag The River/Cory Branan/Death And Memphis – Abbey Pub, On Halsted, Chicago; Mona Feel/Mirror Coat/Sweet Deceivers Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones – Blues, Chicago; Sharon Lewis/Linsey Alexander – Kingston Chicago; Pistol Pete – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Charlie Love Blues Band w/Laretha Carlucci, Downers Grove; Branden James – City Winery, Chicago; Mines, Chicago; Paquito D'Rivera String Quartet – Mayne Stage, Extraordinary Popular Delusions – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Tenry Weathersby – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Marty Sammon Band – Red Francis/Chastly Menace/Croquet/Abbi Rajasekhar – Chicago; In Demand Records Showcase – Mojoes, Joliet; Songs Johnson Blues Band w/Claudette – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Door No. 3 Comedy/Magatha Double Door, Chicago; Samantha Church Residency – Elbo Room, Chicago; Highest Order/Liquor Store – Empty Bottle, Of Good Cheer w/Mary Schmich & Eric Zorn/Tim Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Trysty/The Elements of Style/10,000 Lights – Double Door, Grimm/Krista Detor/Joe Crookston – Old Town School, Treasurer/Bring Your Ray Gun/She Speaks In Tongues/Church Chicago; Bongripper/Winters In Osaka/Rectal Hygenics/MT Chicago; Expo '76 – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Brent Brown – HB Chicago; Suns/Muscle Worship/An Aesthetic Arts – Empty Bottle, Chicago; J.W. Williams/Carl Weathersby – Coast – Empty Bottle, Chicago; Open Jam – Evenflow, Geneva; Jones, Elmhurst; Linsey Alexander – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Anaesthetic/Electric Hawk – Quenchers, Chicago; School Of Kingston Mines, Chicago; Mingus Awareness Project – Martyrs', Open Mic – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Mike Wheeler/Ronnie Hicks – Steakhouse Mints/Leslie Hunt/Temple Schultz – Martyrs', Rock – Reggie's , Chicago; Wren & The Whistler/Their, They're, Chicago; Nancy The Psychic Medium/Deadend Comedy – Penny Kingston Mines, Chicago; Karaoke Angel Song – Maple Avenue Chicago; Brett Michaels/Teeze – Mojoes, Joliet; Wayne There/Mansions – Schubas, Chicago; Queen! w/Derrick Road Pub, South Barrington; Open Mic w/Darren Amaya – Pub, Lisle; Moth Story Slam – Martyrs', Chicago; M13 – Bergeron & Wycliffe Gordon – Mullen's, Lisle; Rachel Mendes' Carter/Michael Serafini/Garrett David/Sale-E/Ruby Quenchers, Chicago; Lifeline Theater Story Telling Project – Red Quenchers, Chicago; Mudflapps/Jackson Cannery/Jen McClung Open Mic – Nite Cap, Chicago; Banda de la Universidad Dee/Steve Casica – Smart Bar, Chicago; Count This Penny & Line Tap, Chicago; Red Paintings/Lovely Little Girls – Reggie's, – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Mr. Blotto/The Wooten Brothers/The Javeriana de Columbia – Old Town School, Chicago; Open Mic John Statz/Tylan W/Ingrid Elizabeth – Space, Evanston; An Oh Chicago; Foiled Again – Space, Evanston; Brother Moose/ Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo – Reggie's, w/Micki Croisant – Red Line Tap, Chicago; Farraday/The So Christmas – Star Plaza, Merrilleville, IN; Javier Cavepainters/The Papers – The Burlington, Chicago; Chicago; Pete Galanis & Friends – Rosa's, Chicago; Meiko – Atlantic/Courage My Love/Duck/Minor Wits – Reggie's, Colon/Michael Grimm/Committed – Star Plaza, Merrillville, IN; Ridges/Cavalier/Belleisle – The Hideout, Chicago; Shure Open Schubas, Chicago; Dave Specter Holiday Blues Party w/Jimmy Chicago; 7th Heaven – Rivers Casino, Des Plaines; James Wheeler/Ariyo/Tony Mangiulio/Harian Terson – Rosa's, DJ Jeff Overstreet – Tailgater's, Bolingbrook; Erin McKeown's Mic Night w/Scott Schaefer – Uncommon Ground, Chicago. Johnson – Space, Evanston; Karaoke Jeff – Tailgater's, Anti-Holiday Spectacular – The Hideout, Chicago; Polkadot Bolingbrook; DKV Trio – The Hideout, Chicago. Chicago; Marrow/Passerines/Lamp – Schubas, Chicago; Alfonz Delamota/RP Smack/Dioptrics/DJ 3D/Kode X/MC december 2013 illinoisentertainer.com 35

Rosa's, Chicago; Bottomless Pit/Brokeback/Wereworm/Kris Check illinoisentertainer.com for concert previews, news, and reviews. Baronia/STV SLV/DJ MR – Schubas, Chicago; One Line Short w/Diego Soul & The Metronome – Shark City, Glendale Heights; Chicago; Mike Relm/Vapor Eyes/DJ Dan Demchuk – Mayne Clark – Space, Evanston; Michael McDonald – Star Plaza, Felix & Fingers – Sideout's, Island Lake; Mark Farina/Shaun J. Stage, Chicago; Dan Hauser & Festivus – Mickey Finn's, Merrillville, IN; DJ Jeff Overstreet – Tailgater's, Bolingbrook; Wright & Alinka – Smart Bar, Chicago; Andrew Belle – Space, Libertyville; Pete Ellman Big Band – Mullen's, Lisle; Broken Shift/Two Houses/Brickfight – The Burlington, Chicago; Pete Questionmark – Smart Bar, Chicago; Judith Owen & Harry Evanston; Party Crashers – Strike & Spare II, Lockport; Stellar Chords – Oak Street Bar, N. Aurora; Maiden Chicago/Bob Berwick – The Lodge, Antioch; Common Will/Mark Shearer Holiday Sing A Long – Space, Evanston; Mike Road – Sullivan's Irish Pub, Midlothian; Guys With Guitars – The Erl/Speedball Zombie/Social Voodoo – Penny Road Pub, South Sotira/Thadeus Project – Uncommon Ground, Chicago. Donner/Blizzard Babies/Hollow Mountain – The Burlington, Alley, Highwood; Jonathan Polit – The Black Thorn Grille, Lake Barrington; BC, Little & Teeg – Porter's Pub, Elgin; Vaudevileins/ Chicago; Jinx Titanic & The Ladykillers/The Joans/Carpacho y Villa; Circles/Negative Scanner/Basic Cable – The Burlington, Sequoia/Tinkerbelles – Quenchers, Chicago; Big D And The Kids MONDAY 23 Su/Super Combo – The Hideout, Chicago; Santa's Twek Chicago; God, Sex, Death Variety Hour w/Danny Black/Joan of Table/The Pietasters/The Fighting Jamesons/Environmental Pistol Pete – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Extraordinary Shop/Nick Rockwell – The Mid, Chicago; The Ginge – Toby Arc/Pinebender – The Hideout, Chicago; Mike and Joe – The Encroachment – Reggie's, Chicago; Trans Infinity Orchestra – Popular Delusions/The Oarsman – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Tenry Keith's, Rosemont; Church Of Misery – Township, Chicago; Scott Lodge, Lisle; Rustie/DJ Rashad/Zebo/Intel – The Mid, Chicago; Reuther Auditorium, Kenosha; Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Johns Blues Band w/Claudette – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Jasper Niekelski/Paul Coady/Gerry O'Keefe/Patrick Potts – Sweet Jane – Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; Ross Clayton – Toby Keith's, Blues Band – Rosa's, Chicago; London Calling/All Mods Conned Acoustic – Bub City, Chicago; Brother John Hosts The Jam – Uncommon Ground, Chicago. Rosemont; Welcome Matt/Roem Baur – Uncommon Ground, – Schubas, Chicago; Focal Point/80's Proof – Shark City, Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Michael McDermott – City Chicago; Robbie Gold – World Of Beer, Evanston; Black Cadillac Glendale Heights; Bittersweet – Shooter's East, Rockford; Hugo Winery, Chicago; Mayor Daley/Wishgift/Foul Tip/The Hecks – FRIDAY 20 – Zante's, Palos Hills. Ball/DJ Justin Long/Mike Servito/Marlon Montez – Smart Bar, Empty Bottle, Chicago; J.W. Williams/Carl Weathersby – Rock Horror Picture Show Live – 27 Live, Evanston; Magic/First Chicago; Michael Smith/Eddie From Ohio W/Jake Armerding – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Neutrinos – Martyrs', Chicago; Open Jackson/The Ugly/The Halllow – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Donny & SATURDAY 21 Space, Evanston; Evolution – Sullivan's Irish Pub, Midlothian; Mic w/Darren Amaya – Quenchers, Chicago; Lowdown Brass Marie Christmas Tour – Allstate Arena, Rosemont; Digital Syn – Dark Days Of Christmas: Letter Black/Righteous Bliss – Tailgater's, Bolingbrook; Sudden Left Turn/Meryl Rudy – Band – The Hideout, Chicago; Shure Open Mic Night W/Scott Austin's, Libertyville; John Primer & The Real Deal – B.L.U.E.S On Vendetta/Echoes Of Ruin – Another Hole In The Wall, Steger; The Alley, Highwood; Mr. Ma'am/Swimsuit Addition/Absolutely Schaefer – Uncommon Ground, Chicago. Halsted, Chicago; Hairbanger's Ball – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Libido Sixteen Candles – Austin's, Libertyville; Carlos Johnson & The Not – The Burlington, Chicago; Joshua Patterson – The Cabin, Funk CIrcus – Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Rumors – Serious Blues Band – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Arra – Woodstock; Patio Daddy-O – The Gambler, McHenry; Scott Lucas TUESDAY 24 Bannerman's, Bartlett; Differents/Regifted Gold Cordurois – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Spazmatics – Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; One & The Married Men/Purple Apple/Retreat – The Hideout, Marty Sammon – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Chicago Beat Kitchen, Chicago; JW Williams Blues Band w/Demetria Life/15 Minutes Late/Starstruck/Saraphine – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Madman Band – The Irish Patriot, Orland Park; Gina Underground Comedy – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Open Jam – Taylor – Blue Chicago, Chicago; This End Up – Blues Bar, Mt. Chicago; Pack Rats – Bella Mia, Midlothian; Walk-Ins – Blarney Glocksen – The Lodge, Lisle; John Dahlback/Nathan Scott – Evenflow, Geneva; Open Mic – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Mike Prospect; The Juice/Shokker – Brauehouse, Lombard; Fruteland Stone Pub, Oak Forest; JW Williams Blues Band w/Demetria The Mid, Chicago; Snafu – Thirsty Whale, Algonquin; Stereo Types Jackson/Harmonica Hinds/Randy Johnson/Mike Wheeler Band Taylor – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Zack Attack – Blue Chip-Vegas – Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; Tim & Ned Acoustic – Timothy O'Toole's, Wheeler/Ronnie Hicks – Kingston Mines, Chicago; Karaoke Angel Song – Maple Avenue Pub, Lisle; Henhouse Prowlers – – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Fab Four Ultimate Tribute – Baby, Michigan City, IN; Mr. Blotto – Blues Bar, Mt. Prospect; Gurnee; Chris Hitchcock & Small Town Son – Toby Keith's, Martyrs', Chicago; Tony Morrison Quintet – Quenchers, Chicago; City Winery, Chicago; Hoop N Flow – Concord Music Hall, Lounge Puppets – Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Hillbilly Rosemont; Mountains For Clouds – Township, Chicago; Polarizer Karaoke Jeff – Tailgater's, Bolingbrook. Chicago; Hans & The Hormones – Dock's Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Casino/Krank Daddies – Brauehouse, Lombard; Jason Jackson /Ben Joseph/Brad Brubaker & The Crowd Goes Wild – Deal's Gone Bad/Hard Lessons/Green Room Rockers/6'10 – – Brazen Head, Crestwood; Wild Child – Broken Oar, Cary; Eric Uncommon Ground, Chicago; North Poles – World Of Beer, WEDNESDAY 25 Double Door, Chicago; Rodd Tuffcurls and The Bench Press – \"Guitar\" Davis/Fruteland Jackson/West Side Soul Band/John Naperville; Windy City Rev Ups – World Of Beer, Evanston. Durty Nellies, Palatine; Stray Toasters/Brandon James & The Primer Band – Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Kashmir – Buddy B.L.U.E.S. JAM w/Rodney Brown & Hot Rod – B.L.U.E.S On Middle City Sound/1 IP DJ/Saraj Gamboa – Elbo Room, N' Pals, Crown Point, IN; This End Up – Carlucci, Downers Grove; SUNDAY 22 Halsted, Chicago; Dave Kelly Open Mic – Ballydoyle, Downers Chicago; Hoyle Brothers/The Bottle Hop/The Congregation Fab Four Ultimate Tribute – City Winery, Chicago; 88 Fingers Traditional Irish Session by Larry Nugent – Abbey Pub, Chicago; Grove; Open Mic with John O – Ballydoyle, Aurora; Wedding /The Tenders/Swingers/DJ Dan Maloney – Empty Bottle, Louie – Concord Music Hall, Chicago; Beveled – Constellation, Arc Angels Children's Choir – Arcada, St. Charles; Mr. Shorty Banned – Durty Nellies, Palatine; Wax On Wax Off – Reggie's, Chicago; Hillbilly Rockstarz – Firewater, Chicago; Beatle Chicago; R Gang – Dock's Bar & Grill, Wauconda; DJ's Sloppy Mack & The Magnificents – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Chicago; Chicago. Brothers – FitzGerald's, Berwyn; Steel Panther – House Of White/Dave Mata/Duke Grip/Windy City Soul Club – Double Muzzlers/Nude Intruder/The Thons – Beat Kitchen, Chicago; Blues, Chicago; Sh'Bang – J.W. Hollstein's Saloon, Tinley Park ; Door, Chicago; 7th Heaven – Durty Nellies, Palatine; Field Peaches Staten Blues Band – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Nicholas THURSDAY 26 Byther Smith/Joanna Connor – Kingston Mines, Chicago; J.P. & Recorders/The New Project/Bear With Hawk Fist/Amy Jo Barron/Michael Coleman Band/Sunday Night Jazz Party – Toronzo Cannon & The Cannonball Express – B.L.U.E.S On The Cats – Luigi's, Plainfield; April's Reign – Marty's Place, Crest Roberts – Elbo Room, Chicago; Waffle Fest 3 w/The Waffle Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago; Michael McDermott/Callaghan – Halsted, Chicago; Plush – Beelow's, Lake Zurich; Silver Screen Hill; This Must Be The Band – Martyrs', Chicago; Blind Staggers Gang – Empty Bottle, Chicago; The Redmonds/Rev. 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on various metal-based web outlets. death and then the return of this band However, days later, Wagner and Benton under miraculous circumstances – to come agreed to call a truce and both bands back bigger and stronger than ever.\" By Kelley Simms agreed to take the high-road and finish Several Mosh-worthy shows have LASER-LIKE FOCUS their remaining tour dates passed through the Windy City recently, \"We kissed and made up, and we're all and there's plenty more to come as winter friends again,\" Wagner said with a dead- progresses. California's groove-metal pan sense of humor in a recent phone machine DevilDriver has just released its interview. \"That whole thing was just a maturing, yet bludgeoning sixth misunderstanding. We had a disagree- albumWinter Kills (Napalm Records), and ment about some of the backline gear and appears at House of Blues on Sunday, Dec. a couple of guys lost their temper and it 8. I spoke with frontman Bradley Dez turned into a bunch of drama that didn't Fafara (who also fronts Coal Chamber)on really have to happen.\" the band's tour bus before a show at Despite the altercation, Wagner said it Wooly's in downtown Des Moines, Iowa was a great tour and that Benton is one of on its current co-headlining tour with the easiest guys in the business to deal Trivium. with. \"We've been friends with Glen since 1995 when we toured with Deicide back Mosh: Performing in as many cities as you when our third album (Repulsive do, what's one of your favorite things to Conception) came out. We went into this do while in Chicago? tour as friends and we've never really had Dez Fafara: If we can get out and go get a problem with Deicide before or with food, that's always a good thing in Glen personally.\" Benton's version of Chicago. I have a lot of friends there that events will appear in Mosh's January '14 come out, too. Any time you can get out of DevilDriver: Dez Fafara (center) edition. the bus and just take a moment and be Broken Hope's DVD documentary, 25 human is a good thing. It's a very rare Years of Sickness: The Broken Hope Story, thing that we have any time to go to (any included in the digipak version of its sporting events or tourist attractions). I \"comeback\" slab of gore, Omen of Disease,is don't really party after the show so I kind must-see TV for both Broken Hope and of just shut it down. When I'm done, I'm hat is it? – Caught in a Mosh!\" breaking news on various metal websites death metal fans. The DVD also offers done. That solitary lyric delivered by about an hour-by-hour confrontation crossover appeal to any music fan who can WAnthrax vocalist Joey between Chicago death metal ensemble appreciate an honest, raw and compelling Mosh: You seem very focused (musically) Belladonna from 1987's Among The Living Broken Hope and their tour partners, story about a band's perseverance. \"It's a on Winter Kills.Was there a particular (per- album still has a soft spot in my \"Metal Deicide. The latter was suddenly kicked documentary made by filmmaker Frankie sonal) event or reason that contributed to Heart.\" off the final two dates of the No Salvation Nasso,\" Wagner said. \"There's so much this? Commencing with this month's Mosh tour at the end of October over a spat column, I'll be bringing you various metal between BH and Deicide bassist/vocalist footage of the band from when I formed it Dez: I think personal life. The last two as a teenager up till now. It's really in- updates and happenings highlighting Benton over shared music equipment. depth and takes the viewer through the records before Winter Kills, I was having to local and national acts recording and per- Following the argument, Broken Hope whole history of Broken Hope; the suc- move my family through the wild fires (in forming in Chicagoland. guitarist Jeremy Wagner posted an email California), it was twice during the mak- Metal enthusiasts found a bevy of diatribe against Benton that was reported cesses, the tragedies. Like Joe's (Ptacek) ing of the record, I had to leave to go find Continued on page 49 38 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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Star Plaza, Merrillville, IN; Libido Funk Circus – Sullivan's Irish Nellie \"Tiger\" Travis Blues Band – Blue Chicago, Chicago; Hello Vapid & The Cheats/The Pinstripes/Still Alive – Metro, Pub, Midlothian; Problemaddict/Twista – Tailgater's, Nuvo – Blue Chip-Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; Infinity – Chicago; Charlie Fox Trot – Mickey Finn's, Libertyville; Saving MONDAY 30 Bolingbrook; Mr. Blotto – The Alley, Highwood; Jeanette & Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park; Speakeasy – Brazen Head, Abel – Mojoes, Joliet; Modern Day Romeos – MT Barrels, Zedd – Aragon, Chicago; Pistol Pete – B.L.U.E.S On Halsted, Joshua – The Black Thorn Grille, Lake Villa; Killer Moon – The Crestwood; Eric \"Guitar\" Anderson/Jimmy Johnson/Aaron Schaumburg; Pete Ellman Big Band – Mullen's, Lisle; Petty Chicago; Extraordinary Popular Delusions – Beat Kitchen, Burlington, Chicago; Ashtray Boy/Temporary Pharoahs – The Williams & The Hoo Doo Band/Chicago Blues Allstars – Buddy Profit$ – Oak Street Bar, N. Aurora; Restless Knites w/Abandon Chicago; Charlie Love Blues Band w/Laretha Weathersby – Blue Hideout, Chicago; Sixteen Candles – The Lodge, Lisle; Guy's Legends, Chicago; Pete Berwick – Chalk, Forest Park; Poi Coby Hustlers – Off Sides Sports Bar, Woodstock; Boombox Chicago, Chicago; Jimmy Burns Hosts The Jam – Buddy Guy's TIGA/Justin Martin/Zebo/Mayhem – The Mid, Chicago; Jason Dog Pondering – City Winery, Chicago; Sixteen Candles – Cubby Heroes/Rocking Dead/Hellwagen – Penny Road Pub, South Legends, Chicago; Gramatik/Lowtemp – Concord Music Hall, Jackson – Tilted Kilt, Woodridge; Hillbilly Rockstarz – Toby Bear, Chicago; Soda – Dock's Bar & Grill, Wauconda; Chicago; J.W. Williams/Carl Weathersby – Kingston Mines, Continued on page 55 5007 West Irving Park Road Chicago, IL 60641 • 773-282-8654 Just 5 minutes From the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) and the CTA Blue Line For Booking info Call or Email: Scott: 773-909-0303 or Dave: [email protected] S Sa at t. . 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piercing shrieks of old (\"Dead By Dawn\" anyone?) are almost non-existent. With almost every Deicide release, Benton duti- Continued from page 28 fully follows the rhythm guitar patterns and his bass sound is virtually inaudible in \"Summer Rain,\" in 2003, and their five pre- the mix. As always, drummer extraordi- vious albums have all garnered critical raves. This CD, their sixth since forming naire Steve Asheim is at his best. The gui- in 1999, shows considerable growth in the tar solos are rather exceptional as well, handled by Jack Owen and newcomer band's songwriting and arrangements, and features its best harmony performanc- Kevin Quirion, who replaced Ralph Plenty es to date. Originally begun as a duo with Santolla. Quirion proves that he's not just a of hired hand collecting a paycheck as he's Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, Turin New & Used also involved with the songwriting. The Brakes grew to a quartet with the addition VINYL of Rob Allum and Eddie Myer. 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All of the major leaguers are present with That was almost two years ago, and three \"Sweet Baby James,\" \"Fire And Rain,\" solo albums after his departure, \"You've Got A Friend\" and \"Shower The Kowalczyk remains true to the musical People\" all tying as firsts amongst equals, vision he had in that group. His new CD, while gentle gems like \"Copperline\" and The Flood & The Mercy, sounds like classic \"Little More Time With You\" find Taylor's LIVE, which goes to show you how much muse staying sharp in his twilight years. impact he had on that band's music. With Even so, The Essential isn't without its help from REM's Peter Buck and vocalist faults, sometimes turning to live rendi- Rachel Yamagata, Kowalczyk has crafted a tions instead of studio editions or omitting solid record, even if it plays it pretty safe a few notables, such as his signature treat- by keeping the \"LIVE\" sound well intact. ment of \"Up On The Roof.\" None of that \"Seven,\" the first single, is as good as any changes Taylor's enormous contribution to of the hits he had with his old band, and the pop and folk singer/songwriter scenes rockers like \"Parasite\"(which sounds as if for over 45 years, but as is often the case, it was written about his former band record labels can't seem to get it quite mates) give this album a much darker vibe right. than his other solo discs. 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On their 11th full-length THE PAPER KITES release, In The Minds of Evil, the band con- States tinues with what they do best. (Southern Lord) Vocalist/bassist Glen Benton's hoarse The Paper Kites explore a more tex- barking is as dominant as ever while his tured sound on their full-length debut 42 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013 Continued on page 46

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out as a jam, and it quickly has become a Betti has been tracking and mixing songs fan favorite along with many others off the with Dan Nawrocki on drums and Rudy album,\" Jenke told IE. Kleiner on bass. \"We constantly strived to bring new At GRAVITY STUDIOS in Chicago, sounds and structures to the band and the Doug McBride worked with Evanston- album, producing songs that are well craft- born rapper Alex Rubin on his new KINGERY TRACKS AT EMPIRE ed and tailored to entice the listeners ear. album. McBride remixed tracks and mas- Vocalist John Kush added \"We definitely tered the final album...Wisconsin trans- rely on a big guitar sound from Ed ( Jenke plants Chattermarks recorded their 2nd Guitarist), but I think it's the little things EP at Gravity with engineer Mike Penny we layered in this production made it and McBride. The band's guitarist unique. We definitely love the album (Monte) told IE: \"We spent a few weeks (Kingery). We hope the fans do too.\" dialing it in with pre-production on our At CRYSTALL laptop. Mike Penny RECORDERS in understood our Lombard it's been a approach, and his profi- busy month. ciency with Pro Tools, Producer/engineer Brother John Kattke at Crystall Recorders Vince Micko has been recording allowed us to be com- tracks with blues, fortable and efficient. r&b and jazz musi- Mike's a stellar engineer, cian Brother John and great guy. Doug Kattke, including McBride absolutely Marty Binder on killed it on mixing and drums, Paul Streth on bass, Chris Neal on mastering as well. vocals and sax, Marqueal Jordan on sax, At ATLAS MEDIA STUDIOS in and Doug Corcoran on trumpet...Micko Chicago, owner Erik Grant told IE that has tracked songwriter Brian Donnelly Sudden Dark is working on guitar over- and Robot Hilarious doing programming dubs and vocal tracks on their new album. tracks for several tunes. Micko also KC East continued working on tracking tracked folk artists The For Peace Trio fea- strings for their album. Atlas Media will Kingery (Clockwise): Mike Tucker, Ed Jenke, John Kush; and Gene Jenke turing Jeremy Greer and Allison launch its grand opening for the studio in t Franklin Park's EMPIRE STU- lay down the initial tracks live. Then the Talcott...longtime Chicago musician December. DIOS, hard rockers Kingery rest of the music was layered over those Dennis O'Brien has been mixing a live Arecorded their new album. IE tracks in ProTools. California based pro- album....and production began on a chil- Hey Studiophiler:To get your studio or talked to the band about the recording ducer/engineer Bob Demaa worked with dren's album by Stuart Jacobson with band listed in \"Studiophile,\" just email info process. \"We recorded our new album me (Gene Jenke - guitarist) to produce Micko producing and arranging. Illinois on who you're recording or who's recording almost exclusively at Empire, because we what we considered a classic, yet unique Battle of the Bands – Algonquin winners you to [email protected], subject felt the most comfortable there. When (hard rock) sound. It's funny – our song Convolution began recording songs with line: Studiophile, or fax (773) 751-5051. recording the bass and drums, we would \"The Way\", we sort of fell into -it started Micko...resident artist and engineer Keith Deadline for January 2014 issue is Dec. 15. 44 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

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ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW & THE LOWRIDERS Continued from page 42 Zone-O-Tone States than they did on two previous EPs. (Proper) There’s still a definite indie rock vibe to Andy Fairweather Low has long paid the Australian quintet’s material but it's his bills by playing guitar and singing on augmented by strings, offbeat percussion, albums or tours by more famous perform- and ethereal keyboards. The 13 tracks are ers, but he wouldn’t have gotten those most notable for the way singer-guitarist gigs if he weren’t money in the bank. He Sam Bentley, singer-keyboardist Christina excels at conversationally recontextualiz- Lacy, and guitarist-singer David Powys ing blues, soul, and gospel tropes and envelop the listener with their lush vocals. tunefully setting them to pop styles that, Chief songwriter Bentley creates minimal- in addition to the aforementioned genres, ist lyrics that sometimes describe romantic include a few that would’ve seemed right relationships but elsewhere hint at more at home in the days of Vaudeville. complex subject matter. \"You I long to Whether exhorting (\"If you can’t have keep\" he writes on \"In Reverie,\" a catchy, what you want, / hold on tight to what new wave style number that finds him you got”), criticizing (\"Matthew, Mark, sharing lead vocals with Lacy. The somber Luke, and John have sold out to the rich\"), \"Gates\" seems to depict a soul awaiting supplicating (\"Take me to the river and judgment with lines like, \"When I take no wash my sins away\"), or devoting an more and feed the ground/Mercy for my entire acoustic waltz to \"Love, Hope, Faith flaws, don't send me down.\" The exotic & Mercy,\" he drinks from an ocean of wis- \"Living Colour,\" one of The Paper Kites' dom. more ambitious efforts, features Bentley – Arsenio Orteza and Lacy's interwoven vocals floating 7 above a blend of classical strings and hard rock guitar. HOWARD ALDEAN AND 7 - Terrence Flamm ANDY BROWN QUARTET Heavy Artillery BOZ SCAGGS (Delmark) Jazz fans of both the Chicago and New The Essential Boz Scaggs (Legacy) York scene can rejoice that guitarists Howard Aldean and Andy Brown (whose This two-disc compilation isn't the \"essential\" Boz Scaggs – not with the effer- working relationship dates back to 2003) have recorded a fine new album, Heavy vescent, single \"Hollywood\" in absentia. Artillery, with their quartet. Also featuring But it supersedes 1997's two-disc compila- Joe Polocastro on bass and drummer Bob tion My Time (which also omitted Rummage, these four guys let it swing \"Hollywood\") by getting to cherry pick with a style of music that harkens back to highlights from the albums that Scaggs the classic 1930s European jazz of Django has recorded during the years since My Reinhardt and Stefane Grappelli. (The Time appeared. The half-dozen cuts from album's title track was in fact, written by Silk Degrees still shimmer like the pop-soul Reinhardt, and Aldean actually did the gems they revealed themselves to be upon guitar work in the 1999 Woody Allen film impact in 1976, and \"Heart Of Mine,\" based on the famous gypsy guitarist, Scaggs' 1988 Top-40 swan song, has lost \"Sweet And Lowdown.\") Heavy Artillery none of its luster. But what's most impres- was cut live in the studio in one day, in the sively undiminished, from the 40-plus- fall of 2012. It is apparent that Aldean and year-old \"Loan Me A Dime\" to the eight- Brown wanted to capture the excitement month-old \"Gone Baby Gone,\" is Scaggs' and spontaneity of their live show. This knack for choosing and writing material record is airy and smooth all the way perfectly suited to his impressively undi- through, and one of those discs that you minished velvet-blues voice. will enjoy with in the solitude of your 7 --Arsenio Orteza home with a drink well in hand. Highlights include: the title track, the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS jumpy \"No One Else But You,\" and the WITH CHESTER BENNINGTON closer, \"If Dreams Come True,\" played as a High Rise simple guitar duo. - Bruce Pilato (Play Pen) 8 Despite all the much-publicized drama of Stone Temple Pilots over the past few NEOMYTHICS decades (including frontman Scott Projectiles Weiland’s antics, various side projects for (Ex-Feed) everyone, and their 2010 reunion), at the The diversity and depth of LA-based end of the day, it’s still a band who just Neomythics' music makes it hard to wants to record relevant and impactful believe the band is really just a duo (get- rock. So with Weiland out again, this time ting by in the studio with a little help from the remaining band members wasted no some friends). The duo’s sophomore time in finding a replacement – Linkin release Projectiles continues to show the Park frontman Chester Bennington. How band is willing to project itself into all long this partnership lasts remains to be sorts of diverse musical spaces, borrowing seen, but the five tracks on its debut EP sounds from everyone from Beck to Muse High Rise proves this could be a hook-up to AWOLNation. The end result is another worth making. Bennington's gut-driven eclectic mix that's hard to categorize and at passionate vocal style actually meshes times hard to digest, but always interest- perfectly with STP rock hooks that are as ing. And while Projectiles lacks any stand- catchy as the early days. Opener \"Out of out singles, that may have been intention- Time\" is as heavy and infectious as the al, because the ten tracks seem to lyrically band has ever been, and closer and musically work best when heard \"Tomorrow\" could go up against their together as a full album. power ballads any day. – Carter Moss 8 – Carter Moss 5 46 illinoisentertainer.com december 2013

tional tunes, some left of center covers and a few originals all shaded around the darker side of the season. Considering the stripped down nature of this collection, don't expect any massive four on the floor dance beats or disco-drenched decadence, NICK LOWE though Snow Globe is still undeniably Quality Street: A Seasonal Erasure. Bell hits the highest of vocal highs Selection For All The Family on synth-laden ballads like \"Bells Of Love\" and \"Silent Night,\" while Clarke’s electro (Yep Roc) wizardry feels the freshest throughout Lowe has spent the last 40-plus years \"Make It Wonderful\" and \"Brooklyn.\" The promulgating everything from pub-rock group cites recent Yuletide albums by Kate and power-pop to neo-rockabilly and autumnal acoustic introspection, all with a Bush and Tracey Thorn as inspirations and the project is certainly replete with paral- gimlet eye focused on both the log in his lels, even if its bulk is more subdued than own eye and the splinter in his neighbor’s. And on Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection the club crowd typically appreciates. – Andy Argyrakis For All The Family, he reaps what he has 7 sown. More than anything else, he and his jauntily rootsy combo sound relaxed, as at peace with both Santa and the Virgin Birth BRANDEN JAMES as C.S. Lewis was in The Lion, the Witch The Voice Of Christmas and the Wardrobe. Seamlessly blended (Mcon) cover tunes, traditional numbers, two Chicago transplant Branden James originals (one catchy and funny, one made his mark this past summer as a final- thought provoking)--it’s nearly impossible ist on America's Got Talent, but his back- to tell where the secular ends and the ground performing for Chicago's Lyric sacred begins, maybe because for Lowe Opera and Los Angeles Opera gave him the two are one. the chops to comfortably record The Voice 8 –Arsenio Orteza Of Christmas. James is blessed with a tenor Erasure NEVER SHOUT NEVER as close as one can get to perfection, so his renditions of traditional Christmas classics The Xmas EP with a simple piano and string accompani- (Loveway) ment are the true highlights here (\"O Joplin, MO's Never Shout Never brings Come All Ye Faithful,\"O Come, O Come indie-rock cred to the holiday music smor- Emmanuel\"). James' version of \"Jingle gasbord with The Xmas EP. Smothered in Bells\" seems a little more forced, but does- angular, ringing acoustic guitars, twee har- n't dimish a holiday set that would sit very monies and sugary holiday vibes, vocalist well with fans of Bocelli and Groban. Christofer Drew and Dia Frampton (The – David Gedge Voice, Meg & Dia) are the alt-rock version of Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark. \"Under 8 Appearing: 12/19 City Winery The Mistletoe\" has the makings of a lasting Christmas classic, trading he/she har- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK monies while piling on every Christmas cliche they can fit in the lyric sheet - and it The Best Man Holiday works. Covers of John Prine's \"Everything (RCA) Is Cool\" and John & Yoko's (Plastic Ono Actor Terrence Howard – already Band) \"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)\" are heartstrung by how hard it is out there for lighthearted, spirited and true to the origi- pimps – let slip that this film sequel con- nals. tains some tearjerkingly tragic moments. Someone should have alerted the sound- – John Vernon 7 Appearing: 12/12 Subterranean track's executive producers. A smoove R&B tour de force, the music indicates that theatergoers are obliged a glass of warm ERASURE milk and a piece of dipping toast. Mary J. Snow Globe Blige's \"This Christmas\" is like being held (Mute) down while having virgin eggnog poured The dance floor may be where Erasure down your gullet, and anytime R. Kelly is most at home, but the duo's acclaimed zips up, it's best to step out. Among the career also includes an ABBA-themed EP, a handful of his covered compositions, full-length covers collection and even an Stevie Wonder will want to know why acoustic/country-inspired treatment of John Legend (who turns in the only cred- past hits. On their first album since 2011's itable performance) didn't get a crack at Tomorrow’s World, Andy Bell and Vince one of them. Clarke tackle another career first with their – Steve Forstneger first ever holiday project, blending tradi- 2 dec ember 2013 illinoisentertainer.com 47

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Mosh: On Winter Kills, you recorded your metal – It's not like they're used to hearing vocals at home in a make-shift vocal booth it. And the people who have never heard it while the rest of the band recorded in the before think it's our original. Continued from page 38 studio in Florida. What were the benefits and the advantage of recording separate- Mosh: With Winter Kills being your sixth ly? release, to have that consistent formula for Dez: I just realized that we had been gone this many albums is something rare. so much already, that now putting me out Dez: It's really rare that on a sixth record of my place another two months would you A.) debut higher and B.) sell more. get me to a point where I'd be like, 'Ok, I'm And the fans are even coming and saying on song seven and I have four more songs that we have more heart. There's just before I can go home.' I don't want to cheat something magical going on with this myself or cheat the listener. I want to be band and with this record, Winter Kills.In fully into it. I don't want to be focused on the future, we're not going to let them that when I can go home. We had an extra down, either. We have a signature sound room downstairs and we gutted it; black but we always change it up. So if you lis- carpet, black ceiling, black walls, all- ten to our first record to our sixth record, Fafara with Coal Chamber, 2012 (second from left) orange accouterments. I called vocal- they're very different from each other. booth.com and they went through differ- Beast, our last record is so different from ent dimensions with me. It just added so this record. Pray For Villains the one before much focus to this record. The record real- Beast is so different from Beast. I think ly came together quick because I was so another house to move my family and it they see it any different than me being any that's what's important. We're never just put me in a crazy headspace. This record is other father, although I come and go, that focused. going to stay the same, but then again just really focused. Winter Kills has some would be the only thing. But I'm in their we're not going to change so hard that we great grooves. We really honed in on what life daily. We talk and I try to be a guiding Mosh: The last song of the album, \"Sail,\" is made a left turn and you leave us because we do best and put our best foot forward. moral force as much as I possibly can. Kids a cover song from the electronic/pop band we became a pop act or something. Awolnation.On paper, it's an odd choice that grow up with famous parents, or par- Mosh: One thing most people might not ents in an industry like mine, sometimes it of a song for a metal band to cover, but MOSH-WORTHY… LIVE: DevilDriver know about you is that your father (Lucas changes them. If they're living in you pull it off quite well. (House of Blues, 12/8), Red Fang (Logan \"Tiger\" Fafara) was a child actor who Hollywood, they can get into some bad Dez: I heard the song coming from my Square Auditorium, 12/16), Macabre appeared on the iconic '60s TV show, Leave things. But I live in a small town. I don't kid's bedroom one time. Later, I heard it (Reggies, 12/26). It To Beaver (as Tooey Brown). The roles are think it's changed my kids one bit. I think again with the whole family in the car and somewhat reversed now with your own they're proud of what I do. I thought it was incredible. First, it says, MOSH-WORTHY: Noctum Final Sacrifice kids growing up with a famous dad. 'Blame it on my ADD, baby.' I've suffered (Metal Blade), Deicide In The Minds Of Dez: My father was an actor. I never really Mosh: As long as they don't bring home from ADD my whole life. My parents had Evil (Century Media), Legion Of The grew up with him. We didn't really get to any Miley Cyrus CDs. me on Ritalin for 11 years and I still suffer Damned Ravenous Plague (Napalm), know each other until later on in life. Even Dez: (Laughing) They listen to a lot of dif- from ADHD. Doing obscure stuff outside Soulfly Savages (Nuclear Blast). now we're kind of reconnecting. I knew ferent music, man. Everything from rap to of the metal genre is what we really want- ed to do. We put our own spin on it. Live, Kelley Simms writing also appears in Hails what he did (acted) but we just weren't Excision and Skrillex. I hear tons of bands. close. I was in strange positions my whole But they love metal as well, so it's a good the people who know the original are & Horns Magazine, Brave Words and Bloody life with stepfathers that didn't really treat thing. singing along, but they're doing it with Knuckles, Metal Maniacs, AMP Magazine me too well. With my kids, I don't think their mouths open (in awe) because it's and Powerplay Magazine. december 2013 illinoisentertainer.com 49