Primal Scream tore into town and performed at Metro last night to a packed house. The genre-hopping rock combo played hits spanning their entire career and about halfway through the set we noticed the band was playing every single song as if it was the last one of the night. The effect on the crowd was mesmerizing, and the lone pockets of dancers at the beginning of the show spread their enthusiasm as a contagion and by the end of the show the entire floor was massed with a sweaty pack of dancing fools. After the show the band hung out downstairs at Smart Bar where they affably mingled with fans and capped off a perfect show with a perfect show of bonhomie. more ›

We've already gushed over Primal Scream's upcoming appearance at Metro this Sunday, and now you have NO reason to miss it. more ›

Later this month, Primal Scream comes to Chicago for the first time in years. Their latest disc, Beautiful Future, abandons the classic rock cliches that dragged down their previous effort and finds the group regaining a more solid dance rock stance. The aggressive tendencies displayed on XTRMNTR and Evil Heat are still there but now it's again tempered by a groove provided by thrumming basslines and propulsive rhythms as on dreamier works like Vanishing Point. Through it all there's a deft nod to '80s pop holding the whole stew together, allowing various influences to slop out from its borders and spill over the listener. more ›