Jim Kopeny / Tankboy

Tankboy resides in the body of Jim Kopeny and lives in Mayfair with Pickle the Kitten and a beagle named Betty (RIP) who may actually be slightly more famous than most of the musicians slogging through the local scene. He's written about music for much longer than most bands you hear on the radio have even existed.

Joined: November 7, 2017
Articles: 64
Comments: 2

Music, Reviews

Taylor Swift Still Manages to Project Heart Through All the Sheen Glossing Over reputation

CAVEAT: This review doesn’t mention Taylor Swift’s celebrity, or the paparazzi, or her squad, or possible dodges of cultural appropriation, or the latest dude she’s dating because, c’mon, this is a music review. So let’s go. Taylor Swift’s reputation is…

Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
November 13, 2017

Music, Previews

Foo Fighters Sell Out Wrigley Field, So Let’s Add Another Date!

I keep having to remind myself the Foo Fighters are kind of a big deal. They probably own lots of leather-bound books and everything. But to me they will always be the band that calls The Metro their home. Anyway.…

Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
November 10, 2017

Music, Previews

The Master of Horror John Carpenter Is Bringing His Massive Soundtrack Themes to the Aragon Ballroom

I understand if the notion of a tour featuring a 69-year-old band leader performing instrumental songs doesn’t exactly sound like a rocking good time, but the show director, screenwriter, and composer John Carpenter is bringing to the Aragon Ballroom tomorrow,…

Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
November 8, 2017

Music, Reviews

LCD Soundsystem Danced Everyone Clean During Their Chicago Return

You know it’s a good show when you leave a venue and your hair is three times as large due to the humidity of the sweat evaporating off people’s dancing bodies. And this is even more impressive when the room…