Good Music, as Recommended by Good Music

Coltrane Motion

Hi all!

There will SOON be a new section on the blog focusing on Recommended music from the artists featured on the blog. How great is that?!

While this new feature isn't 100% ready to be released, I wanted to highlight Coltrane Motion's top 5 picks because:
1)They're my featured artist of TODAY
2)They're playing TONIGHT at Double Door

Listen to the playlist HERE

Gold Girls, by City Center

Mr & Mrs Compost, Bibio

Italialaisella Iaivalla, by Paavoharju

Yesu ka Mkwebaze (from Lip Kodi ya City Council, Mississippi Records), by Noviciat de Soeurs Missionaires de Notre-Dame d' Afrique & Four Religious

People Has it Hard, by Coleman Family

Chicago Bands

Chicago has a rich local music scene, including the acts below. This page is still in production, as I hope to add links, descriptions, and more bands soon.

1,000 Vertical Feet
The 2 Plus 2
72 Hours
A&R
A Birdsong Valentine
A Quiet Capture
Abstract Giants
Action Finger
The Adornments
Airiel
Aktar Aktar
Algren
Andrew Belle
Animal City
American Taxi
Archie Powell and the Exports
The Assembly
Athens
The Attraction
The Barcait Couture
BBU
Bear Claw
Bicycle, Tricycle
Big Science
Bird Ate My Donut
The Bitter Tears
Black Dog
Blah Blah Blah
Blane Fonda
Blasted Diplomats
The Bears of Blue River
The Blissters
Blueblood
Bluemoonrevue
Boho Paisley
Bottle Rocket Blue
Bound Stems
Breakers Broken
Brandan Losch
Bright Like Japan
Brighton, MA
The Brother Whys
Bullet Called Life
Bullets in Madison
Bully in the Hallway
Butterfly Assassins
Button Pushers
Califone
Calvin Marty and the Sunken Ship
Camera
Catfish Haven
The Cathy Santonies
Cavashawn
Cave
Ceiling Stars
Cobalt and the Hired Guns
Color Radio
Coltrane Motion
Company of Thieves
Conductive Alliance
Constantine and the Emperors
The Cortlandt Homes
Crooks and Children
Cyclesomething
Daily Void
Danger is my Middle Name
Daniel Knox
David Costa
Debello
Detholz!
Dick Prall
Digital Mindy
The Dirty Rooks
Dot Dot Dot
Easy Prey
Echo Son
Elipse
Empire State Express
Empires
Escape From Earth
EVA
Ezra Furman
Face Time Police
Facing Forward
Farewell Captain
The Felix Culpa
Fishing with Spoons
Flatbed Orange
Flowers for Dorian
The Fold
Gemini Club
Gia Margaret
Glasko
The Glide
Glorious Noise
Goodbye Satellite
Goodbyehome
Grammar
The Great Society Mind Destroyers
GreenSugar
Greyce
Gunner's Daughter
The Hallow
Hay Perro
Haywood Yards
Helicopters
Hey Champ
High Gloss Black
Hollus
Honest Engines
Horse and the Sea
Hospital Garden
Hotel Ahead
House of Normandie
Hudson Branch
The Hue
I Fight Dragons
Icepaw
Icy Demons
IJ Quinn
Ike Reilly Assassination
In Tall Buildings
Inept
Inkbat
The Innocent
The Ivorys
Janus
Jerome Holloway
Jessica Sonner
Joe Pug
Johnny Rumble
Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers
Kaspar Hauser
The Kickback
Kid You'll Move Mountains
Killer Whales
King Sparrow
Last Fast Action
The Lavellas
Left Brain Heart
Lemmy Caution
The Lifeline
Lights Over Bridgeport
Local H
The Locals
Lophophora
Love and Squalor
Love in October
Love Raid
Lovers in Arms
Loyal Divide
Lucid Ground
Lying Delilah
The M's
Made In Hollywood
Magas
Makeshift Prodigy
Mannequin Men
Maps & Atlases
Mason's Case
Mazes
Meqqa
Mic Terror
Mike Mangione
Mike Reeb
Mikkey Halsted
Milk & Honey
Mira Mira
Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra
Miss Jackie and The Sass
Mittens on Strings
Model Stranger
Mother Electric
The Moves
Moxie Motive
Moxxy
Mr. Bear
Mr. Russia
Mucca Pazza
My Gold Mask
Nathan Xander & Witchouse
Netherfriends
Office
Ohtis
Old Fake
On the Run
Otter Petter
Panda Riot
Paperplant
Par Avion
Pelican
Percolator
Pet Lions
Pistols at Dawn
The Poison Arrows
Pool of Frogs
Press Gang
Prizzy Prizzy Please
Qualms
Quasar Wut-Wut
Rabble Rabble
The Race
Raise High the Roof Beam
Raised on Zenith
Real Lunch
The Redfords
The Right Now
The Rikters
Rob Nicholas
Robbie Zar
Robot Lounge
Russian Circles
Saltillo
Sars Flannery
Scott Wesley
Seth Bradley
Shelley Miller
Shock Stars
The Silents
The Singleman Affair
Skybox
Sleeper Car
Sleeping at Last
The Smith Westerns
Snowsera
State and Madison
The Streets on Fire
Sunday Morning Chameleon
Surrender Dorothy
Surround Sound
The Sweeps
Sybris
Take the Panda
Team Band
Tell Your Friends
Them vs. Them
This Is Me Smiling
Tiger Bones
Tijuana Hercules
Tiny Tron
Todd Kessler and the New Folk
Tom Schraeder & His Alter Ego
Tomorrow Never Knows
Treaty of Paris
Triumph and Parade
Tyler Jon Tyler
Twilight Revival
Unicycle Loves You
Universe
V Sparks
Vacations
Van Ghost
Verona Red
Victorian Halls
The Villains of Verona
Wally Dogger
Walter Meego
White Hot Knife
White Tie Affair
White Mystery
The Wiitala Brothers
Wild Peaks
The Window Theatre
Wyatt
YeaBig+KidStatic
Yawn
The Yearbooks
The Yolks
The Young Sea
Yourself and the Air
Youth Dekay

If you're a Chicago band and would like to be listed here, please contact me at tracy@groundwm.com

My Current Pandora QuickMix

Here's who's included:

Coltrane Motion
Office
CSS
Kyle Andrews
Stereo MC's
Radiohead
Fujiya & Miyagi
Architecture in Helsinki
Passion Pit
Animal Collective
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Of Montreal
Moving Units
The Blow
Calvin Harris
Justice
MGMT
The Faint
Junior Senior

Click here to listen!

FOUR New Music Venues in Chicago

Yeah, FOUR.

It's hard to believe, especially in this economy, but I LOVE it. I think I might check out LaSalle Power Co tonight, but I'll FO SHO be at Double Door tomorrow to see Office, Loyal Divide, Kyle Andrews, Coltrane Motion, The Seedy Seeds and DJ Brad Owen. CAN'T WAIT for that! :)

Read more details about food, drinks, and cover here.

LaSalle Power Co.

LaSalle Power Co.
Grand opening: May 1
Music: The Eat Well, Drink Better folks (English, Grand Central) are behind this 22,000-square foot, tri-level River North bar-restaurant-concert venue, located in the former Lalo’s space. The top-floor performance area, only open during shows, will house live music Thursday through Saturday, with two of those nights occupied by a house band comprising a DJ, drummer and bassist.
Local focus: At least one night per month will be devoted to hosting local bands.


3116 Club
Grand opening: Already open!
Music: Open since Monday, this 4,500-square foot Garfield Park hang plans to run the gamut from rock to salsa to jazz to techno. Shows will be held Tuesdays (all ages), Fridays and Saturdays (21+).
Local focus: 100 percent! 3116 is exclusively dedicated to local artists. Sorry, U2.


VLive
Expected opening: May 20
Music: Located above Logan Square’s Fuego Mexican Grill, the tri-level, 30,000-square foot VLive will book regional Mexican, salsa and rock bands, plus booking by LiveNation and the folks at Aragon. Rock bands normally will hit the stage Thursday, with more cultural acts on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, and national and international DJs on Friday and Saturday.
Local focus: Theoretical. Manager Rafael Mendoza intends to represent artists from all over the world. While no specific local angle is in place, Mendoza is considering booking a “Hometown Heroes” night.


The Shrine
Opening: Soft opening May 22; grand opening June 4.
Music: Housed in the former Chicago Legends space and overseen by Joe Russo, who helped open Funky Buddha in 1996, this 8,000-square foot South Loop club expects to hold DJ events three nights a week and host live bands every Thursday and occasionally on Sundays. Represented genres: Neo-soul, hip-hop, R&B, funk, Latin and Afrobeat. The space’s separate but connected lounge, Coup d’etat, will host DJ events six nights a week.
Local focus: About three local band events per month.

Props to MM

Concert Tonight!

Loyal Divide is playing at Empty Bottle tonight!

Then it's off to SXSW for them... BUT, on May 2 they'll be at Double Door with Office, Kyle Andrews, Coltrane Motion, The Seedy Seeds, and DJ Brad Owen. If you can't make tonight's show, be sure to be there on 5/2. Even better, check out both!

Recommended Song of the Day

5/2/09: Ex-girlfriend In A Coma, by Coltrane Motion

Listen to it HERE

They're playing TONIGHT at Double Door at 6:00 - BE THERE! I'll be there :)

Also joining them tonight, Office, Kyle Andrews, The Seedy Seeds, Loyal Divide and DJ Brad Owen.

ALL DAY full of GOOD MUSIC.

See you later!

Tracy :)

Chicago

Recommended Song of the Day + Concert Tonight!

4/3/09: Farewell to the Fairground, by White Lies

White Lies and Friendly Fires (I'm a bigger fan of FF) will be at Double Door tonight. I'm SUPER excited for it!

Tomorrow I'll be at Metro to see THE FAINT! I can't express in writing how excited I am for that show. I could possibly express it in squealing...

Did you know, that 29 days from now at Double Door Office, Loyal Divide, Kyle Andrews, The Seedy Seeds and Coltrane Motion will be there?! Joined by DJ Brad Owen, it will be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

See you tonight, tomorrow and/or May 2!

Tracy :)

West London, England

Chicago Concerts TONIGHT

Wow.

There is a LOT of good local music happening tonight. I'm having a really hard time deciding... Here are three shows worthy of debate.

I love Chicago. :)


Coltrane Motion @ Reggie's @ 12
Doors @ 8 $8 21+

Moxie Motive @ Empty Bottle @ 10
$20 21+

Loyal Divide @ Schubas @ 10
$8 18+

Some Good Upcoming Chicago Shows

SO much good music playing in Chicago soon. :)

Click their pic to buy

8/20/09: Coltrane Motion at Double Door, FREE
8/21/09: Verona Red at Reggie's Rock Club, $15 <-- Rock 4 Autism benefit!
8/25/09: Modest Mouse at Aragon Ballroom, $29.25

8/26/09: Empires, Big Science and Pet Lions at Schubas, $10

8/28/09: Nine Inch Nails at Aragon Ballroom, $55
While I only know one NIN song, I love that one song SO much, it was my inspiration for starting this blog.

8/28/09: Loyal Divide at Beat Kitchen, $8/$10

8/29/09: Mucca Pazza at Bottom Lounge, $12

Also, some upcoming September shows I'm really excited for include Royal Bangs, Matt & Kim, and YACHT. :)