[Yes, I'm milking the airplane reference for all it's worth.]
Sunday, April 20th:
Where I’ll be: The New Pornographers and Okkervil River, The Riviera, Chicago, Ill.
Monday, April 21st:
Where I’ll be: Iron & Wine, The Vic, Chicago, Ill.
You should see: Invisible Conflicts Benefit with Carl Hauck, Desert Fever, Ryan Groff and Underpaid Packy at Canopy Club, 7pm, doors at 6:30, cover TBA.
Tuesday, April 22nd:
Where I’ll (hopefully) be: Stars of The Lid, Staerkl Planetarium
You should see should have seen: Rev. Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy, but NP canceled due to a death in the family, so you won’t get hear people scream the vaginal euphemism and drunkenly berate this town for being so old fashioned that the Highdive marquee had to read “pusHy” instead. I assume this was done to avoid tons of phone calls from angry adults, but our citizens of UC need to grow up, or I’ll start an all-girl group called “Tits and Cunts,” and we’ll play all over town until people are forced to deal with it.
Wednesday, April 23rd:
Where I’ll be: sleeping off the hunger pain of eating only matzo all week.
Thursday, April 24th:
Where I’ll be: Indie Rock meets Hip Hop Vol. 1 with Elsinore, Dark Meat, Krukid & The Sugargliders, Yea Big and Kid Static, Tall Tale, World’s First Flying Machine, Curb Service and AMS at Canopy Club, 9pm, $7 cover before 9pm, $8 cover after 9pm
You should see: the same show, duh. Dark Meat has 17-members and should be a highly stimulating delight, and if that’s not enough, some of the best local acts in town are playing along side them in the show’s eclectic mix. Also, at $7, that’s less than $1 a band, or the same amount you’ll pay for a handful of empanadas next door at Manolo’s after the show.
Friday, April 25th:
Where I’ll (probably) be: Groovatron with Zmick at Canopy Club, 10pm, $5 cover
You should see: the same show, and join me in my misery over not being able to go to Summer Camp Music Festival this year.
Saturday, April 26th:
Where I’ll be: Green Street Records presents Free For All (album release) featuring nine bands at Canopy Club, 3pm, doors at 2:30, $7 cover. I’m hoping to see Carl Hauck (4:20 pm), Organic Flow, The Ruckus and Doctor Dr. PHD.
You should see: Sammy’s Bounce 4 Beats with Twista and Golden, 10:30, doors at 10pm. $25 in advance, but it’s a charity event benefiting the Emily Dorfman Foundation.
