Music, Reviews

Review: Mike Doughty and Wheatus Brought Their Memorable Sound to Sleeping Village

Currently on tour in support of Mike Doughty, Wheatus started the night on an energetic note with “Break It Don’t Buy It” from the The Valentine LP. In lieu of […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Stacked Lineup, Sparse Crowd at the Bottle w/ Dark Fog, Balms, Diagonal, Bow & Spear

Balms

Saturday’s show at the Empty Bottle felt very…well, empty. Despite a packed lineup of four bands, the turnout was less than stellar. Of course these nights do happen; whether it’s […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: An Audio/Visual Spectacle with Windbreaker, Joan of Arc, and Buke and Gase

Saturday night at the Empty Bottle was quite an audio/visual treat. Chicago’s Windbreaker stealthily appeared on stage behind a projection screen full of colorful, glitched out imagery. More than just aesthetic, […]

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Festivals, Music, Reviews

Review: Scorched Tundra Fest Brings a New Side of Metal to Empty Bottle

Sumac

This weekend the Empty Bottle hosted back-to-back soldout shows for the annual Scorched Tundra festival. Since 2011, Alexi Front has been curating and highlighting some of the most innovative acts […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Post-Adventures with Lume, Chastity, and Mourn at the Empty Bottle

Tuesday night’s show at the Empty Bottle featured three relatively up-and-coming bands that redefine their parent genres and challenge what it means to sound like a “post-rock” band. In an […]

Jennifer Roger /
Music, Reviews

Review: The Sea and Cake Share Any Day with Empty Bottle

The Sea and Cake are currently on tour in support of their newest album, Any Day, released on May 11 on Thrill Jockey Records. The Chicago music veterans invited the […]

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Music, Reviews

Gang of Youths Brings Energetic Performance to Subterranean

Gang of Youths brought their big sound to a small Chicago venue on Friday night, as the award-winning Australian rock band played an energetic set at Subterranean. Their excellent 2017 […]

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Music, Reviews

Big Thief’s Emotionally Charged Performance at Millennium Park w/ Overcoats

Brooklyn band Big Thief have had a recent upsurge of popularity. Their recently released album Capacity has been met with critical acclaim, and it’s no wonder; the album is flooring. It’s one of […]

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