The three-day weekend probably has you reeling with possibilities so allow us to try and narrow down your options for you and send you off to see Coupleskate at The Hideout tonight. The quartet pens the sirt of indie pop that would fit perfectly on any circa '97 college radio playlist, owing more than a little debt to the Teenbeat Records sound. The girls have been on hiatus for a while so we're happy to see they've taken the dropcloth from over the drums, dusted off the tubes in their amps, and started gargling with whiskey and honey to get those voices into shape. more ›

Coupleskate was a band that rolled across our radar a while ago, but we won't lie to you ... we forgot all about 'em. And then we saw this week's Time Out Chicago and one of the gals within reminded us of the band's existence. Then ex-Chicagoist / current TOC staffer Scott Smith reminded us we had once looked into booking the band said gal was in for a previous CTRL-ALT-ROCK and it all came flooding back to us. This underscored the peril of being an infrequently gigging but obscenely talented local band ... you risk falling off the view screen. more ›

The early 90's Riot Grrrl movement in Los Angeles and Minneapolis proved concretely that even though we like to paint our nails and smell nice, sometimes a girl just needs to rock. Girls Rock! Chicago camps are a non-profit organization offering area young ladies the opportunity explore self-expression through traditionally rock-oriented instruments and arrangements. It's a killer concept and one we wish had existed in suburban Wisconsin when we were slogging through our formative years. more ›