Filed under: John Doe | Tags: Bottom Lounge, Chicago, Cobra Lounge, Costume Contest, Crobar, Darkwave Disco, Debonair, DJ Coffin, Double Door, East Lansing, Halloween, Love Me Electric, Mac's Bar, Metro, Metro Chicago, Simone's, Small Planet, The Riv, Tony Tone
Currently listening to: The Misfits – Halloween
It’s my favorite time of year again! In the event you’re struggling for things to do on the 31st, here are some ideas:
EAST LANSING:
- Kill Hannah at Small Planet
- Disco Halloween Party at Mac’s Bar (costume contest!)
- Soco, Jack, & Tuaca Halloween Party and Costume Contest ($500 first place prize) at The Riv
CHICAGO:
- Debonair’s Halloween Anniversary Party (best costume gets complimentary Belvedere bottle service!)
- Roky Erickson show at Bottom Lounge
- Fu Manchu show at Double Door
- Nightmare on Well’s Street - Drink specials, costume contests and DJ Tony Tone
- North Halsted Street Halloween Parade costume contest!
- Haunting in the Square - costume contests and Darkwave Disco DJs
- All Hail Halloween at Simone’s – costumes get you a free shot of pumpkin moonshine!
- Love Me Electric as Blink 182 at Metro – $11
- DJ Coffin Banger Halloween Party at Cobra Lounge
- Hollow Mansion Halloween Party at Crobar ($1000 prize for best costume)
*For a full listing of events in Chicago, click HERE.
If I missed something awesome, leave me a comment!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Filed under: Bands From the Bathroom | Tags: Bottom Lounge, Folk, Go Jeff Go!
Currently Listening To: Go Jeff Go! – What I’ll Find (Myspace stream)
You know those sharpie-graced bathroom walls you see every time you go to the bar? Well, those bands can graffiti their Myspace link every time they go in there, but who actually takes the time to write it down to check out their music later? That’d be me. I’ll be starting a “Bands From the Bathroom” segment of my blog, doing just that.
Let’s kick off this segment with a scribble from the Bottom Lounge stall.
Go Jeff Go!, a 5-piece band from Buffalo Grove, IL seems to have just gotten started on whatever music endeavor they have in mind. With only three songs posted, this female fronted folk band definitely grabs your attention with their very mellow, life venturing song, What I’ll Find. Immediately I find myself comparing this band to Owen with a bit more tambourine, which I was really starting to dig..
Then the stream moves to the second song, Allison. A more upbeat song than the first, the lyrics do not exactly extract the same feeling. A song about the personal life of a clearly disliked girl, this satire is one I could probably do without.
Overall, not bad for my first sharpie band. To check them out for yourself, go to www.myspace.com/whosjeff.
