Riot Fest 2005 day one
Friday was the start of the two-day Riot Fest here in Chicago. For those unaware, it was a two day huge punk “festival” at the Congress Theatre. There were more bands on the bill than I could keep track of and a lot of big name punk bands from the old days in some form [...]
Since By Man 11/3/05 at Beat Kitchen
Tonight I went to see Since By Man at the Beat Kitchen. They played second on a four band bill. The show started really early, 5:30pm to be exact. I guess there must have been a late show scheduled at the club. When I arrived a few minutes before the doors were to open, there [...]
The Adicts 10/28/05 at Wheaton Grand Theatre
Last night I went to see The Adicts, Bang Sugar Bang, So Unloved, and a bunch of other bands play at the Wheaton Grand Theatre. Now Wheaton is only about a 15 minute drive from Combustion Manor, so it was nice that a show was so convienent to get to. Lewdd picked me up and [...]
Milemarker 10/22/05 at Empty Bottle
Last night saw the long awaited return of Milemarker to the Empty Bottle. The last time I saw them it was the summer of 2003 at some loft in Wicker Park, and the band imploded that night, resulting in their breakup and two year hiatus before reuniting in a new and altered lineup. When I [...]
The many few sights of DG
Lately since the price of gas has gone through the roof, I find myself not driving when at all possible, and instead walking just about anywhere I think I can make it. I’ve been selling crap on ebay to help keep the lights on, which means I have to go to the post office pretty [...]
MDC 9/23/05 at Bottom Lounge
Last night, Seňor Citizen and I went to see MDC at the Bottom Lounge. I never got to see them “back in the day” so I wanted to see what it was I missed and since it was the original lineup, I figured it was worth checking out. The show started really early too, 630pm [...]
Planes Mistaken for Stars
8/6/05 at Bottom Lounge
Last night I went to the Bottom Lounge to see Planes Mistaken for Stars. After a raping at the gas pump at $2.39 a gallon (which one gallon is more than I am making an hour right now seeing as I’m unemployed!) and a real fisting on the trip down in the form of traffic [...]
