Weekend Diversion: Night Of The Ponies
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Around Town
Around Town
Red-Light Cameras Not So Special?
Not much on sale this weekend, but there are still good shows to see and changes to be made to your rock and roll lifsetyle.
On sale this weekend:
Raconteurs
We’re still kicking ourselves for missing their set during Lollapalooza. We’re a bit surprised the backlash hasn’t kicked in yet, 
but that’s probably a testament to just how good their shows are. Just be smart about it and see them on the 30th and save yourself $43. That way, you can ring in the new year by mocking those less thrifty. And getting shitty.
Riviera, December 30th/31st, $36 on the 30th/$79 on the 31st, 21+; pre-sale today at 10:00 a.m.; use password “steady” at Ticketmaster; public on-sale Saturday at 10 a.m.
Kevin Federline
Finally, the moment has arrived: the K-Fed Tour! We’re not sure what they’re calling it though. The Baby Mama Coattails Show? PopoZowin’ You? The Earning My Keep Tour? Whatever. It promises to be a night to remember to forget.
House of Blues, November 8th, $25, all-ages; on-sale Saturday at 10 a.m.
Currently available:
Cold War Kids
We’re still not convinced these guys are worth all the buzz they’ve been getting (and perhaps we’re not the only ones since the show was moved from Schuba’s to the smaller Hideout), but they think they will someday. It’s hardly their fault that every music blogger out there believes themselves to be the online indie version of KROQ. Cold War Kids’ blues-by-way-of-Zeppelin sound is enjoyable, as is watching them start to come into their own so we think they’re worth the trip. Hideout, October 21st, $8, 9:00 p.m., 21+.
Archie Bronson Outfit
We checked out this UK band on a tip from Chad at the dearly departed The Crutch and weren’t disappointed. A muscle-bound version of the new wave of New Wave bands that are cropping up like weeds, ABO works the tom-tom hard in a call-to-arms featuring schizophonic guitars and spastic declarations of love. Onsale now. Empty Bottle, October 25th, $10, 9:30 p.m., 21+.
New additions to old shows:
A second Joanna Newsom show has been added at 10:30 p.m. on November 8th at Logan Square Auditorium ($20) and the 120 Days show on November 4th ($8!) has been moved from Subterranean to the Empty Bottle so it won’t be so butts-to-nuts. Finally, the two Cowboy Junkies shows at Old Town are sold out.
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Actually, SubT is quite a bit larger than The Bottle, capacity-wise. Don't forget they have that entire second level.
Oh Boy, a white stripes cover band on new years eve...
I wouldn't call the Raconteurs a White Stripes cover band at all. Their sound is way more straight-ahead rock rather than they kind of minimalist blues that White Stripes go for.
I love live music, but I would feel like a chump for paying $30 more to see a band just because of the date on the calendar.
I'm with Smith ... first of all, they have a bassist and a much better drummer (sorry, Meg). And people seem to forget that the other half of the frontmen is Brendan Benson, amazing in his own right (seriously--check out LAPALCO), and very influential on the Raconteurs' sound. The first single, "Steady as She Goes," is straight-up Benson ...
The Cold War Kids show didn't get moved from Schubas to the Hideout, directly.
The Schubas show on the 17th was cancelled when the CWK got the opening slot on the Futureheads tour that was playing Metro the 21st.
Now, since the Futureheads tour got cancelled, they were forced to scramble together a new itinerary.
Not a backer of the band (saw them open for Mates of State at the Abbey, they were alright, not amazing), but wanted to set things straight.
It has been hours since I read the comments for this post and "Steady as She Goes" is still stuck in my head. Thanks, Dave!
Haha, my pleasure, Julene ... it was actually stuck in my head the second I saw the picture. Just thought I'd share.
Thanks for the update, Jeremy. I'm glad to hear that since I couldnt see any reason why they wouldnt be able to pack that place.
And apparently CWK are doing a "secret" show at Schuba's next week...