Monthly Archives: August 2009
Live Music Gives You Back Your Mojo
Ailment: Whiny, Argumentative, Short-Tempered, Ill-Humored Tart Duration: Too Fucking Long Cause: Too Involved To Go Into Cure: Two Wonderful Shows by Talented and Lovely Bands, (well and some very helpful conversations with adored friends – you know who you are) … Continue reading
Filed under @Schubas, @The Bottom Lounge, Chicago, Indie, Minneapolis
Joe Pug, coming soon to a city near you
I’ve featured Joe Pug here on these pages before. He’s a local Chicagoan and sings these Americana-folk songs that have probably some of the best, modern lyrics I know of. I’ve been hiding from this here blog for a couple … Continue reading
Wherein Tart is a right nasty bitch and you’d best stay outta her way…
Yeah, so I’ve been making a good pest of myself everywhere lately, over on emails, and tweets, and other darlings’ blogs, and in traffic, and even in the dogpark, yelling at the poor pooch in front of all his doggy … Continue reading
Filed under experimental, folk
REM: Live At The Olympia (new video for Living Well Is The Best Revenge)
Well, you don’t get to be as old as this Tart and not become exposed to the music of REM. And I mean the old, good, best music of REM. Not that Michael Stipe-focused, almost solo project, REM stuff from … Continue reading
Filed under alternative
Swimming In Speakers: EP
Have you heard Swimming in Speakers yet? You should. Yes, it’s as simple as that. [Edit: you can hear them on the radio this Friday, August 28 on The Beat Authority, North Country Public Radio. It airs from 3:00-4:45 EST. … Continue reading
Filed under folk
The Silent Years: “Vampires Bite The Hands Feed Them”(Deastro Remix)
I’ve had The Silent Years‘ album on repeat in the car for about a month, yes it’s that good. So to get this little jewel in my inbox was really just lovely! Let Go is one of those albums that … Continue reading
Win 2 tickets to see Bad Veins and Division Day + CD, Sept. 15 @ the Subterranean, Chicago
Contests are difficult to run, did you know that? You’d think there would be oodles of people wanting to win free tickets to a show and a copy of Division Day’s Visitation. Truthfully, not many people enter! Get the word … Continue reading
Filed under @the Subterranean, contest, Indie
Dappled Cities: Zounds, out September 15th
Well I had one of those synchronicity moments just now wherein a twitter friend asked if I knew a band whose PR email I had just tossed away the day before. Ha! Fuck me! Sometimes it takes two whispers in … Continue reading
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Filed under Indie
Hockey: “Song Away” new video and remix
So I’m sitting in the movie theater about two weeks ago and this giant ad comes on for, of all things, JC Penny. You can’t really escape these ads, you’re captive to your popcorn and giant bucket of Diet Coke, … Continue reading
My Gold Mask: new single! “Bette Davis Eyes”
My Gold Mask is one of my favorite Chicago bands who just also happen to be on the cusp of really becoming known outside our fair city. I’m so excited about this! Especially as it was only last year that … Continue reading
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