Posts Tagged ‘Metro’
Photos: Fleet Foxes @ Metro, Chicago 10/12/08
A few Sundays back, I was among the lucky few to attend the Fleet Foxes show here in Chicago. It was a perfect a show for a Sunday -- tangible energy from the crowd and melodic music from the band. Yet, I caught Fleet Foxes back in July at Pritzker... more
Giveaway: Crystal Castles, Lymbyc Systym @ Metro
Earlier this week we let you know about some great things we'll be doing at Metro here in Chicago to help get more and more readers to see great live music. For this Saturday's show featuring two pairs of musicians, Crystal Castles & Lymbyc Systym, we're offering two pairs of... more
Live Music Blog & Metro Chicago | Crystal Castles, Lymbyc Systym 10/25/08
The last few weeks have been really exciting for LMB especially here in Chicago where both Mitch and I call home. Not only did the blog get its wish -- it has to do with a certain band -- but we've been ironing out a relationship with Metro Chicago to... more
Jamie Lidell @ Metro, Chicago 10/8/08
Blue-eyed soul has been around forever, white dudes have been trying -- sometimes very successfully -- to replicate the music that poured out of Detroit and Memphis during the 50's and 60's throughout almost every other decade to date. Jamie Lidell may have the most uncommon path to blue-eyed stardom,... more
Ticket Giveaway: Jamie Lidell @ Metro 10/8/08
A happy Monday to everyone! Just spent a full weekend in Chicago for the first time in some time and I am smitten with this city all over again. I saw a great show Saturday, ate some amazing food and though the Cubbies lost, there is a lot of excitement... more
The Cornelius Band @ Metro, Chicago, IL – 1/28/08
I wake up every morning and sigh when the realization sets in about how late this review is. Procrastination has become my mistress and I'm starting to feel guilty. This all started back around 2000 when I saw Cornelius on an HBO special. It was a... more
The Rapture | 11/5/06, Metro
Caught a fantastic show last night at the Metro -- The Rapture with openers The Presets -- and lived to tell about it... I managed to drag my wife (and myself) off the couch to the show -- a rare occasion for me and Sunday nights -- and we arrived during... more
