higgy's guide to midwestern living

[higgybaby23]

Having recently moved back to my hometown in Illinois, I thought it would be nice to create a tiny corner of the board to celebrate the musical happenings of middle America.

Please help me to highlight significant shows anywhere in IL, IA, IN, OH, MO, MN, WI, MI or anywhere else around these areas. I realize an entire message board could and has been created just covering the city of Chicago. So, let's stick to the shows that might otherwise fall through the cracks and aren't being hyped in other threads.

[higgybaby23]

9/3/11 - Daytrotter Barnstomer Fest, Maquoketa IA
White Rabbits
Wildlife
Princeton
Hacienda
Hundred Visions
Madi Diaz
Keegan Dewitt

[higgybaby23]

Chicago EDM...

9/1/11 - Loco Dice @ Spybar
9/2/11 - Joris Voorn + Guy Gerber @ Spybar
9/2/11 - Wolfgang Gartner + SBTRKT @ The Mid
9/2/11 - James Zabiela @ Sound-Bar
9/3/11 - Carl Cox + Green Velvet @ The Mid
9/9/11 - Crookers @ The Mid
9/16/11 - Maceo Plex + Matt Tolfrey @ Spybar
9/17/11 - Marcus Schulz @ The Mid
9/23/11 - Beardyman @ Double Door
9/23/11 - Derrick Carter + Derrick May @ The Mid
10/1/11 - Avicii @ Conress Theater
10/8/11 - Lindstrom @ Metro/Smartbar
10/15/11 - Sander Van Doorn @ The Mid
10/19/11 - Skream + Benga @ The Mid
10/21//11 - Amon Tobin @ Congress Theater
11/25/11 - Dubfire @ Spybar

[higgybaby23]

9/21-25/11 - Pygmalion Fest, Champaign/Urbana IL, Various Locations

Explosions in the Sky
Cut Copy
Gang Gang Dance
Braid
Washed Out
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Toro Y Moi
The Dodos
Deerhoof
Japandroids
Xiu Xiu
The Hood Internet
MiMOSA
Viva Voce
Marty Party
STRFKR
Asobi Seksu
Owen
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Ivan & Alyosha
The Parson Red Heads
Bass Drum of Death
Mansions on the Moon
Grave Babies
Adam Arcuragi
Ava Luna
Brass Bed
Gardens & Villa
Common Loon
D-Roka
The Dirty Feathers
Elsinore
An Evening With Your Mother
The Fresh Kills
Good Night & Good Morning
Grandkids
Iron Tigers
The Leadership
Roberta Sparrow
Dj Solo
Take Care
That’s No Moon
Why I Like Robins
Withershins
...plus many more...

[higgybaby23]

Randomness...

9/8/11 - Gene Ween @ RIBCO, Rock Island IL
10/1/11 - Bassnectar @ Bloomington IL
10/7/11 - Nappy Roots @ Redstone Room, Davenport IA
10/7/11 - Peelander Z @ RIBCO, Rock Island IL
10/8/11 - Helmet @ RIBCO, Rock Island IL
10/9/11 - Beirut @ The Pagaent, St.Louis MO
10/12/11 - Portishead @ Aragon Ballroom, Chicago IL
10/15/11 - Robert Randolph & The Family Band @ Englert Theater, Iowa City IA
10/30/11 - They Might Be Giants @ Englert Theater, Iowa City IA

[suprefan]

you trying to make dani create a midwest sub forum now?

[Courtney]

That's after the Pacific Islands subforum.

[zircona1]

Next weekend in Columbia there's the annual Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Fest. The lineup includes:

Ana Popovic
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Mavis Staples
Dr. Ralph Stanley
Robert Cray
Los Lobos
Taj Mahal
Fitz and the Tantrums

I'm thinking of buying a pass to see Mavis, Dr. Ralph, Los Lobos and Fitz.

[higgybaby23]

you trying to make dani create a midwest sub forum now?

Lulz.

I think this thread is more than enough. Keep me in mind when you see some notable shows in this area.

That's after the Pacific Islands subforum.

But of course.

[SoulDischarge]

Chicago EDM...

9/1/11 - Loco Dice @ Spybar
9/2/11 - Joris Voorn + Guy Gerber @ Spybar
9/2/11 - Wolfgang Gartner + SBTRKT @ The Mid
9/2/11 - James Zabiela @ Sound-Bar
9/3/11 - Carl Cox + Green Velvet @ The Mid
9/9/11 - Crookers @ The Mid
9/16/11 - Maceo Plex + Matt Tolfrey @ Spybar
9/17/11 - Marcus Schulz @ The Mid
9/23/11 - Beardyman @ Double Door
9/23/11 - Derrick Carter + Derrick May @ The Mid
10/1/11 - Avicii @ Conress Theater
10/8/11 - Lindstrom @ Metro/Smartbar
10/15/11 - Sander Van Doorn @ The Mid
10/19/11 - Skream + Benga @ The Mid
10/21//11 - Amon Tobin @ Congress Theater
11/25/11 - Dubfire @ Spybar

Notable Smartbar shows:

Optimo
Machinedrum
Motor City Drum Ensemble
Trentemoller @ Metro
Derrick Carter 7 hour set
Steffi
Dave Clarke

Can I move back yet?

Also, The Mid is probably my least favorite venue in Chicago. Not the worst space in the world, but the staff there ruin the vibe completely.

[higgybaby23]

Thanks for the info Patrick! Looking forward to your eventual return to Chicago.

Here are the dates for the shows you mentioned. Many are on Fri or Sat which makes me very happy as I work M-F. Hopefully I'll be able to attend quite a few of these.

Smartbar...

9/2/11 - Optimo
9/15/11 - Machinedrum
9/16/11 - LTJ Bukem
10/7/11 - Motor City Drum Ensemble
10/8/11 - Lindstrom
10/18/11 - Trentemoller @ Metro
10/22/11 - Derrick Carter
11/5/11 - Steffi
11/19/11 - Dave Clarke

[higgybaby23]

Pertinent information.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/chicago/

Anybody have like minded sites for other cities in the midwest?

[SoulDischarge]

Maybe not similar, but some good sites for Chicago are Broke Hipster (lets you know where the cheap/free food/drinks are around town on a daily basis), Time Out Chicago, Free Things To Do In Chicago, The Reader website. That should keep you abreast of many goings on. I don't know much about underground listings, for whatever reason.

[york707]

http://stlouislivemusic.wordpress.com/?ref=spelling

From that site:

September
Wed 9/7 Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds – Off Broadway
Fri 9/9 Javier Mendoza CD Release Party – Old Rockhouse
Sat 9/10 Keller Williams – Pageant
Sat 9/10 Kevin Devine with the Features and Apollo Mudd – Old Rock House
Sun 9/11 Bon Iver – Pageant SOLD OUT!
Mon 9/12 Black Moth Super Rainbow – Off Broadway
Mon 9/12 The Smith Westerns – Firebird
Tues 9/13 Hunx and His Punx – Firebird
Tues 9/13 O’Death – Off Broadway
Wed 9/14 Vivian Girls w/Widowspeak – Billiken Club
Wed 9/14 Eilen Jewell – Off Broadway
Wed 9/14 Have Gun, Will Travel w/Micah Schnable (of Two Cow Garage) – Old Rockhouse
Wed 9/14 Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart – Off Broadway
Thurs 9/15 Youth Lagoon – Cicero’s
Fri 9/16 Those Darlins – Off Broadway
Sun 9/18 An Horse – Old Rock House
Sun 9/18 Dark Dark Dark and A Hawk and a Hacksaw – Off Broadway
Mon 9/19 Electric Six – Firebird
Mon 9/19 Fruit Bats & Vetiver – Off Broadway
Tues 9/20 Okkervil River w/Wye Oak – Pageant
Tues 9/20 Active Child – Curban
Tues 9/20 Jill Andrews – Off Broadway (early show moved back; show starts at 9:00PM)
Tues 9/20 The Vaccines and Tennis – Off Broadway (late show; starts at 10 p.m.)(Cancelled)
Tues 9/20 Gomez – Blue Note (Columbia, MO)
Tues 9/20 Viva Voce – Firebird
Wed 9/21 The Watson Twins – Off Broadway
Wed 9/21 Erasure – Pageant
Wed 9/21 The Joy Formidable – Firebird
Thurs 9/22 Alison Krauss and Union Station – Fabulous Fox Theatre
Thurs 9/22 Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps – Off Broadway
Fri 9/23 Psychedelic Furs / Tom Tom Club – Pageant
Sat 9/24 The Dodos – Off Broadway
Sat 9/24 They Might Be Giants – Pageant
Mon 9/26 Deerhoof – Luminary Center for the Arts
Tues 9/27 Richard Buckner – Billiken Club
Fri 9/30 Higher Ground: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder and Benefit for 88.1 KDHX – Off Broadway

October
Sat 10/1 The Alternate Routes – Off Broadway
Sun 10/2 Gypsy – Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre
Sun 10/2 Death Cab for Cutie w/Telekinesis – Pageant SOLD OUT!
Sun 10/2 Helmet – Firebird
Mon 10/3 Zee Avi – Off Broadway
Tues 10/4 Yuck – Firebird
Tues 10/4 Wilco with Nick Lowe – Peabody Opera House SOLD OUT!
Tues 10/4 Arctic Monkeys w/Smith Westerns – Pageant
Wed 10/5 The Damnwells – Old Rockhouse
Thurs 10/6 St. Vincent – Old Rock House
Fri 10/7 Sam Bush – Sheldon Concert Hall
Fri 10/7 Tom Russell – Off Broadway
Sat 10/8 Bangles - Pageant
Sat 10/8 Roger Daltrey Performing “Tommy” – Peabody Opera House
Sat 10/8 Tom Russell w/Gretchen Peters – Mt. Olive, IL Turner Hall
Sat 10/8 The Wilders – Off Broadway
Sun 10/9 Beirut – Pageant
Mon 10/10 Man or Astroman – Duck Room
Wed 10/12 Lucinda Williams – Pageant
Fri 10/14 Caleb Travers and Jon Hardy & the Public – Off Broadway
Fri 10/14 Tapes N Tapes and Howler – Firebird
Sat 10/15 Matthew Sweet (performing Girlfriend in its entirety) – Duck Room
Sat 10/15 Brett Dennen w/Blind Pilot – Pageant
Sun 10/16 Das Racist – Firebird
Sun 10/16 Black Angels – Old Rock House
Sun 10/16 Robbie Fulks – Off Broadway
Mon 10/17 Melt-Banana – Cicero’s
Tue 10/18 Rhett Miller (of the Old 97′s) – Duck Room
Fri 10/21 Kentucky Knife Fight & John Paul Keith and the 145s – Off Broadway
Fri 10/21 Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang – Family Arena (St. Charles)
Fri 10/21 Jay Farrar – Sheldon Concert Hall
Sat 10/22 Rich Robinson – Duck Room
Sun 10/23 Bo-Keys – Gramophone
Sun 10/23 Chromeo – Pageant
Wed 10/26 Adrian Belew Power Trio – Old Rock House
Thu 10/27 Tom Rush – Old Rock House
Fri 10/28 Drive-By Truckers w/ Those Darlins - Pageant
Fri 10/28 Eleanor Friedberger (of Fiery Furnaces) - Luminary Center for the Arts
Sun 10/30 Dex Romweber Duo and the Meat Puppets – Old Rock House
Sun 10/30 Fred Eaglesmith – Off Broadway
Mon 10/31 Mates of State – Firebird

November
Wed 11/2 Jason Boland & the Stragglers with American Aquarium – Off Broadway
Thu 11/3 We Were Promised Jetpacks – The Old Rockhouse
Fri 11/4 Will Hoge – Off Broadway
Fri 11/4 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin w/Elsinore – Firebird
Sat 11/5 “Kranky Records on Tour” – Off Broadway
Sat 11/5 Dr. Dog – Firebird
Sat 11/5 Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Duck Room SOLD OUT!
Tues 11/8 tUnEyArDs – Off Broadway
Tues 11/8 Blind Boys of Alabama w/Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) –Old
Rock House
Wed 11/9 Joe Lally (of Fugazi) – Off Broadway
Thurs 11/10 The Jayhawks – Pageant
Sat 11/12 Agnostic Front – Fubar
Sat 11/12 Split Lip Rayfield and the Legendary Shack Shakers – Old Rock House
Wed 11/16 City & Colour – Pageant
Thu 11/17 The Fling w/Yukon Blonde – Off Broadway
Sat 11/19 Kings Go Forth – Firebird
Fri 11/25 King Khan & Bloodshot Bill aka ‘The Tandoori Knights’ – Off Broadway
Fri 11/25 Ha Ha Tonka – Firebird

December

Wed 12/7 Fishbone – Firebird

[zircona1]

Wed 9/21 Erasure – Pageant

I want to go to this, but I have a class that night that I can't really blow off b/c it's 3 hours and only meets twice a week, so

[higgybaby23]

Two of my favorite Tucson bands of all time will be doing a few shows in mid-America soon.

Bob Log III is well known in the underground and is part of the Fat Possum Records roster of artists. His sound can best be described as noisy, swamp blues. Fans of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Dub Narcotic Soundsystem and Bongwater will love Bob. Did I mention he is a one-man band who also happens to wear a jet fighter helmet for the entire show? Also notorious for Boob Scotch. Google it.

Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout have risen from the streets and house parties of the Old Pueblo to an international tour and opening slots for acts like the Monotonix. Their sound is part Butthole Surfers aggression and part Zappa-esque goofy prog. Mr. Free has amazing charisma and truly earns his bold title.

Bob Log III / Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout 2011 Tour

09/20/11 - Victoria, BC: Logan’s Pub
09/22/11 - Calgary, AB: Ship & Anchor Pub
09/23/11 - Edmonton, AB: New City Lounge
09/24/11 - Saskatoon, SK: Amigo’s
09/25/11 - Winnipeg, MB: Royal Albert Hotel- CANCELLED
09/27/11 - Fargo, ND: Aquarium
09/28/11 - Minneapolis, MN: 7th Street Entry
09/29/11 - Madison, WI: High Noon Saloon
09/30/11 - Chicago, IL: Double Door
10/01/11 - London, ON: Call the Office
10/02/11 - Toronto, ON: Horseshoe Tavern
10/03/11 - Hamilton, ON: Casbah
10/04/11 - Waterloo, ON: Starlight Club
10/05/11 - Montreal, QC: Il Motore
10/06/11 - Quebec, QC: Le Cercle
10/07/11 - St-Primeum, QC: Le Vieux Couvent de St-Prime Festival
10/08/11 - St-Primeum, QC: Le Vieux Couvent de St-Prime Festival
10/10/11 - Pittsburgh, PA: 31st Street Pub
10/11/11 - Columbus, OH: Summit Club
10/12/11 - St Louis, MO: Off Broadway Night Club
10/13/11 - Memphis, TN: Bucaneer Lounge
10/14/11 - Dallas, TX: Double Wide
10/15/11 - Austin, TX: Mohawk Inside Room

[higgybaby23]

[higgybaby23]

[SoulDischarge]

Damn. That'd be great. I think that might be the same night as Portishead in Chicago.

[amyzzz]

That's also on the same night at Portishead in SF. /sorry thread hijack

[higgybaby23]

Getting ready to make the drive for two shows tonight. We are attempting to attend both the Cut Chemist + Quantic show at The Mid and also the Cassy + Deniz Kurtel show at Spybar. Hopefully we will have some energy left to go see Lindstrom at Smartbar tomorrow night.

[higgybaby23]

Fate has been cruel to us. I'm back at home....fuckfuckfuck!!!! Our truck broke down ON THE WAY to the show. So much for my fun filled Chicago vacation. Instead I will be spending my vaca money on a new clutch. FUCK!

[higgybaby23]

http://www.clubtix.com/latest_events

^Great site for shows in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee and more. You can use it to buy tix and RSVP to events too.

[higgybaby23]

The SBTRKT show last Friday at The Bottom Lounge was phenomenal! The next night, Steffi played a very solid German-house set at Smart Bar. Both sound systems were top notch and the crowds were hip. Thumbs up for each venue.

Here's an update for EDM shows in Chicago...

11/11/11 – Felix da Housecat @ The Mid
11/11/11 – Danny Daze + Sean Miller @ Spybar
11/18/11 – Paco Osuna + Carlo Lio @ Spybar
11/19/11 – Dave Clarke @ Smart Bar
11/19/11 – Damian Lazarus + Subb-An @ Location TBA
11/23/11 – Lee Foss + Lee Curtiss @ Location TBA
11/25/11 – Boys Noize @ The Mid
11/25/11 – Nicholas Jarr(live) + Hernan Sanchez @ Smart Bar
11/25/11 – Dubfire @ Spybar
11/26/11 – Gaiser + Funk Shui @ Smart Bar
11/26/11 – Umek @ Vision Nightclub
11/28/11 – Digitalism(live) @ Metro
11/29/11 – VNV Nation @ Bottom Lounge
12/2/11 – Bonobo(dj set) @ The Mid
12/9/11 – Benoit & Sergio(live) @ Smart Bar
12/10/11 – Fedde Le Grand @ The Mid
12/16/11 – Hernan Cattaneo + Nick Warren @ Sound Bar
12/16/11 – Visionquest @ The Mid
12/16/11 – Justin Martin @ Smart Bar
12/17/11 – Marc Houle(live) @ Smart Bar
12/31/11 – Danny Howells @ Smart Bar

[higgybaby23]

[paulb]

Great thread! Any websites or twitter accounts to follow that have all the Chicago concert announcements in one place? Thanks! New resident here....

[malcolmjamalawesome]

I will participate in this thread.

[SoulDischarge]

Kind of a bummer in some respects, but an awesome article about Chicago's dance scene with resources:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1457

[higgybaby23]

^That RA article is interesting. It inspires me to crack the cliques and find these underground parties.

I'm fairly certain I will be going to Chicago on Thanksgiving weekend. Still trying to decide between Boys Noize and Nicholas Jarr, but will definitely be seeing Gaiser. I kind of like the idea of two nights in a row at Smart Bar, but am also feeling compelled to see Boys Noize again.

Anybody know about affordable lodging on the north side. We stayed at a Motel 6 in Elk Grove Village last time. It was priced right, but a bit of a drive.

Great thread! Any websites or twitter accounts to follow that have all the Chicago concert announcements in one place? Thanks! New resident here....

I don't know of any single exhaustive source, that's why I started this thread. There is already a number of solid links here.

I will participate in this thread.

We've been waiting. Also, were you wearing a Barkley jersey at SBTRKT? I looked for a man straight of spine and sleeveless of shirt, perhaps it was you.

[fiopadp7791]

Just saw this thread for the 1st time. I'll make some Minneapolis-related announcements occassionally. I guess the big news today, which a lot of you guy's already know, is tied into Coachella. We know Naked and Famous won't be at Coachella because they're playing Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago during weekend 1. Sorry if I'm stating the obvious nws for the 90th time