Calling It Quits

After six years and one month and roughly 10,000 posts, I've decided to call it quits. As much as I'd love to keep this blog going, I just feel that now is the best time to move on. This blog consumes many hours and I think it's best to begin spending that time elsewhere. Although I fell a little short of where I had hoped to take this blog, I still had a blast and am proud of all the work that I put into it. I am thoroughly grateful to all that have ever visited and especially to those who actually enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and I hope that I helped you discover something new.




[VIDEO] The Doors - The End

The Acorn "Second Fiddle"

The Acorn have shared a b-side, "Second Fiddle," off the latest release, No Ghost, out via Bella Union/Paper Bag. Check it out below.




[MP3] The Acorn - Second Fiddle


[Website] The Acorn
[Facebook] The Acorn

[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn "Misplaced"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn "Restoration"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Kindling To Cremation (Megafaun Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn on The Tripwire
[Count Me Out] The Acorn Reveal Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn on Southern Souls
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Acorn - No Ghost
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Restoration (Four Tet Remix)"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Restoration"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "No Ghost"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn Announce No Ghost
[Count Me Out] The Acorn on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] 2 Free EP's From The Acorn
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn "Crooked Legs"
[Count Me Out] The Acorn on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] The Acorn at Schubas (11.01.08)
[Count Me Out] The Acorn Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Acorn Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Acorn "Good Enough (Cyndi Lauper Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Acorn "Flood Pt. 1"

Video: Califone "Movie Music Kills A Kiss"

Califone have a new video for "Movie Music Kills A Kiss," a tune off the latest release, Stitches, out via Dead Oceans. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show is set for February 1st at Lincoln Hall.




[VIDEO] Califone - Movie Music Kills A Kiss


[Website] Califone
[Facebook] Califone

[Count Me Out] Video: Califone "We Are A Payphone"
[Count Me Out] Video: Califone "Frosted Tips"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Califone - Stitches
[Count Me Out] Califone "Frosted Tips"
[Count Me Out] Video: Califone "Stitches"
[Count Me Out] Califone Announce Stitches
[Count Me Out] Video: Califone "Giving Away The Bride"
[Count Me Out] Video: Califone on Tunnelvision
[Count Me Out] Video: Califone "Funeral Singers"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
[Count Me Out] Califone "Funeral Singers"
[Count Me Out] Califone Sign To Dead Oceans
[Count Me Out] Califone "Sunday Noises"

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "People Don't Get What They Deserve"

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have shared a new tune, "People Don't Get What They Deserve," off the forthcoming release, Give The People What They Want, out 1/14 via Daptone. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show is set for April 11th at The Vic.




[STREAM] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - People Don't Get What They Deserve


[Website] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
[Facebook] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

[Count Me Out] Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects"
[Count Me Out] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "Retreat!"
[Count Me Out] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Announce Give The People What They Want
[Count Me Out] Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "If You Call"
[Count Me Out] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on The Colbert Report
[Count Me Out] Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "I Learned The Hard Way"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
[Count Me Out] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "I Learned The Hard Way"
[Count Me Out] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Announce New Album
[Count Me Out] Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at Bonnaroo

Silversun Pickups "Cannibal"

Silversun Pickups have shared a new tune, "Cannibal," off the forthcoming release, The Singles Collection, out 2/25 via Dangerbird. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Silversun Pickups - Cannibal


[Website] Silversun Pickups
[Facebook] Silversun Pickups

[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups "Dots And Dashes (Enough Already)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups on Conan
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Silversun Pickups - Neck Of The Woods
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)"
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups Announce Neck Of The Woods
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups "Seasick"
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups "The Royal We"
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups on Conan
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups "Substitution"
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Silversun Pickups - Swoon
[Count Me Out] Video: Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch"
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch"
[Count Me Out] Silversun Pickups Announce Swoon

Michael Nau on Daytrotter

Michael Nau (of Cotton Jones and Page France) had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the latest release, Sit Beside Your Vegetables [EP], out via Suicide Squeeze.


Setlist

01. Where You Go For A Minute
02. Untitled
03. Place At The End Of The Street
04. Heart Not Hollow
05. Same Old Blues


[Website] Cotton Jones
[Facebook] Cotton Jones

[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "About The Game"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Cotton Jones on Into The Woods
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Egg On A Sea"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cotton Jones - Tall Hours In The Glowstream
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Glorylight And Christie"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones To Release New Album In August
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Where You Stop For A Minute"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones' Secret Garden Series
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Wax Hand Asleep In A Glove"
[Count Me Out] Video: Cotton Jones on Rolling Stone
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Less Than Positive" + Revised Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] New Cotton Jones Demos
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cotton Jones - Paranoid Cocoon
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] New Cotton Jones Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Pre-Order The New Cotton Jones Album
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones Release Some KEXP Tunes
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Chewing Gum (Concrete Tooth Mix)"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Original Bones"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Rides A Donkey Through A Smokestack"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones "Gotta Cheer Up"
[Count Me Out] Cotton Jones Does It Again
[Count Me Out] A Few Videos From The Cotton Jones Basket Ride
[Count Me Out] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride "Midnight Monday And A Telescope"
[Count Me Out] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] More New Cotton Jones Basket Ride Tunes
[Count Me Out] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride Posts Some New Jams

Albums Coming Out In 2014

Here's a list of albums coming out this year that I'm definitely looking forward to.


January

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Wig Out At Jagbags (1/7 via Matador)

James Vincent McMorrow - Post Tropical (1/14 via Vagrant)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Give The People What They Want (1/14 via Daptone)

Bill Callahan - Have Fun With God (1/21 via Drag City)
Damien Jurado - Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son (1/21 via Secretly Canadian)
Mogwai - Rave Tapes (1/21 via Rock Action/Sub Pop)
Warpaint - Warpaint (1/21 via Rough Trade)

The Autumn Defense - Fifth (1/28 via Yep Roc)
Dum Dum Girls - Too True (1/28 via Sub Pop)
Gem Club - In Roses (1/28 via Hardly Art)
Hospitality - Trouble (1/28 via Merge)



February

Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow (2/4 via Vagrant)
Broken Bells - After The Disco (2/4 via Columbia)
Marissa Nadler - July (2/4 via Sacred Bones)
Nicole Atkins - Slow Phaser (2/4 via Oh' Mercy!)
Secret Colours - Positive Distraction Part I (2/4 via self-released)
Sun Kil Moon - Benji (2/4 via Caldo Verde)
Xiu Xiu - Angel Guts: Red Classroom (2/4 via Polyvinyl)

Fanfarlo - Let's Go Extinct (2/11 via Blue Horizon)
Greg Laswell - I Was Going To Be An Astronaut (2/11 via Vanguard)

Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness (2/18 via Jagjaguwar)
Dawn Landes - Bluebird (2/18 via Western Vinyl)
Lost In The Trees - Past Life (2/18 via Anti-)
Phantogram - Voices (2/18 via Republic)
William Fitzsimmons - Lions (2/18 via Nettwerk)

Beck - Morning Phase (2/25 via Capitol)
Milagres - Violent Light (2/25 via Kill Rock Stars)
The Notwist - Close To The Glass (2/25 via Sub Pop)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2/25 via Loma Vista)
Wild Beasts - Present Tense (2/25 via Domino)
Yellow Ostrich - Cosmos (2/25 via Barsuk)



March

Real Estate - Atlas (3/4 via Domino)

Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything (3/11 via Fiction)
Joan As Police Woman - The Classic (3/11)

Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow (3/18 via Vice)
Foster The People - Supermodel (3/18 via Columbia)
Kevin Drew - Darlings (3/18 via Arts & Crafts)
Sisyphus - Sisyphus (3/18 via Asthmatic Kitty)
The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream (3/18 via Secretly Canadian)

The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams (3/25 via Razor & Tie)
Liars - Mess (3/25 via Mute)
Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield (3/25 via Mom + Pop)



April

Architecture In Helsinki - NOW + 4EVA (4/1 via Casual Workout)
Cloud Nothings - Here & Nowhere Else (4/1 via Carpark/Mom + Pop)
Inventions - Inventions (4/1 via Temporary Residence)
Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line (4/1)
S. Carey - Range Of Light (4/1 via Jagjaguwar)
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams (4/1 via Arts & Crafts/Full Time Hobby)
White Hinterland - Baby (4/1 via Dead Oceans)

Katie Herzig - Walk Through Walls (4/8)
Liam Finn - The Nihilist (4/8 via Yep Roc)

Ingrid Michaelson - Lights Out (4/15 via Cabin 24)
Jessica Lea Mayfield - Make My Head Sing... (4/15 via ATO)
Woods - With Light And With Love (4/15 via Woodsist)

Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Sling Shot To Heaven (4/22 via Mariel Recordings Company)
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Days Of Abandon (4/22 via Yebo)
The Whigs - Modern Creation (4/22 via New West)

Chad VanGaalen - Shrink Dust (4/29 via Sub Pop)
Secret Colours - Positive Distraction Part II (4/29 via self-released)
We Have Band - Movements (4/29 via Naïve)
Wye Oak - Shriek (4/29 via Merge)



May

Lily Allen - Sheezus (5/6 via Warner Bros./Parlophone)
Lykke Li - I Never Learn (5/6 LL/Atlantic)
Papercuts - Life Among The Savages (5/6 via Easy Sound)
Ray LaMontagne - Supernova (5/6 via RCA)
tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack (5/6 via 4AD)

The Black Keys - Turn Blue (5/13 via Nonesuch)
Owen Pallett - In Conflict (5/13 via Domino/Secret City)

Coldplay - Ghost Stories (5/20 via Atlantic/Parlophone)
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain (5/20 via Nonesuch)
Haley Bonar - Last War (5/20 via Graveface)
Jolie Holland - Wine Dark Sea (5/20 via Anti-)

Sharon Van Etten - Are We There (5/27 via Jagjaguwar)



June

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Only Run (6/3)
Hamilton Leithauser - Black Hours (6/3 via Ribbon Music)

First Aid Kit - Stay Gold (6/10 via Columbia)
Jack White - Lazaretto (6/10 via Third Man)
Tom Vek - Luck (6/10 via Moshi Moshi)

The Antlers - Familiars (6/17 via Anti-)
David Gray - Mutineers (6/17 via IHT)
Lana Del Ray - Ultraviolence (6/17 via Interscope)

How To Dress Well - What Is This Heart? (6/24 via Weird World)
Strand Of Oaks - HEAL (6/24 via Dead Oceans)



July

Alvvays - Alvvays (7/22 via Polyvinyl)

Jenny Lewis - The Voyager (7/29 via Warner Bros.)



August

Angus & Julia Stone - Angus & Julia Stone (8/1 via )

Bear In Heaven - Time Is Over One Day Old (8/5 via Dead Oceans)
The Rosebuds - Sand + Silence (8/5 via Western Vinyl)
Spoon - They Want My Soul (8/5 via Loma Vista)

Bahamas - Bahamas Is Afie (8/19 via Brushfire)
Bishop Allen - Lights Out (8/19 via Dead Oceans)
JJ - V (8/19 via Secretly Canadian)

Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE (8/26 via Barsuk)
Erland & The Carnival - Closing Time (8/26 via Full Time Hobby)
The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers (8/26 via Matador)



September

Blonde Redhead - Barragán (9/2 via Kobalt)
The Kooks - Listen (9/2 via Astralwerks)

Avi Buffalo - At Best Cuckold (9/9 via Sub Pop)
Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World (9/9 via Last Gang)
Interpol - El Pintor (9/9 via Matador)
Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams (9/9 via Pax-Am/Blue Note)
Tennis - Ritual In Repeat (9/9 via Communion)

Lia Ices - Ices (9/16 via Jagjaguwar)
My Brightest Diamond - This Is My Hand (9/16 via Asthmatic Kitty)
Tweedy - Sukierae (9/16 via dBpm)

alt-J - This Is All Yours (9/23 via Canvasback)
Sondre Lerche - Please (9/23 via Mona)



October

Caribou - Our Love (10/7 via Merge)



Rumored

The Acorn - TBA
Bat For Lashes - TBA
Best Coast - TBA
Death Cab For Cutie - TBA
Fleet Foxes - TBA
Grimes - TBA
Horse Feathers - TBA
Joanna Newsom - TBA
Julian Casablancas - TBA
The Low Anthem - TBA
Mates Of State - TBA
Modest Mouse - TBA
My Morning Jacket - TBA (via ATO)
Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
Perfume Genius - TBA (via Matador)
Robyn - TBA
The Rural Alberta Advantage - TBA
The Staves - TBA
Taken By Trees - TBA
TV On The Radio - TBA
Vetiver - TBA (via Easy Sound)

Shows Of 2014 That I Recommend

Here's a compiled list of Chicago shows that I highly recommend checking out in 2014.



01.17.14 at Lincoln Hall
The Rural Alberta Advantage
9pm | 18+ | $15


01.18.14 at Schubas
The Luyas
9pm | 18+ | $15


01.19.14 at Lincoln Hall
Yuck
9pm | 18+ | $15


01.19.14 at Schubas
Milagres
9pm | 18+ | $15


01.27.14 at Schubas
Frankie Rose
8pm | 21+ | $10


01.30.14 at Metro
Lord Huron + Night Beds
9pm | 18+ | $20


02.01.14 at Old Town School Of Folk Music
Iron & Wine
7pm | AA | $100


02.01.14 at Edman Chapel - Wheaton College
Local Natives
7:30pm | AA | $30


02.01.14 at City Winery
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
8pm | 21+ | $18 - $26


02.01.14 at Lincoln Hall
Califone
9pm | 21+ | $18


02.01.14 at Old Town School Of Folk Music
Iron & Wine
10pm | AA | $100


02.01.14 at Schubas
Damien Jurado
10pm | 21+ | $15


02.04.14 at Schubas
Hospitality
8pm | 21+ | $12


02.05.14 at Park West
The Black Angels
8pm | 18+ | $26


02.06.14 at The Riv
Neutral Milk Hotel
8pm | 18+ | $36


02.07.14 at The Riv
Neutral Milk Hotel
8pm | 18+ | $36


02.08.14 at The Riv
Dr. Dog
8pm | 18+ | $25


02.11.14 at Beat Kitchen
Maria Taylor
8pm | 17+ | $12


02.14.14 at The Vic
Jeff Tweedy
8pm | 18+ | $75 - $150


02.15.14 at The Vic
Jeff Tweedy
8pm | 18+ | $75 - $150


02.19.14 at The Vic
Band Of Horses
8pm | 18+ | $38.50


02.20.14 at Lincoln Hall
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks + Disappears
9pm | 21+ | $25


02.22.14 at Beat Kitchen
Nicole Atkins
9pm | 17+ | $15


02.21.14 at Schubas
The Autumn Defense
9pm | 21+ | $15


02.22.14 at Schubas
The Autumn Defense
9pm | 21+ | $15


02.25.14 at Double Door
Caveman
8pm | 21+ | $12


03.01.14 at The Vic
Broken Bells + Au Revoir Simone
8pm | 18+ | $35


03.04.14 at SPACE
Greg Laswell
8pm | AA | $18 - $34


03.05.14 at Lincoln Hall
Andrew Belle
8pm | 21+ | $15


03.06.14 at Metro
White Denim
8:30pm | 18+ | $18 ($20 Door)


03.08.14 at United Center
Kings Of Leon
8pm | AA | $29.50 - $65.50


03.17.14 at SPACE
Islands + Escondido
8pm | AA | $15


03.18.14 at Aragon
Lorde
7pm | AA | $56.15


03.23.14 at Metro
The War On Drugs
9pm | 18+ | $19 ($21 Door)


03.25.14 at Schubas
Son Lux
8pm | 21+ | $12 ($14 Door)


03.27.14 at City Winery
Rhett Miller
8pm | 21+ | $22 - $30


03.27.14 at Lincoln Hall
James Vincent McMorrow + Aidan Knight
8pm | 21+ | $20 ($22 Door)


03.27.14 at Metro
Real Estate
9pm | 18+ | $19 ($21 Door)


03.28.14 at Metro
Warpaint
9pm | 18+ | $21)


03.29.14 at Empty Bottle
Shearwater
9:30pm | 21+ | $12


03.31.14 at Schubas
Yellow Ostrich + Pattern Is Movement
8pm | 21+ | $12 ($14 Door)


03.31.14 at Empty Bottle
Dum Dum Girls
9pm | 21+ | $14


04.03.14 at Schubas
Milagres
9pm | 21+ | $10 ($12 Door)


04.05.14 at The Riv
St. Vincent
8pm | 18+ | $29


04.10.14 at The Riv
Phantogram
8pm | 18+ | $26


04.10.14 at Lincoln Hall
Fanfarlo
9pm | 18+ | $15


04.11.14 at The Vic
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
8pm | 18+ | $26 ($28 Door)


04.15.14 at Chicago Theatre
The National + Daughter
7:30pm | AA | $38.50


04.16.14 at Chicago Theatre
The National + Daughter
7:30pm | AA | $38.50


04.17.14 at Lincoln Hall
Tokyo Police Club
7pm | AA | $20


04.17.14 at Chicago Theatre
The National + Daughter
7:30pm | AA | $38.50


04.18.14 at Chicago Theatre
The National + Daughter
7:30pm | AA | $38.50


04.18.14 at Schubas
Lost In The Trees
10pm | 21+ | $15


04.19.14 at SPACE
Mason Jennings
7pm | AA | $20 - $40


04.19.14 at Lincoln Hall
Joshua James
9pm | 21+ | $20


04.19.14 at SPACE
Mason Jennings
9:30pm | AA | $20 - $40


04.22.14 at Schubas
Colin Stetson
8pm | 21+ | $12


04.23.14 at Aragon
The Knife
8:30pm | AA | $35


04.23.14 at Lincoln Hall
S. Carey + White Hinterland
9pm | 21+ | $14


04.24.14 at The Riv
Ingrid Michaelson
6:30pm | AA | $30


04.26.14 at Logan Square Auditorium
Black Lips
7pm | AA | $14 ($16 Door)


04.30.14 at House Of Blues
Bombay Bicycle Club
8pm | 17+ | $25 ($28 Door)


05.03.14 at Lincoln Hall
Cloud Nothings
10pm | 18+ | $15


05.04.14 at Lincoln Hall
Angel Olsen
8pm | 21+ | $14


05.07.14 at Subterranean
Woods
8:30pm | 17+ | $12


05.09.14 at The Riv
Nickel Creek
8pm | AA | $37.50


05.09.14 at Empty Bottle
Jessica Lea Mayfield + Dylan LeBlanc
9pm | 21+ | $15


05.11.14 at Empty Bottle
Marissa Nadler
7pm | 21+ | $10


05.13.14 at Chicago Theatre
Neko Case + The Dodos
7:30pm | AA | $35


05.13.14 at Metro
Wye Oak + Braids
9pm | 18+ | $18 ($20 Door)


05.16.14 at The Riv
Foster The People + St. Lucia
8pm | AA | $39.50


05.16.14 at The Vic
Mogwai
8pm | 18+ | $25


05.16.14 at Lincoln Hall
of Montreal
9pm | 18+ | $25


05.17.14 at The Riv
HAIM + Tennis
8pm | 18+ | $23.50


05.18.14 at Lincoln Hall
Tennis
8pm | 21+ | $15


05.19.14 at House Of Blues
Elbow
8pm | 17+ | $35 ($38 Door)


05.22.14 at Empty Bottle
Chad VanGaalen
8:30pm | 21+ | $12


05.29.14 at Metro
Conor Oberst + Dawes
9pm | 18+ | $36


05.30.14 at Lincoln Hall
Katie Herzig
9pm | 18+ | $15


05.30.14 at Metro
Conor Oberst + Dawes
9pm | 18+ | $36


06.04.14 at Park West
First Aid Kit + Willy Mason
7:30pm | AA | $25


06.06.14 at Lincoln Hall
Poliça
9pm | 18+ | $20


06.07.14 at Lincoln Hall
Poliça
9pm | 21+ | $20


06.13.14 at House Of Blues
The Notwist
8pm | 17+ | $25 ($28 Door)


07.18.14 at Pitchfork Music Fest
Beck + Sun Kil Moon + Sharon Van Etten
pm | AA | $60


07.19.14 at Pitchfork Music Fest
Neutral Milk Hotel + tUnE-yArDs + Wild Beasts
pm | AA | $60


07.20.14 at Pitchfork Music Fest
Grimes + DIIV + Slowdive
pm | AA | $60


08.26.14 at United Center
Arcade Fire
7:30pm | AA | $30.50 - $70.50


08.27.14 at United Center
Arcade Fire
7:30pm | AA | $30.50 - $70.50

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.


Monday (12/30)

Leno: Tired Pony
Kimmel: Mac Miller
Carson: Jenny O


Tuesday (12/31)

Leno: Goo Goo Dolls
Carson: Robbie Fulks


Wednesday (1/1)

Conan: Gavin DeGraw
Letterman: Nick Lowe
Leno: Julian Lennon
Kimmel: HAIM
Carson: The Pack A.D.


Thursday (1/2)

Conan: Jessie Ware
Letterman: Chvrches
Leno: Imelda May
Kimmel: Megadeth


Friday (1/3)

Letterman: Two Door Cinema Club
Leno: Tenacious D
Kimmel: Poliça
Carson: Duologue


* some of these seem to change during the week and or are repeats, but as of now, this is what's in store.

R.I.P. Benjamin Curtis

Benjamin Curtis of School Of Seven Bells (formerly of Secret Machines, Tripping Daisy, and more) has unfortunately passed away, after a battle with cancer. He was 35 years old.




[VIDEO] School Of Seven Bells - Half Asleep




[VIDEO] Secret Machines - Nowhere Again

Favorite Albums Of 2013

You know the spiel; Many albums were heard, many were not. Time was spent on a some, more than others, but that's the beauty with music, you have a lifetime to adapt to an album. Anyway, here's the list I've compiled for my Favorite Albums Of 2013. Please feel free to leave any comments/thoughts, or albums I might have overlooked. Happy Holidays everyone.



50. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
49. Cults - Static
48. The Kissaway Trail - Breach
47. Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God
46. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
45. Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
44. Volcano Choir - Repave
43. Jamie Lidell - Jamie Lidell
42. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
41. M.I.A. - Matangi
40. The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
39. Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return
38. Porcelain Raft - Permanent Signal
37. Sigur Rós - Kveikur
36. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
35. Smith Westerns - Soft Will
34. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Perils From The Sea
33. Gregory Alan Isakov - The Weatherman
32. Shout Out Louds - Optica
31. Rogue Wave - Nightingale Floors
30. Radiation City - Animals In The Median
29. Poliça - Shulamith
28. Josh Ritter - The Beast In Its Tracks
27. James Blake - Overgrown
26. Eluvium - Nightmare Ending
25. Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune
24. Disclosure - Settle
23. Blue Hawaii - Untogether
22. Young Man - Beyond Was All Around Me
21. Yo La Tengo - Fade
20. The Shouting Matches - Grownass Man
19. Foals - Holy Fire
18. Junip - Junip
17. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
16. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
15. The Revival Hour - Scorpio Little Devil
14. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
13. The Boxer Rebellion - Promises
12. Son Lux - Lanterns
11. Rhye - Woman

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10. Atoms For Peace - Amok

09. Phoenix - Bankrupt!

08. Suuns - Images du Futur

07. Caveman - Caveman

06. Local Natives - Hummingbird

05. Lorde - Pure Heroine

04. Andrew Belle - Black Bear

03. Washed Out - Paracosm

02. Majical Cloudz - Impersonator

01. Night Beds - Country Sleep




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Favorite Songs Of 2013

Yet again, another solid year of music. Many songs caught my attention, but here are 100 of my Favorite Songs Of 2013.



100. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Under The Earth
99. The Joy Formidable - Cholla
98. The Avett Brothers - Another Is Waiting
97. Noah And The Whale - There Will Come A Time
96. Nine Inch Nails - Copy Of A
95. Stars - The Light
94. Bill Callahan - Javelin Unlanding
93. Darkstar - Amplified Ease
92. Ducktails - The Flower Lane
91. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Higgs Boson Blues
90. Frankie Rose - Minor Times
89. Toro Y Moi - Cake
88. Wild Belle - Shine
87. The Ruby Suns - Kingfisher Call Me
86. Neko Case - Calling Cards
85. Architecture In Helsinki - In The Future
84. CHVRCHES - Recover
83. Au Revoir Simone - Somebody Who
82. Dr. Dog - Broken Heart
81. Josh Ritter - Hopeful
80. Deerhunter - The Missing
79. Islands - Wave Forms
78. Blue Hawaii - Reaction II
77. Jagwar Ma - Did You Have To
76. Gauntlet Hair - Human Nature
75. Ejecta - Mistress
74. Portugal. The Man - Purple Yellow Red And Blue
73. Bloc Party - Obscene
72. Daughter - Youth
71. Rogue Wave - S(a)tan
70. The Kissaway Trail - Sarah Jevo
69. Braids - Amends
68. Son Lux - Lost It To Trying
67. Thomas Dybdahl - So Long
66. The Revival Hour - Run Away
65. Tired Pony - Punishment
64. Jim James - A New Life
63. Cut Copy - We Are Explorers
62. Fiction Family - Give Me Back My Girl
61. The Civil Wars - Dust To Dust
60. Jamie Lidell - What A Shame
59. On An On - Ghosts
58. The National - Don't Swallow The Cap
57. Still Life Still - Burial Suit
56. Sigur Rós - Stormur
55. The Boxer Rebellion - Diamonds
54. Phoenix - S.O.S. In Bel Air
53. Marika Hackman - Bath Is Black
52. Laura Mvula - Make Me Lovely
51. Man Man - Sparks
50. Eluvium - Entendre
49. Janelle Monáe - Dance Apocalyptic
48. The Head And The Heart - Shake
47. Kings Of Leon - Supersoaker
46. The Shouting Matches - Gallup, NM
45. Caveman - Shut You Down
44. HAIM - The Wire
43. Zero 7 - Don't Call It Love
42. White Denim - Pretty Green
41. Young Galaxy - What We Want
40. Born Ruffians - Needle
39. Guards - Silver Lining
38. Sky Ferreira - Love In Stereo
37. Smith Westerns - Idol
36. Shout Out Louds - Illusions
35. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
34. Andrew Belle - Pieces
33. Yo La Tengo - I'll Be Around
32. Local Natives - Three Months
31. Midlake - The Old And The Young
30. Phantogram - Celebrating Nothing
29. Poliça - Chain My Name
28. Volcano Choir - Byegone
27. Night Beds - 22
26. Autre Ne Veut - Counting
25. James Blake - Retrograde
24. Franz Ferdinand - Right Action
23. Arcade Fire - We Exist
22. Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
21. Lorde - White Teeth Teens
20. Foxygen - San Francisco
19. Young Man - Waterford
18. Divine Fits - Chained To Love
17. The Love Language - Calm Down
16. Suuns - Edie's Dream
15. Empire Of The Sun - Alive
14. Youth Lagoon - Dropla
13. Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
12. Atoms For Peace - Amok
11. Ivan & Alyosha - Running For Cover

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10. Radiation City - Foreign Bodies



09. Cults - High Road



08. HAERTS - All The Days



07. Junip - Your Life Your Call



06. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)



05. Foals - My Number



04. Rhye - 3 Days



03. Villagers - Nothing Arrived



02. Washed Out - All I Know



01. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)






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Favorite Live Shows Of 2013

2013 was filled with many concerts. I would've loved to attend more and I'm sure I missed out on a good bunch, but I did attend some quality shows. Anyway, here's a list of My Favorite Live Shows Of 2013.



20. Gabe Liebowitz at Schubas (03.01.13)

19. Aidan Knight at Uncommon Ground (08.10.13)

18. Night Beds at SPACE (05.30.13)

17. Andrew Belle at Lincoln Hall (09.12.13)

16. Poliça at Metro (12.05.13)

15. Majical Cloudz at Schubas (08.12.13)

14. Caveman at Schubas (03.05.13)

13. Jamie Lidell at Lincoln Hall (04.06.13)

12. Father John Misty at Lincoln Hall (08.01.13)

11. Junip at Lincoln Hall (06.09.13)

10. Rogue Wave + Caveman at Lincoln Hall (06.28.13)

09. Efterklang at Lincoln Hall (03.19.13)

08. The Besnard Lakes + Suuns at Schubas (04.20.13)

07. Washed Out + HAERTS at Metro (09.13.13)

06. Shout Out Louds + HAERTS at Metro (05.16.13)

05. The Staves at Schubas (05.28.13)

04. Sigur Rós at UIC Pavilion (04.02.13)

03. Atoms For Peace at UIC Pavilion (10.02.13)

02. WHY? at Lincoln Hall (02.21.13)

01. The Postal Service at Metro (08.04.13)



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This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.


Monday (12/23)

Conan: Los Cuates de Sinaloa
Letterman: J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Leno: Chris Young
Fallon: Jack Johnson
Kimmel: The Wild Feathers


Tuesday (12/24)

Conan: Wavves
Kimmel: Jake Owen


Wednesday (12/25)

Letterman: Chris Cornell feat. Joy Williams
Leno: Switchfoot
Fallon: Iron & Wine and Calexico
Kimmel: Cage The Elephant


Thursday (12/26)

Conan: Deer Tick
Leno: Michael Buble
Fallon: Kelly Clarkson
Kimmel: Jeff Campbell


Friday (12/27)

Letterman: Albert Hammond Jr.
Leno: Luke Bryan
Fallon: Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller


* some of these seem to change during the week and or are repeats, but as of now, this is what's in store.

My Brightest Diamond "Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan Cover)"

Shara Worden aka My Brightest Diamond has shared a cover of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love." Check it out below, along with the latest release, All Things Will Unwind, out via Asthamatic Kitty.




[STREAM] My Brightest Diamond - Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan Cover)


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