Kill Hannah has put out a call for volunteers to appear in a video they're shooting for "Boys & Girls" this Sunday. They are looking for: talented Females and Males to perform on camera. 18-27, CHICAGO LOCALS ONLY PLEASE. You don't need to be a professional dancer, but you need to have moves. Come dressed to Kill. If you're interested in "an unforgettable time with Kill Hannah" send your headshots here. Of course there......

Some things to do this weekend, and into next, as an excuse to dress in costume. Rare and fine wine auction house Hart Davis Hart is holding an auction of private collections from both coasts today from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Tru. The auction is free to attend, but anyone taking the time to head to Tru and not eat is an idiot, quite frankly. Lunch today at Tru is fixed-priced at $75.......

We have long been vocal critics of The Redwalls, our primary gripe being that the group never really grew out of being the Beatles cover band they started out as. Tomorrow, the band releases it's third album, titled simply "The Redwalls," and we are pleased to report that the band has finally grown into its own identity. A mutual friend tipped us off a while ago that the group was making some serious changes in......

Poor widdle Redwalls. Time Out has reported that The Redwalls have been dropped from their major-label deal and are now homeless urchins dusting about in the musical wasteland. It's funny, because we were just talking to a friend of the band about their forthcoming new album. We were arguing that the band has never moved beyond its roots as a Beatles cover band, but our friend insisted the new disc was great and could very......

Things are definitely winding down, and our cash is disappearing at an alarming rate. That’s why we’re not heartbroken that there aren’t too many shows this week to distract us from all that shopping we still have left to do. A free show will help alleviate those wallet pains. Thursday night at the Metro check out GZA from Wu-Tang Clan for nothing but an R.S.V.P. to www.scion.com/livemetro. Fyre Department and DJ Klever round out the......

We have no beef with The Chicago Tribune’s primary rock critic, Greg Kot. We’ve never accused him of exactly being cutting edge, but we do believe he writes insightful and honest critiques for the most part. Unfortunately, since Matt Lurie left the paper, the Trib had been pretty devoid of anything approaching decent music coverage. They’re consistently behind the trends and most of their freelancers would be better used to compose press releases instead of......

Few things are certain in this world. But Chicagoist readers getting riled up about smoking is one of them. Even in posts only tangentially related to the newly-passed smoking ban—like this one on Illinois’ #3 rating for worst overall air quality—you’ll find someone blaming smokers. This week, expect prosecutors in George Ryan’s trial to name Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man as unindicted co-conspirators. Death was also a hot topic this past week as the......

This just in. If you were planning on catching The Assassins when they open for Kill Hannah next week (because why else would you be at a Kill Hannah show?) you’re out of luck since the concert is plum sold out. However you can count yourself a lucky ducky since they’re playing at Darkroom tonight! This crew is a favorite of ours and their shows are always incredible so strap on the galoshes, wrap around......

MOBfest is dubious at best in its claims of being a major player in the record industry even though it continues to infer that it has helped create album deals for Rachael Yamagata, The Killers and Kill Hannah. It’s pretty obvious that all of those groups had things in the works, though, long before they hit the stage at what is currently Chicago’s only music festival that claims to draw in the big label A&R......