SHOWS ON OUR RADAR: Common Shiner Album Release at Schubas 2/2/13

Chicago-based indie rock band Common Shiner will be celebrating the release of Before They Sold Out (Part 2) with a show at Schuba's Tavern, 3159 North Southport Ave, on Saturday, February 2nd at 10PM CST.  
Click here for tickets and full show details


The album, which was produced by Dan Franklin at Chicago's Strobe Recording, is Common Shiner's "epic rock" follow up to 2011's more intimate, folk-oriented Before They Sold Out (Part 1).

Common Shiner, which formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2002, takes inspiration from smart, pop-oriented groups like Death Cab for Cutie and Ben Folds Five but isn't afraid to turn up the volume and tear down the walls just like their more rock/punk influences Rise Against and Motion City Soundtrack.

Called "Absolutely Captivating" by Chicago's influential Fearless Radio, Common Shiner is thinking big in 2013 and Before They Sold Out (Part 2) is the band's "Go Big or Go Home" album.

Bear in Heaven at Tomorrow Never Knows Fest 1-16-13 #originalphotos

ChiIL Live Shows--Bear in Heaven at Schubas--original LIVE show shots 4-19-12     BEAR IN HEAVEN Music Videos Check 'em Out "Kiss Me Crazy"/ Beacon Cover "Kiss Me Crazy" On Stereogum BNJMN Remix "Kiss Me Crazy" On XLR8R Certain Creatures Remix "Kiss Me Crazy" "Sinful Nature" / Bear In Heaven Perform "Sinful Nature" On Pitchfork City Of Music Watch Official Bear In Heaven Video for "Sinful Nature" Bear In Heaven "Sinful Nature (When Saints Go Machine Remix)" Click Here To Download "Sinful Nature (Anika w/ BestMate Remix)" From Stereogum Click Here To Check Out "Sinful Nature" On NPR "The Reflection Of You" / Watch "The Reflection Of You" Video on Noisey  Download "The Reflection Of You (CFCF Remix)" On Stereogum Click Here To Download "The Reflection Of You (Steve Moore of Zombi Remix)" From The Creator's Project Click Here To Listen To "The Reflection Of You" On Pitchfork Quotes / "New York trio Bear In Heaven turns its synthesizers into a full orchestra. Leader Jon Philpot uses his voice as an instrument, opting for patterns over melodies, and guitars recall the Cure while reaching for the stars." LA Times "The band created an impromptu dance club setting, with an extraordinarily visceral onslaught of pounding kick drums and distorted bass lines that had much of the room, and frontman Jon Philpot in particular, dancing in earnest." Boston Globe "Another outstanding entry from the electro-enclave, Brooklyn-based Bear in Heaven's I Love You, It's Cool is a slick ride—harder to brush off than the "aw, shucks" title suggests" Filter "Its songs are sweet, reasonably simple and charmingly buzzy, with each whirring synth wrapped around a core of pure pop" NPR "Melody, texture, and groove, yet I have not the slightest idea how to dance to it — making it a glorious electro-pop mystery" Esquire Upcoming Tour Dates / 01.13.13 - Black Cat Backstage - Washington, DC !   01.15.13 - Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA %  **01.16.13 - Schubas (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival) - Chicago, IL**  01.17.13 -  Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH & 02.26.13 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY *  ! with Hooray for Earth % with Snowmine @ with The Drum, Supreme Cuts, Hooray For Earth & with Aurora del Sole, Hooray for Earth * with Bob Mould I Love You, It's Cool | Tracklisting / 01. Idle Heart 02. The Reflection Of You 03. Noon Moon  04. Sinful Nature  05. Cool Light 06. Kiss Me Crazy 07. World Of Freakout 08. Warm Water 09. Space Remains 10. Sweetness and Sickness   Links / Bear In Heaven Official Website Bear In Heaven Official Facebook Follow Bear In Heaven On Twitter Dead Oceans Hometapes

HELP LOCALLY: The Bright White at Schubas 18+

 Photo credit http://thebrightwhite.com/gallery.php

Chicago's The Bright White have organized the second annual Warm, Safe and Sound, a concert/clothing drive featuring some of the city's top bands, including co-headliners Panda Riot and openers Panther Style. The show will take place on Thursday, Dec. 20 at Schuba's Tavern at 7PM. Cover is $8 with the donation of winter gear for the needy.

• Warm, Safe & Sound featuring...
• 
  
• Panda Riot
• The Bright White
• The Second
• Panther Style
• Adam Ashbach

• THURSDAY 12/20/2012 7:00 PM 
• |
 
• 18+
 
• |
• ($8 W/ DONATION OF WINTER GEAR)

Panda Riot formed in Philadelphia while Brian Cook and Rebecca Scott were working on some short films. Soundtracks turned into songs and Panda Riot was born. They picked up a drum machine, a couple of guitars, and the result was She Dares All Things, a collection of bedroom recorded songs. A move to Chicago saw the addition of Justin Cheng on Bass and Jose Rodriguez on Aux percussion. Last year they dropped the Far and Near Ep. This year they are currently working on a new record entitled Northern Automatic Music.

- - - - - - - - - -

Comprised of four working class guys who proudly wear their hearts on their sleeves, Chicago's The Bright White debuted in 2011. Frontman Matthew James and guitarist Joe O'Leary dreamt up the concept of combining elements of power pop and post-punk months before drummer Steve Zelenko and bassist Peter Krutiak responded to a Craigslist ad for a rhythm section.

The Bright White released their second album, Lose Yourself, in the summer of 2012. They look forward to connecting with audiences who have been waiting for sing-along choruses, fist-in-the-air guitar solos and the swagger of a band who knows its best days are ahead: "The Bright White make power pop music, with the power part made bold and underlined. This is a band that sounds hungry. Starving, even. For every catchy chorus and guitar hook, there's a sense of urgency--almost a ferocity--that goes along with it to make it clear that they know exactly what they want to do." (Windy City Rock)

Click here to order tickets

$12.00

       

For more info, check out The Bright White's main site here.

The New Folk (Todd Kessler) LIVE at Schubas #HDvideo #showshots

The New Folk (Todd Kessler) LIVE at Schubas 8/27/12   ChiIL Live Shows.com

Chi-Town's own Todd Kessler's been making waves on NBC’s The Voice this season as part of Team CeeLo (@TeeamCeeLo)!  

Back at the end of August, The New Folk rocked Schubas with their CD release party, as part of a the Monday night residency series, and ChiIL Live Shows has exclusive, unreleased stills and HD videos right here.  

Check out our past coverage here.

New Folk celebrated the release of their debut album Sea Fever with an August 2012 “Practice Space Presents:” residency at Schubas, but the story behind The New Folk began in 2005 as Singer/Songwriter Todd Kessler went in to the studio to record his debut album. That album, entitled We Are The MusicMakers, was released in 2006 and with the backing of his original band helped Kessler to make his name and music known in the local Chicago music scene. In 2007 and 2008, in the midst of touring the Midwest, Kessler teamed up with Producer Greg “G-Ball” Magers to record his next two albums, The Veronika EP and Boomerang, only garnering him more praise and recognition on the road and at home. 

 It was while recording The Veronika EP that The New Folk began to take root with the addition of Bob Parlier on Drums, Sam Smiley on Guitar and Graham Burris on Bass. The quartet began playing out in 2008 in support of Boomerang, still under the name of Todd Kessler, but it was during the next two years and the addition of a String section (Elana Hiller and Chris Bauler), a Horn section (David Ben-Porat and Ben Bell Bern) and a second vocalist (Molly Parlier) that the band began to make waves with their signature Alt-Folk-Pop sound. 2009’s double-single release Golden Bird, along with headlining shows at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, Double Door and Millennium Park, solidified the bands place as a respected group in Chicago, and in 2010, the band began playing shows under the name Todd Kessler and the New Folk.

 With over two years, countless shows and a slew of new material, the band, now billed simply as The New Folk, teamed up with producer Manny Sanchez to begin work on their debut album, Sea Fever, in August of 2010. Two years and hundreds of studio hours later later, Sea Fever was released in August under Kessler’s label Wyzguy Records.




ChiIL Live Shows HD Video--Holes in the Floor, The New Folk (Todd Kessler) LIVE at Schubas 8/27/12

*Apologies for missing a bit of the beginnings of some of the tracks.   I was originally just going to splice shorter bits in to a video interview, but there have been so many requests for the whole songs I decided to run them intact.




Todd Kessler covers Radiohead's High and Dry & performs his own new track, Intangible, with The New Folk LIVE at Schubas 8/27/12  
ChiIL Live Shows HD Video

Listen to Todd between songs, talking about L.A. and his recent foray into national TV.   He's on NBC’s The Voice this season on Team CeeLo (@TeeamCeeLo).




Dear Lover, The New Folk LIVE at Schubas 8/27/
ChiIL Live Shows HD Video


We'll have live videos of 3 more live songs from The New Folk coming soon, so check back with ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.

Want to hear more Todd Kessler &/or The New Folk?   Check out their main site here.

Maximo Park LIVE at Schubas #show photos

ChiIL Live Shows original shots--Maximo Park at Schubas, Chicago 9/17/12 

NEW MAXIMO PARK ALBUM “THE NATIONAL HEALTH” IN STORES NOW.

ChiIL Live Shows just had the great pleasure of catching Maximo Park's Chi-town show.   Despite being booked for the Monday after 3 raucous days of Riot Fest, in a torrential downpour, they played to a packed house at Schubas.    This is one of the strongest shows we've seen recently in an intimate venue.    

They have a compelling, original sound with a heavier, edgier Joe Jackson tinge.   Lead singer, Paul Smith's witty and literate banter between songs had the audience cracking up.   Their lyrics are insightful and genuine and their danceable riffs are impossible to resist.   Couple that with intensity, talent and stage presence, and you've got a winning combination.   Maximo Park is one to watch.



Check back with ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   We'll have a full review of The National Health up in the very near 
future.

 

"The album’s title track [The National Health] is the sort of runaway jittery guitar anthem that we’re not getting quite so often from the UK’s postpunkrevivalists anymore."  --- STEREOGUM

 

"Maxïmo Park have always been best at their fastest, when they sprint through verses into choruses and back out again just as quickly. That's thanks mostly to singer Paul Smith, who has a unique ability to slip into controlled mania like a jockey cracking a whip.”  --- PITCHFORK

 

“Maxïmo Park live at the crossroads of Joy Division, Franz Ferdinand and early Joe Jackson…”  - ROLLING STONE 

"Maximo Park are back with their quintessential furiously fast-paced indie rock – and it’s great."

--- MUSO'S GUIDE

Straight To The Sun Records celebrate Maximo Park's first USA tour in over 5 years and the release of their brand new album “The National Health” on 8.28.12.

 

Their videos are truly creative works of art.   Check out their humorous new video featuring the concept of a crazed, obsessed fan, set to their addictive and endearing new song, "Hips and Lips".

CHECK OUT MAXIMO PARK’S “HIPS AND LIPS” VIDEO HERE

Play Locally: TONIGHT The New Folk CD Release/Paper Thick Walls Opens

Monday, August 27, 2012 8:00 PM
21+ $6.00  

Click here for Schubas main site

• Practice Space presents:
• The New Folk The New Folk CD release
• Paper Thick Walls

The New Folk celebrates the release of their debut album Sea Fever with an August 2012 “Practice Space Presents:” residency at Schubas, but the story behind The New Folk began in 2005 as Singer/Songwriter Todd Kessler went in to the studio to record his debut album. That album, entitled We Are The MusicMakers, was released in 2006 and with the backing of his original band helped Kessler to make his name and music known in the local Chicago music scene. In 2007 and 2008, in the midst of touring the Midwest, Kessler teamed up with Producer Greg “G-Ball” Magers to record his next two albums, The Veronika EP and Boomerang, only garnering him more praise and recognition on the road and at home. 

 It was while recording The Veronika EP that The New Folk began to take root with the addition of Bob Parlier on Drums, Sam Smiley on Guitar and Graham Burris on Bass. The quartet began playing out in 2008 in support of Boomerang, still under the name of Todd Kessler, but it was during the next two years and the addition of a String section (Elana Hiller and Chris Bauler), a Horn section (David Ben-Porat and Ben Bell Bern) and a second vocalist (Molly Parlier) that the band began to make waves with their signature Alt-Folk-Pop sound. 2009’s double-single release Golden Bird, along with headlining shows at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, Double Door and Millennium Park, solidified the bands place as a respected group in Chicago, and in 2010, the band began playing shows under the name Todd Kessler and the New Folk. 

 With over two years, countless shows and a slew of new material, the band, now billed simply as The New Folk, teamed up with producer Manny Sanchez to begin work on their debut album, Sea Fever, in August of 2010. Two years and hundreds of studio hours later later, Sea Fever will be released this August under Kessler’s label Wyzguy Records.

**Click here for ChiIL Live Shows' past Paper Thick Walls live show shots**

NIGHT MOVES Minneapolis Band Announces U.S. Tour with Lord Huron #free music

Night Moves premiered their “cosmically expansive and yet twangily intimate” (Spin) track “Country Queen” today. Check it out right here for FREE .

Cosmic Groovers Release Debut Album
Colored Emotions on Domino Records October 9


Photo credit: Nick Walker

Night Moves announced a month-long tour with Lord Huron including a Record Release show at 7th St Entry in Minneapolis. They are also set for a show with Dirty Projectors, as well as a couple West Coast headline dates. See full tour routing below. The band has also released “Country Queen,” the second track from debut album Colored Emotions, out October 9 on Domino Records. Spin described the track as “cosmically expansive and yet twangily intimate."


The Minneapolis band has quickly made their way to the head of the Twin Cities music scene, landing the cover story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and being named the area’s “Best New Band” by Minneapolis City Pages. Night Moves--John Pelant (guitars/vocals), Micky Alfano (bass) and Mark Ritsema (multi-instrumentalist)--joined producer/mixer Thom Monahan (Vetiver, Beachwood Sparks, Devendra Banhart) in Los Angeles by way of their first appearances at South By Southwest to tighten and brighten the ten-track album, which the band had begun on their own before signing to Domino earlier this year.


Free MP3s
“Country Queen”
http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/night-moves-country-queen-1

"Headlights"
http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/nightmoves-headlights


Tour Dates
Sep 29 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre +with Dirty Projectors
Oct 02 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
Oct 03 Austin, TX - Stubb's Jr
Oct 05 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
Oct 06 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
Oct 07 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
Oct 08 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
Oct 09 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
Oct 11 Allston, MA - Great Scott
Oct 12 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands Gallery
Oct 13 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
Oct 15 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
Oct 16 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry +Record Release Show, with Lord Huron
Oct 18 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
Oct 19 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
Oct 20 Boise, ID - Neurolux
Oct 21 Seattle, WA - Barboza
Oct 22 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Oct 24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
Oct 25 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite +headline Show
Oct 27 Phoenix, AZ – Sail Inn +headline Show
+ All dates with Lord Huron except where noted

Colored Emotions – Updated Track Listing
01. Headlights
02. Country Queen
03. In The Rounds
04. Only A Child
05. Family Tongues
06. Old Friends
07. Put Out Your Shoulder
08. Horses
09. Classical Hearts
10. Colored Emotions


Colored Emotions Pre-Order Link:
http://dominorecordco.us/usa/albums/15-08-12/colored-emotions/


Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Night-Moves/141259789244790
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nightmovesmpls
Label: www.dominorecordco.us

Schubas Monday Showcase is Back

Check out sweet local bands the next 3 Mondays for just $6 a night (21+).    

CHI, IL LIVE SHOWS ON OUR RADAR--Schubas new folk & practice space Monday nights continue TONIGHT. We'll be there to shoot. Come early and catch Chi-Town fav Jonas Friddle

Monday, August 13, 2012 8:00 PM
21+ $6.00

• The New Folk & Practice Space present:
• COMMON SHINER
• BRIAN WHEAT
• JONAS FRIDDLE

Click Here For A Four Show Residency Ticket Package

Brand new Acoustic album out now! Although the individual members of Common Shiner hail from different cities, in 2008 they decided to make Chicago, IL they're musical home. It's here that they've crafted their sound and came up with the notion that Pop music can be more than just a hook…it can be meaningful as well. Influenced by not only the music they listen to, but also by their friends and the wonderful community of artists they've discovered through local shows and open mics, Common Shiner is ready to bring their music and bare their souls to the world. Having recently released an acoustic album "Before They Sold Out (Part 1)" full of brand new material, Common Shiner is showing just what can be done with a song when it's stripped to its core. Their calendar is planned with playing all the shows they can in their great region of the Midwest, and later in the year recording another full-length album….this time with all their instruments.

Next Monday

• 

• Practice Space presents:
• The New Folk
• Jackpot Donnie
• BandCalledCatch

• MONDAY 08/20/2012 8:00 PM 
• |
 
• 21+
 
• |
 
• $6.00 

Click Here For A Four Show Residency Ticket Package

The New Folk celebrates the release of their debut album Sea Fever with an August 2012 “Practice Space Presents:” residency at Schubas, but the story behind The New Folk began in 2005 as Singer/Songwriter Todd Kessler went in to the studio to record his debut album. That album, entitled We Are The MusicMakers, was released in 2006 and with the backing of his original band helped Kessler to make his name and music known in the local Chicago music scene. In 2007 and 2008, in the midst of touring the Midwest, Kessler teamed up with Producer Greg “G-Ball” Magers to record his next two albums, The Veronika EP and Boomerang, only garnering him more praise and recognition on the road and at home. It was while recording The Veronika EP that The New Folk began to take root with the addition of Bob Parlier on Drums, Sam Smiley on Guitar and Graham Burris on Bass. The quartet began playing out in 2008 in support of Boomerang, still under the name of Todd Kessler, but it was during the next two years and the addition of a String section (Elana Hiller and Chris Bauler), a Horn section (David Ben-Porat and Ben Bell Bern) and a second vocalist (Molly Parlier) that the band began to make waves with their signature Alt-Folk-Pop sound. 2009’s double-single release Golden Bird, along with headlining shows at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, Double Door and Millennium Park, solidified the bands place as a respected group in Chicago, and in 2010, the band began playing shows under the name Todd Kessler and the New Folk. With over two years, countless shows and a slew of new material, the band, now billed simply as The New Folk, teamed up with producer Manny Sanchez to begin work on their debut album, Sea Fever, in August of 2010. Two years and hundreds of studio hours later later, Sea Fever will be released this August under Kessler’s label Wyzguy Records.