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Jim Kopeny / Tankboy

ARTICLES: 78
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Review: Tamar Berk’s tiny injuries Is Worth Your Immediate Attention

If you want to throw a music critic into a real mental tizzy, ask them what they’re listening to or what they’d recommend. I know enough other critics that I […]

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Last Minute Plans: Psymon Spine Brings Their Indie-Rock Dance Party to Color Club Tonight

Psymon Spine hails from NYC and traffics in the kind of basement dance-party indie rock pioneered by bands like LCD Soundsystem and the sounds familiar to the DFA label. OK, […]

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Preview: The Return Of Woolworthy!

In 2005, Woolworthy played their “farewell” show at Double Door, and Chicago said goodbye to one of the more promising bands to emerge from the ’90s into early aughts scene. […]

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On the Road: The Ballad of Blur, Wembley, Darren, and Me.

A brief history By the late ‘80s I had begun to omnivorously consume all the music I could. And I was growing fascinated by bands that were mixing rock structure […]

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Preview: Farewell Captain Emerges With Amends

While many bands saw themselves stalled during the pandemic, others took the forced downtime to finish up a long-in-the-works album, and I am very happy to share that Farewell Captain […]

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Review: Baby Teeth Triumphantly Returns to Carry On Regardless

Rarely has growing old sounded so goldanged catchy, but Baby Teeth‘s return to the music scene after their breakup in 2012 finds the group packaging the aches and pains of […]

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Review: Placebo Brings an Intimate Arena Mentality to the Salt Shed

Placebo formed in 1994 and made a distinctive mark early in their career as a heavy guitar pop act with a true glam rock edge, alongside a daring-for-its-time fluid sexuality […]

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Review: Triple Fast Action Are “Kickin’ Up A Rattle” Ahead of Their Triple-LP Release

Chicago’s Triple Fast Action was active between 1993 and 1998, and were part of the burst of major label signings in the wake of the seismic shifts in popular music […]

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Last-Minute Plans: Sloan Returns To Chicago Tonight!

I first saw Sloan in the mid-‘90s, and have seen most every tour they’ve played since then. The most remarkable thing about the band is that they haven’t picked up […]

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Premier: LOTEC’s Driving “Won’t You” From Their First New Album Since 2001!

LOTEC began their existence as Land Of The El Caminos, and remained active through the late ’90s and into the aughts. They garnered acclaim for their hard-charging sound, grafting Fanelli’s […]

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Review: The Lemonheads Bring A Swaggering It’s A Shame About Ray to The Metro

I was introduced to The Lemonheads right around 1990, since someone at my college record store was clearly a fan and kept the Taang! releases in stock and prominently displayed. […]

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Review: The Backseat Lovers Are Barely Old Enough To Drive, But Are Talented Well Beyond Their Years

The Backseat Lovers‘ Major label debut Waiting To Spill dropped into my inbox a few months ago and I was immediately struck by two things: a) how had I never […]

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