Los Straitjackets with Nick Lowe @ The Mod Club, July 21

Los Straitjackets are joined by Nick Lowe at The Mod Club on Tuesday at 7 pm. Check out a few performances and interviews. 

Tickets for the Los Straitjackets & Nick Lowe show at The Mod Club on Tuesday (July 21) are $66.25 and available here.

Nichol Robertson & Kelsey McNulty @ The Cameron House, Saturday

Kelsey McNulty (Carlo, Great Lake Swimmers) joins Nichol Robertson for a delightful duo set at the Cameron from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Oakland Hiero heroes Souls Of Mischief @ The Phoenix, Saturday

Bay Area hip hop legends Souls Of Mischief make a rare T.O. appearance at the Phoenix tonight – get tickets right here. 

Happy Birthday singer/songwriter Evie Sands!

Raising a glass to Evie Sands on her birthday with a few vintage clips and an appearance on Art Fein's Poker Party. 

One For The Weekend: The Huns

Chicago garage-rockers The Huns are in Steven Krakow's Secret History feature for the Reader. Check out "Destination Lonely"

Writes Steven Krakow...

Once again VERY EXCITED to present the tale of a band I SO DIG in the new Secret History of Chicago Music in the Chicago Reader. The Huns told me a lot of their snotty/sublime garage-rockin’ story for the first time! Their suburban history is tied into the legendary club the Cellar AND The Nuge! (Plus opening for Buffalo Springfield and Strawberry Alarm Clock, aka pure gold in my world). 

Their lone 45 "Destination Lonely" b/w "Winning Ticket" is coveted by collector-types, but it’s a DOOZY of primal fuzzed angst and Mersey-like beauty! The legendary Cheater Slicks covered the A-side. 

They’re reforming for a show at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights on Aug. 1 and I WILL BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! 

This will be in the big Aug print issue too, thanks Philip Montoro for doing some heavy lifting while sick, hero!  Read The Huns story in the Chicago Reader right here. Listen to both sides of The Huns single below. 

 

LINKS
Garage Hangover  The Huns "Destination Lonely"

Nichol Robertson y Los Falsos @ The Cameron House, Friday

Nichol Robertson, Vivienne Wilder and their Los Falsos compadres bring a Latin swing to the Cameron tonight at 10 pm. 

Adrian Younge takes aim at dance floors with Afro-Disco Makossa

Adrian Younge launches his new dancefloor assault with "Feel The High Life" off "Afro-Disco Makossa" – time to get down!

Here's the scoop...

What would a Ghanaian producer in ‘76 have made if he set out to create an American disco record for his hometown? Adrian Younge finally answers that question.

The latest single from Afro-Disco Makossa, “Feel the High Life” is out now. Afro-Disco Makossa the first Linear Labs record built purely for the dance floor. Afrobeat, funk, and disco, recorded to tape. Built for the DJ of any era. Get a copy of Afro-Disco Makossa on vinyl from Linear Labs right here. Listen to "Feel The High Life" below.