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Sometimes we worry whether a “big break” will be too much for someone, if they can live up to the expectations and scrutiny of the many more people that will be watching their every move. Well, we needn’t have worried about Andrew Bird. He nailed his debut at The Riviera on Friday night. The stage was set with a rotating phonograph that, from afar, looked like spinning legs, alongside another zebra-striped phonograph (at least that’s...

Tom Curtis, a former bartender at the Empty Bottle and current Twisted Spoke employee, was the victim of a senseless attack on December 8th. Walking home from a friend's house through an alley near the epicenter of Wicker Park, he was robbed by a group of young adults, beaten with a shovel about the face, neck, and head, and left for dead. Tom was found and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he received several transfusions for massive blood loss, and treatment to repair a crushed skull, a broken nose, jaw, teeth, and cheekbones. His neck was so swollen that intubation was required to allow him to breathe. The crushed skull also led to swelling and infections on the brain. Doctors gave little hope for Tom's survival. But he's fought back and is recovering better than the experts thought, although he still has a long way to go, including a couple more surgeries. And those are going to cost money; like many members of the service industry, Tom doesn't have health insurance.

It was just another Friday happy hour at the Hideout. Well, not including the BBQ going on and the fact that there just seemed to be more people arriving than normal for a show that wasn’t supposed to start until 10:30 pm. Sure, there was to be a 9:30 showing of George Bush being eaten by rats, but what did that really mean? After the sound check, we dutifully made our way to the back...

Who wants to see Bobby Bare Sr. and Bobby Bare Jr. for free? You do? Then we’ve got a giveaway for you, hoss. The father and son duo will be appearing at the Old Town School of Folk Music this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Chicagoist has two pairs of tickets to give away to Friday night’s show, and we’re making it easy for you to get your hands on ‘em. No essay this...

Bloodshot Records has teamed up with Farm Aid to bring music to the farmer's markets around the city next week. These performances are early, and we all know the early bird gets the best produce. All shows are free and are scheduled as follows.

Don't even remind us that summer is coming to an end, we just want to continue having fun in the sun. With that in mind, here are a few of the shows going on around the city this weekend. Friday and Saturday there is the Riverview Music Festival benefiting NGBC at DeVry University's campus. Bands slated include: Liquid Soul, Nicholas Tremulis Band, and Poi Dog Pondering (Friday) and Cathy Richardson Band, The Freddy Jones...