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The UnRecorded | Live Music: Local Natives and Suckers at Schubas

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Greg

West Coast and East Coast meet at the center as LA-area band Local Natives brings Brooklyn’s Suckers along with them for two sold-out shows at Schubas.

The UnRecorded: Frightened Rabbit, Maps & Atlases, Our Brother the Native

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Greg

Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit roll into town to show off their new stable of misery anthems with local boys Maps and Atlases and Ann Arbor’s Our Brother the Native.

The UnRecorded | Live Music: Kid, You’ll Move Mountains, Geronimo! at Schubas

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Greg

Four bands descend on Schubas for the record release party of Rockford, IL power trio Geronimo!.

The UnRecorded | Live Music: Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells, Chandeliers at Metro

Posted on May 06, 2010 by Greg

An army of keyboards and mixers swarm the stage as three electronics-heavy bands embrace their inner-80s.

UnCool Update: Watch The Dead Weather Perform Sea Of Cowards Live and Free

Posted on May 03, 2010 by Margaret The UnCool

Today, MySpace will be live-streaming The Dead Weather performing their latest release, Sea of Cowards, in its entirety.

UnCool Update: Millennium Park Edible Audible Picnic Line-up Announced

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Margaret The UnCool

Edible Audible Picnic, the daytime music series returns to Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion this summer. The lineup includes DJs and live bands.

The UnEnclosed | Festivals: Do Division 2010 Street Fest Lineup

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Margaret The UnCool

The lineup for Do Division 2010 booked by Empty Bottle Presents and Subterranean / House Call Entertainment features interesting and diverse acts.

The UnRecorded | Live Music: The Morning Benders & Miniature Tigers at Lincoln Hall

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Greg

Our weekend of shows ends with a Lollapalooza double-preview as Miniature Tigers opens for The Morning Benders at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall.

The UnRecorded | Live Music: The Smith Westerns, Acrylic, Mickey at Schubas

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Greg

The Smith Westerns is a buzzed-about young band from Chicago that’s playing Pitchfork Music Festival this summer. The UnCool got a small-scale preview at the always-excellent Schubas Tavern.

UnCool Update: The Taste of Chicago 2010 Makes Us Sad

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Margaret The UnCool

Lackluster music lineup for 2010 Taste of Chicago festival announced.

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