TONIGHT: Swedish Metal Band Meshuggah Rock HOB Chicago (all ages) #originalshowshots

ChiIL Live Shows--Meshuggah at House of Blues, Chicago 5/15/2012

ChiIL Live Shows caught their show last May at Chicago HOB, and they were excellent.   Highly recommended if you dig extreme, genre jumping, experimental metal!

Sweden has the most metal bands per capita in the world!  

And these Swedes know how to bring it LIVE.   They've played world tours for years and show no signs of stopping soon.   

Chi-town metal fans are world class and HOB Chicago is sweet venue for shows, with great sound.

Scion Presents: Meshuggah

Scion Presents: Meshuggah concert tickets for the show at House of Blues Chicago Friday 02/22/2013 Doors: 06:00 PM Show: 07:00 PM  Prices:  $27.50 - GA - Advanced by Section $30.00 - GA - Day Of by Section Ages: all House of Blues Chicago 329 N. Dearborn Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 923-2000  Driving Directions Headlining Artist: Meshuggah Other Artists at this Event: Animals As Leaders Intronaut Event Info: Lineup: Meshuggah Animals as Leaders Intronaut *All support acts are subject to change without notice Additional Info: • tickets subject to all applicable facility fees and service charges • applicable fees and charges apply to all ticket sales • NO REFUNDS / EXCHANGES / CANCELLATION Listen to Meshuggah Songs Bleed Combustion ObZen All signs point to the House of Blues for concert tickets, great food and special events.

Check out Meshuggah's main site here for more info.

Heard their latest release from 2012?





Tour dates:

Meshuggah  Metaltown!

2/20/2013

Meshuggah is doing their only Swedish festival appearance this summer at Metaltown!

Get your tickets here!

Meshuggah - Devin Townsend Project

2/2/2013

Meshuggah and Devin Townsend Project coheadlining the Brixton Academy in London May the 3rd!

Don't miss this!!

Get your ticket HERE as they will surely run out fast!

2013 European Tour Dates!

12/26/2012

2nd slithering of The Ophidian Trek tour through Europe is starting April 21st.

Check Alive for ticket links or go to theMeshuggah Facebook for more info!

2013 North American Tour!

11/28/2012

North American headlining tour with support acts Animals As Leaders and Intronaut starting February 11 in Orlando FL.

Advanced presale tickets & V.I.P bundles are available via Artist Arena.

Check Alive or the Meshuggah Facebook for further info on dates!

Tickets will go on sale through normal ticketing outlets on Friday, November 30th.

Meshuggah Announce 2013 Scandinavian Tour!

11/15/2012

MESHUGGAH will be taking their sonic arsenal and production that has already bulldozed UK and USA to Scandinavia on “The Ophidian Trek” tour, which launches April 18th in Seinäjoki, Finland. Support acts are to be announced.

Tickets will be released Friday 16th of November, please visit Meshuggah's sites and the Alive section for details.

Brutal Assault Festival 2013!   

10/16/2012

Yes, Meshuggah is coming back to the lovely Brutal Assault Festival in 2013! 

Portland Circus Punks, March Fourth LIVE at Martyrs 11-3-12 #HDvideo #showshots

March Fourth (triple stilt walker partner acro!!) LIVE at Martyrs 
Chicago 11-3-12
HD Video by ChiIL Live Shows


November 3rd, it was our great pleasure to check out Portland's Punk Circus Brass....March Fourth back in Chi-town again.   When their big bus pulls into town, a party's sure to break out!   This time was no exception.  

Local boys, Whysowhite, got the crowd warmed up, and March Fourth took it to the next level.   Our favorite freaks got everyone shakin' their booties, screwing their lightbulbs, and having a raucous good time.   

Check back with ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   We'll have loads more mind blowing March Fourth/Martyrs live show clips and a review of their latest album, Magnificent Beast!



March Fourth LIVE at Martyrs, Whysowhite opens, Chicago 11-3-12

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.

Midnight Circus Rocks the Parks Photo Filled Feature #photos

Midnight Circus is a Chi-town favorite and we've been fans for decades.   They performed in Daley Plaza as a centerpiece of Chicagoween for years.   Check out some of our past, photo filled coverage here.    Back in the day, Midnight Circus founders Julie and Jeff worked on a movie, with Dug (my location sound engineer husband), and we've enjoyed checking out their work ever since.

Now the next generation is taking to the stage, too.   Jeff and Julie have a son who is now rockin' the hat tricks, clowning and partner acro.   We hope to interview them soon for our ongoing video series on How Creatives Parent and How Parents Create.

My daughter was in awe of the girl on Spanish Web who seemed to be all about being mighty, just like Sagezilla.   Sage started learning Spanish web herself last year, and lyra, too, like the tiny but mighty kid on the hoop.







The juggling/acro duo was quite fun.



And the adults were digging this one even more than the kids!

Circus GangNam Style!

Midnight Circus did a colorful, creative mix of classic circus arts and the latest YouTube sensation.




Come check 'em out and don't put off getting tickets.   All of these shows have been selling out.   Proceeds benefit the Chicago Park District!    How cool is that?!   You can be well entertained and help out an amazing, underfunded, Chicago resource at the same time.   

Click here for more details and to order your tickets.

Shows run every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 21st and rotate to different parks.   Click here for the schedule.

KNOTFEST PERFORMANCE TIMES For This Weekend & Broadcast Details #photos #video interviews

KNOTFEST 
PERFORMANCE TIMES RELEASED FOR FIRST-EVER TWO-DATE FESTIVAL ON
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 IN SOMERSET, WI/MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Some of ChiIL Live Shows favorite metal bands will be there!   Will YOU?!  Click the links below for our original past coverage of these Knotfest Bands:

ChiIL Live Shows' Photos of Slipknot's M. Shawn Crahan's book signing at Chicago's Abby Pub

ChiIL Mama & ChiIL Live Shows know parents and kids rock and life doesn't end with birth.    Check out these rockin' parents raising the next gen of metalheads and banger babies.    Then see how M Shawn Crahan's photography and music are influenced by his own young daughter.

*Check out our video interview with Prong here

*Dillinger Escape Plan Pit Photos from Chicago's Vic Theatre, opening for Mastodon

*Previous Knotfest Coverage

Coming soon:  

*Prong Pit Photos from Indianapolis With Clutch

*The Urge at Bottom Lounge in Chicago, pit photos and live video

Leading up to the first-ever KNOTFEST powered by Rockstar Energy Drink®--an extraordinary two-day metal and hard rock festival--organizers have released set times at www.knotfest.com (see times below).  KNOTFEST headliners SLIPKNOT as well as DEFTONES, LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, SERJ TANKIAN, CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, THE URGE, PRONG, GOJIRA and more will perform live in the heart of America on Friday, August 17 in Council Bluffs, IA at Mid America Motorplex and Saturday, August 18 in Somerset, WI/Minneapolis, MN at Somerset Amphitheater.

August 17, 2012 - Council Bluffs, Iowa (Mid-America Motor Complex)

Doors: 2:00 PM

Main Stage
Slipknot: 9:30PM-11:00PM
Deftones: 7:20PM-8:20PM
Serj Tankian: 5:25PM-6:15PM
Prong: 3:55PM-4:35PM

Second Stage
Lamb of God 8:25PM-9:25PM
Machine Head: 6:20PM-7:15PM
The Urge: 4:40PM-5:20PM
Dirtfedd: 3:20PM-3:50PM

August 18, 2012 - Minneapolis, MN (Somerset Amphitheater)

Doors: 1:30 PM

Main Stage
Slipknot: 10:20PM-12:00PM
Deftones: 8:10PM-9:10PM
Serj Tankian: 6:10PM-7:00PM
Dillinger Escape Plan: 4:30PM-5:10PM

Second Stage
Lamb of God: 9:15PM-10:15PM
Machine Head: 7:05PM-8:05PM
Cannibal Corpse: 5:15PM-6:05PM
Prong : 3:45PM-4:25PM
Gojira: 3:00PM-3:30PM

For fans that can’t attend the festival this year, SLIPKNOT has partnered with TODOCAST and Event View Live to broadcast “SLIPKNOT Live at Knotfest” on demand starting Saturday, August 18. To reserve and purchase, visit: http://www.EventViewLive.com/. Fans worldwide can Pause Rewind and Watch the show--live as it happens, AND for a full 30 days after the event. Day-of-show footage includes a behind the scenes tour of the festival grounds, pre-show interviews withKNOTFEST artists and Mistress Juliya, the stunning high definition main stage performance of SLIPKNOT as well as exclusive post-show interviews with the band.

Step into KNOTFEST whose festival grounds will feature a one-of-a-kind apocalyptic underworld where firebreathers, nightmarish creatures on stilts and wild amusement-park rides, while fire, percussive light, and stunning visuals set the stage for an intoxicating and unforgettably sinister concert experience.

KNOTFEST 2012 dates:

DATE                         CITY                                                   VENUE

Fri       8/17                Council Bluffs, IA                            Mid America Motorplex                  

Sat      8/18                Somerset, WI/Minneapolis, MN     Somerset Amphitheater

KNOTFEST INFORMATION:
Purchase tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/KNOTFEST-tickets/artist/1741056.
VIP package options: http://vipnation.com/programs/knotfest-2012/
August 17: Hotel accommodations: http://knotfest.com/aug-17
August 18: Camping options: http://www.tempotickets.com/knotfestcamping

www.knotfest.com
www.slipknot1.com
http://www.EventViewLive.com

Wicked Wild Wizard World Comic Con 2012 #Photo Filled Recap

ChiIL Mama's Adventures at Comic Con 2012


We had a blast at Wizard World Comic Con 2012 Thursday.   This show is massive, with something for all ages.   Steampunk costume pieces abound, and collectors and autograph hounds will have a field day.   There's also a robust "Artist's Alley" where you can see illustrators in action, and numerous authors are available for book signings.


   

Vintage toy and comic collectors as well as gamers can gather and geek out all weekend.   



The people watching's prime!

We went last year--you can check out our 2011 photo filled recaps here and our hints about kids' day this Sunday.



Thursday, my kids were elated to find an Elope Dragon hat & Totoro backpack.   We've been searching for both for a year, after they sold out locally.   We also got some rockin' steampunk goggles, 2 blind box punk unicorn collectable characters, 2 tiny steampunk hats and a Skelanimals backpack.




There are loads of unique, hand made items.   Our fam has called all barrettes, clips and hair hoo-has "hair babies" since Sagezilla was 3 and had some wooden doll heads on bands.   So, we were amused by these actual hair babies.



Space....the final frontier.   Get in a relaxing space and ChiIL Out at Wizard World Comic Con.



Pros of going on a week day....crowds were down, so we got first pick of the merch and could move quickly or spend time getting more in depth info from the vendors.

Cons of going on a week day....crowds were down, so we didn't get as many outrageously cool costume shots as we do on Comic Con weekends. 



Must See:

Chevy is everywhere!    Stop by their booth front n center--ya can't miss it.   Fill out a short form and leave with some hot shades and a chance to win some serious cool cash!!
   

"Skully Business"

Pricey Favorites we wish we coulda' bought but restrained ourselves:



I dig their symbol, too.   Kinda like a sweet celtic tat version of those plastic dealies that went in the center of 45's back in the day...


We're all about the UtiliKilt.   In fact we were just on their web site Wed night, drooling over the cool styles and colors.   Then there they magically were at Wizard World.   What can I say...  I dig dudes in skirts and have a soft spot for Scots.   Price range $200-$525.


You can enter on their web site to win one free, but only if you've already got one.   Sigh.   You've gotta photograph yourself in it (complete with feet) and send the shots in with a cool back story, for your chance to win one.  



Xtra hot with punk boots--can I win one for taking a picture of HIM in it...including the feet?!   There's gotta be some loop hole...





h. NAOTO
Upscale Anime Punk Boutique Fashions from Japan

This kitten's got style.  Meee Yow!   I'd love to fill my closet with these dark, Japanese goth goodies.  











They also have a web site right here with some sweet deals that'll make you puuuurrrrrrrr.   




  

To the bat cave!!   Wizard World Comic Con 2012 will be gone after Sunday, so go already!   Then check back with ChiIL Mama/ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL....early and often.   We'll have more Top Picks and Must See Tips for Wizard World all weekend!