Music For A Cause
On Saturday, Platform One Entertainment presents Dare 2 Dream, a benefit concert and silent auction at House of Blues Chicago featuring Kings of Leon. (Check the Platform One site becasue they plan to add more to make this show amazing) Proceeds will benefit University of Chicago’s state-of-the-art Children’s Hospital, which proudly employs care for children of all ages.
Lotus Returns Bigger & Better
The best live show for the money will be back in Chicago on April 4 with many other Midwest dates. Lotus at the Vic w/ Telepath. Prepare to rage.
Foxy Sounds At The Metro
Sunday night the Metro hosts Fleet Foxes. One of the best shows we saw all summer came from these guys. Here's a little take on the luscious band. Make time to catch them live if you can.
Double Dip
Saturday you can catch two shows of Man Man and Tim Fite at Bottom Lounge. One at 5, the other 9. Man Man's wild, intense, diverse style is worth the price of admission. They have words here that need to be known.
Notable Show
This Friday - Haiku and Jeff Parker at Burlington.
If you’ve followed Haiku at all over the past year, you probably know how busy he’s been.For this show, the multi-talented artist will team up with guitarist Jeff Parker of the band Tortoise.
Christening The Midnight Rider
We were at a show at U. of I last night catching Lotus at the Canopy Club in front of a hype Monday night crowd. The band got a new pimped out tour bus (emblazoned with the name Midnight Rider) the night before and needless to say it needed breaking in. We didn't get back to Chicago until 6 AMish. That being said...see you tomorrow.
Catch Lotus in Milwaukee 10/24 and Chicago 10/25 as well as nationwide before>after.
While Ozric Tentacles are well known players from the 80s psychedelic scene, they're still continuing to tour and release albums to their dedicated (and new) fans. C-mon & Kypski are an electronic rock group whose infectious sound is quickly gaining popularity. If you like Walter Meego, Daft Punk or STS9, C-mon & Kypski are for you. Tonight at Abbey Pub. Buy tix here.
We're lucky to get to see tons of live music each year and the bulk of those shows are indie rock. (that's what Chicago gives you) So we were excited to see EOTO not only because everything we'd listened to from them sounded amazing, but because the jamband vibe at shows is so much more fun and easy going then other genres. Two opening bands were announced maybe two days before they show and both bands were side projects of Umphreys drummer Kris Meyer. Dumonde and Goodnight Nurse both were very solid for bands that may not have played a live show together before. (we've never heard of them) Aided by a DJ, both bands played jazz-fused electronic music that got the crowd very heated for EOTO. The crowd was around 75 %. If the opening acts had been advertised earlier, it's possible this show would have sold out. As the DJ kept the crowd dancing before EOTO we got a quick chance to converse with our fellow DePaul alumnus Myers and get a little more info on his side projects. As EOTO sort of ran their sound check into the opening number of the set, we'd found a prime spot stage left and started grooving with the very energized crowd. What EOTO is doing live is cool, but seeing it all unfold was awe-inspiring. Sadly there were no special guest appearances, and just the house lights for visuals but beyond that this show was really hot. The communication, stage presence and musical energy that Hann and Travis were pumping out came out rather subtle and forthright, making the most unsuspecting people groove a little. (i.e., the bouncers) Two straight hours of music left the Sub't a sultry, sweaty mess and another song for the encore put a nice cap on a joyous musical night. EOTO has a special sound and an approach that makes their live work very infectious. They're around at many festivals this summer, so take a chance to dance with them. 
We snapped a few photos as well- take a look.
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