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For the Love of Wilkerson
Danny Wilkerson has carried many titles: air-conditioner repairman, drummer in a regionally acclaimed pop-rock outfit, band manager, successful real estate broker, cancer survivor, and...
Top 5 Shows 7/26-7/28: “Teenage Sexx is Now Called Upsetting and...
1) Lola’s (2736 6th St) Thursday night show is free and features five songwriters who run in the same social circle but are otherwise...
Blades of Smoke
For a band that started as an excuse for a couple buddies to hang out, jam some sludge metal, and drink beer, Mountain of...
Top 5 Shows 7/18-7/21: “Ansley’s Album Release Party is on Saturday...
1) There’s a Laugh Your MASS Off show at MASS (obviously so, and its address is 1002 S Main) featuring headliners Paul Varghese and...
Ansley’s Ritual
Here’s a semantic question for you: What’s the difference between routine and ritual? I’d argue that a routine is a behavioral pattern you fall...
Top 5 Shows 7/13 – 7/15: “Panther City Vinyl and Magnolia...
1) Go to MASS (1002 S Main) on Friday night for Trauma Ray, Lake of Fire, Sheverb, and touring electro-punk duo, HXXS. HXXS come...
Revenge of the Panthy
Dude! Warbeast! Wait. Let me start from the beginning. On Sunday, the Weekly hosted the 20th iteration of our Music Awards ceremony at the...
Remembering Vinnie Paul
Vincent Paul Abbott was a nice guy. Though a rock star, he never met a stranger. He made some feel like a rock star...
Top 5 Shows 7/6-7/8: “Pearl Earl Plays a Homecoming Show at...
1) Dreamy Life Records and Music (1310 W Allen) has a pretty cool lineup for their weekly Friday happy hour – these shows start...
Vandoliers to Bloodshot
This past spring, Vandoliers rolled a seven at the proverbial South-by-Southwest crapshoot, winning a record deal with Chicago’s most venerable and storied Americana label,...
