Viva La Bands 10/23/07 at Congress Theater
Tuesday night I went to see the Viva La Bands tour at the Congress Theater in Chicago. This tour was put together by Bam Margera of Jackass/Viva La Bam/Skateboarding fame. The tour features four bands; Gwar, Cradle of Flith, CKY, and Vains of Jenna, though it would turn out that one of them wouldn’t play [...]
The Avengers 10/20/07 at Reggie’s
This past Saturday I went to Reggie’s Rock Club to see The Avengers play. The Avengers are absolutely one of my all time favorite punk rock bands of all time, and this would be my first time seeing a show at this new club. First let’s talk about the club. Reggie’s Rock Club is part [...]
R.I.P. Paul Raven
I just learned about the untimely passing of Paul Raven. Raven did time in a number of great bands especially Killing Joke and Ministry among others. Initial reports are that he suffered a heart attack. This is really sad news and he will be sorely missed. My condolences go out to his loved ones and [...]
Number Nine 10/12 at Champs
Last Friday Lunchbox, Beth, and I went to see Number Nine at Champs Rock Room in Burbank, IL. Number Nine is a punk rock band from the Chicago area that dates back to the mid 1980′s. They appeared on a cassette compilation I released back around 1987 but I never got the chance to see [...]
A new episode of LFCM (two seasons later!)
It only took the passing of two seasons and the unfortunate ending of my relationship with the girl I was in love with since I was 15 (a story I may write about in the near future if anyone gives a shit about reading about me and not just the punk rock) to bring you, [...]
Sex Pistols – Spunk box set
As you may know, the Sex Pistols – Spunk album was finally given an official release on LP/CD last year. For those not familiar with it, about a week before Never Mind the Bollocks came out, some crafty bootlegger beat it to the punch by releasing an album of earlier Sex Pistols demo recordings. The [...]
Down 10/10/07 at House of Blues
Last night I went to see Down at the House of Blues. This was the third time I’ve been to House of Blues in less than two weeks, my friends were starting to think I was moving in there because I was going there so often! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the [...]
Bad Religion 10/5/07 at House of Blues
Friday night I went to House of Blues for the second week in a row, this time it was to see Bad Religion. I saw them play in the summer at the Warped Tour but I really wanted to see them under more normal circumstances and also with them having a longer time to play. [...]
Subhumans 9/29/07 at Logan Square Auditorium
My three day run of shows came to a close by going to see the Subhumans at Logan Square Auditorium. This was my fourth time seeing them I think, I’ve actually lost count now as age must be catching up to me. I like the Logan Square Auditorium, even though I end up shooting from [...]
Cannibal Corpse 9/28/07 at House of Blues
Friday marked the second day in a three day run of shows for me. This time it was to see the Metal Blade Records 25th anniversary tour featuring Cannibal Corpse and four other bands. Death metal shows aren’t my usual events so I figured it would be a fun change of scenery for a show. [...]
