Ten years ago this weekend, music history was made.Missing promo photos, Homegrown 2003With the likes of Ricky Martin, Lou Bega and Sixpence None The Richer dominating the charts, backlash was inevitable. The world clamored for a band which did not suck; did not dance on stage [at least, with choreography]; and had the good sense to combine the best parts of Guns N’ Roses, the Misfits and Mötley Crüe into one girlfriend-thieving package.This band, of course, was Bone Appetit.Originally billed as
To borrow a phrase from staff writer Dan Caffrey, The House of Blues is seriously the Chili’s of music venues. It doesn’t matter where you go in this country, any venue in their caliber has the same decor, the same goofy stuff on the walls, the same wooden staircases and even the same overpriced beer that’s really not worth it. There’s not a speck of difference here in Chicago. In fact, since this the city where the “electric blues” started, the House of Blues Chicago goes that extra mile to ma
Obama's trip to Canada seems to be paying off. A quick learner, all the American President needed was a day in true north to come to some very sophisticated conclusions. To negotiate the complex moment in race relations initiated by the arrest of his friend Professor Henry Louis Gates of Harvard, Obama has borrowed a northern strategy and resorted to the century-old venue for race negotiations between French and English by asking the aggrieved parties over for beer and a hockey game. A
Okay... It's the 4th of July and the pressure's on-- Enjoy the holiday and the fireworks. Think of the country's cheer and join family and friends for a beer and a burger. Being the grump you are, all you really want is slip away into a theater and see something... But what...? Rampaging Robots? Iraq War casualties in the making...? Well, there are other alternatives such as celebrating the summer holiday through joy and celebration of cinematic musicals. On the heels (so to speak) of
By Matt Harness Second of a two-part preview. Five Bloodshot bands will take to the Illinois Lottery Taste Stage on Saturday for Bloodshot Records Day at the Taste of Chicago. One of them will be the Deadstring Brothers , playing their own brand of red-blooded rock and roll. Beachwood Music caught up with guitarist and singer Kurt Marschke, a Detroit native, and asked about the band's date in the Windy City and, as usual, touched on a few other topics, including the Motor City's
