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Need plans for Father’s Day and for Mother’s Day? Why not take ol’ Dad to Soldier Field to see the Skrillex Festival, or whatever it’s called. And ol’ Mom would just love to be dragged to the shitty Vic to … Continue reading →

Here’s what drops to end this unusually warm month of March. Stuff marked * should be good: Mar-26-12 Madonna – MDNA Interscope Records Mar-27-12 Civil Twilight – Holy Weather Wind-Up Mar-27-12 Justin Townes Earle – Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way … Continue reading →

I’ll be out of town all week, so here’s what’s dropping the next 2 Tuesdays. Stuff marked * should be good: Mar-13-12 Delta Spirit – Delta Spirit Rounder Mar-13-12 Lucero – Women & Work ATP Mar-13-12 Say Anything – Anarchy, … Continue reading →

Radiohead! Fucked Up! Dinosaur Jr. at Subterranean! Wait, what? Bring your headphones for that one. All the new shizz is up on SHOWcal. Here’s what’s going down for the next TWO weeks: Fri Mar 9 7:00pm – 10:00pm Gomez @ … Continue reading →

Here’s what drops this week. Stuff marked * should be good: Mar-06-12 *Andrew Bird – Break It Yourself Mom + Pop Mar-06-12 *Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works Volume II 1972 Mar-06-12 Ava Luna – Ice Level Infinite Best Mar-06-12 … Continue reading →

Here’s what drops this week to help you through the leap year. Stuff marked * should be good. Feb-28-12 Dirty Three – Toward the Low Sun Drag City Feb-28-12 *Fanfarlo – Rooms Filled With Light Canvasback Music/Atlantic Records Feb-28-12 Hunx … Continue reading →

Just in time for V-Day, here’s what to buy your sweetie this week. Stuff marked * should be good: Feb-14-12 Amoral – Beneath The End Records Feb-14-12 Anya Marina – Felony Flats Copy Shop/Atlantic Records Feb-14-12 *Chromatics – Kill for … Continue reading →

A few new things added to the SHOWcal today. Here’s what’s going on in the coming week:   Fri Feb 10 9:00pm – 12:00am Rabbid Rabbit @ Panchos 10:00pm – 12:00am Netherfriends/Secret Colours @ Empty Bottle 10:00pm – 2:00am A-Trak … Continue reading →

Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, this was my first opportunity to see Jeff Mangum/Neutral Milk Hotel. I’m extremely lucky to have had the chance at all. As has been fully documented elsewhere, Jeff/NMH slid into the abyss not long after … Continue reading →

Here’s what drops this week. Stuff marked * should be good: Feb-06-12 Goldfrapp – The Singles Mute / Parlophone Feb-07-12 A Place To Bury Strangers – Onwards to the Wall EP Dead Oceans Feb-07-12 Air – Le Voyage Dans La … Continue reading →