the sound was so bad for just about every band.

John was one of the nicest, most optimistic, sincere guys around. He was funny, a pleasure to hang out with, and passionate about being in a band for all the right reasons. I didn't know Doug or Michael, but it sounds like they were also cut from the same righteous cloth. This is awful, random and s...

"That's The Way Of The World"

FLIPPER

FUCK YES.

I don't understand what the story is here, the guy is still registered to vote in FLA...it's just smart electioneering by the GOP and as a dem I am dismayed that the dem in the same circumstances has not received the same offer... the level of voter fraud in this election (on both sides) is going to...

shitty night/so-so venue/with bands you've never heard of or at least bands that aren't your friends. my band doesn't really have criteria, we just do what feels right. money is rarely a deal-breaker unless it's a one-off out of town thing. watch a band get surly fast doing a 10-hour round trip with...

From the Fireside website www.firesidebowl.com- appears live music is not going away afterall. Changes at the Fireside Bowl There has been a change at there Fireside regarding booking. Until recently booking was handled by MPShows and due to recent developments this relationship has ended. The Fires...

I wonder who is really responsible for this. MP Shows (booker) is definitely making it look like the Fireside owner is a big ass (probably true). But a friend who might have more inside info said the major problem was fireside didn't like mp with its hands in a bunch of other clubs (MP quite often b...

It appears that Sat night was the final show for the Fireside, this of course has been rumored on and off for years, but this time it appears to be the real deal. The renovations in the last few weeks seem to indicate a move to full-time bowling and no more bands. This cryptic message was posted on ...

Rainer Maria The Walkmen Built to Spill Built to Spill I am supposed to like and my friends shove their music down my throat. Can't do it. Saw them live. Puke. I'm sorry. In recent months I saw a new Chicago band, made up of some folks who have been in other past fairly popular local bands (includin...

I would rather see a weird/idiosyncratic list of someone's personal faves, of stuff that I didn't agree w/ or had even heard of a la the Nurse with Wound list, then hearing the offical indie rock canon praised again. I think they have all the voters individual top 100 lists in there too. I looked a...