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Thursday, October 15 2009

Tortoise: 4 October 2009 - Chicago

By Allison Taich

Post-rockers Tortoise played a rare in-store show at Reckless Records in Chicago on Sunday 4 October. The band released their sixth studio album Beacons of Ancestorship in June.

Wednesday, October 14 2009

Animal Crackers: 18 September-25 October 2009 - Chicago

By Alice Singleton

Eighty years have passed since the Broadway debut of this work and another national economic crying time greets the Goodman’s production, but we can laugh until we pass out and forget our troubles in the meantime.

Monday, October 12 2009

Bloodshot Records Beer B-Q at Hideout Block Party: 12 September 2009 - Chicago

By Rory O'Connor

Acting as a final curtain call on summer festivals in Chicago, the Hideout Block party was back for its 13th installment, but what a difference a year can make.

Friday, October 9 2009

Shambala Festival: 27 August 2000 - Mystery Location, London

By Neil Jones

Shambala is an inspiring and engaging festival. Almost every extreme of pop culture is represented, making for an exhilarating experience.

Thursday, October 8 2009

Deerhoof: 15 Sept 2009 - New York

By Brian Bartels

Though the band has been steadily gaining followers, they still hover on the outskirts of mass appeal, and their fans appreciate such fringes.

Wednesday, October 7 2009

The Breeders: 21 August 2009 - Washington DC

By Cole Stryker

Anyone disappointed by the night's set list may as well just give up on life, because the best material from each album was represented, naturally weighted towards the older stuff.

Tuesday, October 6 2009

Steve Wynn IV Band + The Minus 5 + The Baseball Project: 11 September 2009 - Chicago

By Lisa Torem

Accompanied by furious riffs and rhythms thick as pigskin, these are strong, contagiously seductive lines – though - a little out in left field.

Monday, October 5 2009

Sunny Day Real Estate: 27 September 2009 - New York

By Mehan Jayasuriya

Clearly, Sunny Day Real Estate are a band that inspires a rare kind of devotion in their fans. If you want to understand why, you need look no further than their intense, technically impressive live show.

Friday, October 2 2009

Pet Shop Boys: 14 September 2009 - Chicago

By Lisa Torem

Two slender figures wearing cubes over their heads, clothed in red and blue frocks, and playing tiny brass instruments walk towards a small piano.

Thursday, October 1 2009

Nine Inch Nails: 26 August 2009 - New York

By Vijith Assar

Trent Reznor has been on the ol' Debbie Downer kick for 20 years, always singing about things dying and ending and breaking, and it's probably time to close up shop.

Wednesday, September 30 2009

Electric Zoo Festival: 5-6 September 2009-Randall’s Island, NY

By Sachyn Mital

Beautiful weather and exciting dance music made the two-day Electric Zoo Festival on Randall’s Island an undeniably wild and compelling event.

Tuesday, September 29 2009

Barbara Vos: 10 Sept - Oct 31 2009- Kansas City, MO

By Neila Mezynski

Vos is back at her easel after a few years of hiatus. “When I use oils I am building, when I paint with acrylic I am free,” she says.

Monday, September 28 2009

Sonic Youth: 3 July 2009 - United Palace Theatre, New York

By Vijith Assar

Classics like "Tom Violence" occasionally worked their way in, but for the most part the set list consisted of tunes from this year's triumphant new album The Eternal

Friday, September 25 2009

Animal Collective: 14 August 2009 - Brooklyn, NY

By Eddie Ciminelli

I am unaware of any band these days that is constantly pushing themselves creatively as much as Animal Collective.

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