Radiant Devices, Sisero, Pinto & The Bean at Martyrs’ – Tue May 15
»radiant devices« is excited to remind you that they'll be playing Tuesday, May 15th at Martyrs' alongside their friends Pinto & The Bean and rock band Sisero. If you haven't heard of Pinto & The Bean, they're definitely a fantastic group to check out. This "little band with not so little sound" make the most joyful of songs, while rocking out to a full-blown, elaborate light show. They're also known for creative music videos made entirely on iPhone. For those who know them already, you'll be pleased that they're planning on introducing new songs. »radiant devices« have a new song they'll try out at ...
Lost Acapulco in Chicago
Lost Acapulco are regarded as Mexico City's surf music pioneers, creating that city's surf-style music community since their debut in 1986. Los Obligados Racing Team is the band's most recent release, co-produced by record label, Terricolas Imbeciles. Lost Acapulco will perform in Chicago on Saturday, May 19th at Congress Theater. This is a Luche Libre, Surf and Rock and Roll event DJ'd by Resistol Cincomil of Rock Sin Anestesia, 88.7FM WLUW. Dimension 4 also performs. This is an all ages event and tickets are available!
VIDEO: DJ Rekha, Dave Sharma ft. Zuzuka Poderosa & Meetu Chilana
PYAR BAILE DJ REKHA & Dave Sharma feat. Zuzuka Poderosa & Meetu Chilana (with appearance by Panjabi MC) Directed by Ellen Frances Produced by John Durgee, Ellen Frances and Raeshem Nijhon Post Production: Ellen Frances / John Durgee © 2012 Beat Bazaar Music
Soulphonetics celebrates 3rd anniversary, Sat. April 28th at Taxim (Wicker Park)
From its beginnings at the late Butterfly Social Club to its present home at Taxim, DANCE SYNDROME is celebrating 3 years of global dance goodness and will continue to follow the motto “Come and experience a night where your mind, body and soul will be throbbing and wanting more as we take you through the latin influenced experience of total coolness." The celebration takes place Saturday, April 28th at Taxim in Wicker Park and features a special guest appearance by New York's PATAFUNK as well as Chicago's own Nuestro Tambo. #Latin Jazz #Samba #Bossa #Break Beats #Baile Funk #Salsa Dura #Batucada ...
Lat/Alt on The Music Vox, 89.5FM – April 25th Edition
Join us on The Music Vox 89.5FM this Wednesday, April 25th, for our lat/alt segment where we’ll be sharing music from Fort Knox Five and Sistema Bomb. We’ll also be updating you on upcoming concerts, events, ticket give-aways and more. If you’re not in Chicago, you can stream the live broadcast at www.vocalo.org/player Our segment airs at 7:30PM CST. The Music Vox, hosted by Jesse Menendez, airs Monday through Friday, 6-8PM.
Alfonso Maya & Carlos Arellano, Casa Aztlan, May 5th
Rockotitlan Chicago and Casa Aztlan present two very unique contemporary singers/songwriters from Mexico: Carlos Arellano and Alfonso Maya; who will be showcasing his third album TODO EL UNIVERSO (The Entire Universe). Alfonso Maya is an artist who has blended seamlessly genres such as funk, ranchero and rock to his already unique style. His songs speak in a very intimate and poetic way about retrospective and social reflexion. His lyrics are both, informative and critic of the social norm intertwined in love, life and death. For over 15 years he has toured Guatemala, Spain, Mexico and the US, including: Los Angeles, San Francisco, ...
Yes, that’s right. Chicago is sooo the city to be in right now, what with all the media-produced, government-pushed hype about a particular event taking place this weekend. We’ve reluctantly yet advantageously welcomed thousands of visitors in one huge, loud wave and we’re still cushioned in the barrow of excitement. Tonight, we’re celebrating the anticipation and we’ve picked two main events to head out to. Metro is hosting This Land Is Our Land! A Centennial Celebration of Woody Guthrie featuring Tom Morello (check out his impassioned Friday rally speech and performance video below) while Congress Theater welcomes Mexico City surf rock band, Lost Acapulco, and it includes lucha libre with El Hijo del Santo wrestling Blue Demon Jr. Fantastic!
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NYC future rock outfit, OUTERNATIONAL is in town this weekend, headlining The Abbey Pub (3420 West Grace St.) TONIGHT and playing a series of tributes (Woody Guthrie with Tom Morello on Saturday @ Metro) and Anti-Nato Summit protests. The group, on the tail-end leg of their 2-Month ‘Todos Somos Ilegales: We Are Illegals‘ tour, which started in Brownsville, TX on April 4th and has weaved through the Border regions across America down to Tijuana thru to California and back through Texas, ends in New York City next week!
Read their profile in the Chicago Sun-Times
Read their feature in Spanish-language paper Hoy
Outernational is a singular new up-and-coming band with a passionate undeniable live show, deep conceptual path-breaking albums and a message and sound unlike anything else right now.
Their path-paving new album ’TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES: WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS‘ - a bi-lingual cinema-in-sound concept album about the border, the USA and the system which criminalizes those who create the wealth it rests upon. With tightly-woven soundscapes referencing hard rock, hip hop, cumbia, corridos, gypsy punk, spaghetti westerns, chicha, vintage soul and even bachata, Outernational’s ‘TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES: WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS‘ is a singular album for 2012. Released as a name-your-price download, the record features collaborations with Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Calle 13 (9-Time Latin Grammy Winner in 2011), Ceci Bastida (Tijuana No!) and Uproot Andy (Que Bajo?!)
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM!
VIDEO ‘THE BEGINNING IS HERE’
By: Natalia Linares
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Barcelona’s The Pinker Tones stop by Chicago on Tuesday, May 22nd celebrating their new album Life In Stereo with a performance at one of our city’s best venues, The Empty Bottle.
This is a FREE show but you must RSVP. It only takes a few minutes to get access to this outstanding show by one of Spain’s best electronic rock bands. Send your full name (and include band name/date) to RSVP@emptybottle.com
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Tune in to our Enchufate radio segment every Wednesday on The Music Vox, 89.5FM WBEW. The Music Vox airs Monday through Friday, 6-8PM and we hit them up on Wednesdays around the 7:30PM mark (CST).
On tonight’s segment we’ll be featuring new music from El Sonido Callejero from Mexico, as well as new music from Chicago Latin blues band, Azul de Noche. We’ll also let you know how to win free tickets to the upcoming Lost Acapulco show taking place this weekend at Congress Theater.
»radiant devices« is excited to remind you that they’ll be playing Tuesday, May 15th at Martyrs’ alongside their friends Pinto & The Bean and rock band Sisero.
If you haven’t heard of Pinto & The Bean, they’re definitely a fantastic group to check out. This “little band with not so little sound” make the most joyful of songs, while rocking out to a full-blown, elaborate light show. They’re also known for creative music videos made entirely on iPhone. For those who know them already, you’ll be pleased that they’re planning on introducing new songs.
»radiant devices« have a new song they’ll try out at the show and they also have their first ever »radiant devices« t-shirts. They prominently feature a propane tank. What fun!
»radiant devices«
Sisero
Pinto & The Bean
Tuesday, May 15th
@ Martyrs’ (3855 N. Lincoln Ave)
Show begins at 8:00 PM
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