Hot Rockin' (and cheap) Shows to See in Frigid January
Pick One, Two or Three

Compiled by David Shuey, January 13, 2010

Rockin' is a broad word, but I promise that all these bands have full-bore guitars and drums. Can't promise bass, though. 

Dan Patrevito and Friends (including Emily!) :: 1/13
Sounds Like: Blues to make you "Hide the Women and Children" (quoth Dan)
Cost: Free
When: Wednesday, January 13, 10 p.m. (sharp!)
Where: AliveOne, 2683 N. Halsted St.

Miracle Condition :: 1/16
Sounds Like: Former members of U.S. Maple make sweet psychedelic bliss 
Cost: Donation
When: Saturday, January 16, 10 p.m.
Where: The Mopery, 2734 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Links: New tunes on MySpace; obligatory facebook; Pitchfork gave new track a "7"; RCRD LBL

Ike Reilly :: 1/18
Sounds Like: Cursing Americana joke-folksters wage the American war on terror & the drugs
Cost: $10
When: Monday, January 18, 10 p.m. (sharp!)
Where: Schubas, 3159 N. Southport
Links: MySpace

The Gnomes :: 1/23 (see goofy graphic on left, with The Returnables and Telenovela)
Sounds Like: Infectious indie rock melodies that infect your inner-ear with dark ditties ("I'll Kill You Later" a refrain inspired by the Three Stooges, Andy tells us)
Cost: $5
When: Saturday, January 23, 10 p.m. (for the Gnomes opening)
Where: Quenchers, Fullerton & Western
Links: MySpace; their last write-up on Chicago6Corners; and their first C6C write-up (Do we love 'em? Yes we do.)

The Chicago Metaphysical Circus :: 1/22 

Band(s): Psych Collaborative (Dark Fog, Plastic Crimewave Sound, VEE DEE, Sadhu Sadhu, Great Society Mind Destroyers, Black Wyrm Seed, w/ DJ Velcro Lewis)
Sounds Like: Hopefully as psychedelic as their poster

Cost: $10

When: Friday, January 22, 8 p.m.
Where: The Hideout

Links: Blog; MySpace; and Official website

White Mystery :: 1/22, 1/23, 2/4 & 2/6 (busy!)
Sounds Like: Um, to quote myself in last month's post, "A burning line of music, leaving a skid mark in your own scalp"; to quote Alex White, "The musical direction is FORWARD and the feel is POWER!" So there.
Cost & Where: Free on 1/23,  Flo’s Algiers Lounge, 5436 W Montrose Ave. On 1/22, they open at Metro, $6 advance. On 2/4, they open at Empty Bottle, $5 limited advance. On 2/6 (February, we know, but feels like January) they open at Beat Kitchen, $10, 17+ show. Average cost per show for all four: $5.25. That's less than a dollar per song!
Links: Our recent Q&A interview on C6C with Ms. Alex White; MySpace; and new, minimally rockin' website; even more songs.

Canadian Biker Ladies Down Shift to Chicago, Handlebar

Almost four years ago a talented and driven group of writers, photographers, designers, artists and bikers relaunched a magazine for pedal-powered people in Vancouver, BC. Soon after, in true grassroots fashion, they asked people here to write stories and send photos about Chicago bike haunts, such as Handlebar and Cal Liquors. The magazine grew (both online and physically), distribution extended beyond Canada, to several cities in the States. Then it showed up in Chicago – free and widely available thanks to distribution by local gear-heads like T.C. O'Rourke.  

And this week, you can meet, drink, chat bike history, and talk about bike collaborations (hey, you too can write stories and get published in 14 North American cities) with the publisher, Amy Walker, and reps from Momentum Magazine. Or as Amy put it:

Do you live in Chicago? If yes, the 3 ladies of Momentum (Amy, Tania, Mia) are coming to visit you! Come down to the Handlebar for a low-key celebration of bike culture in Chicago. Thanks to the wonderful and incredibly organized T.C. O'Rourke for arranging this party! For those of you that pick up Momentum for free in Chicago, you can thank the lovely T.C for delivering them - by bike - all around the city.

Where: Handlebar, 2311 W. North Ave
When: Monday, February 23, 2009 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
What For: Meet Momentum Magazine people; drink beer; talk bikes; offer your ideas and talent!