The place: Logan Square Auditorium. The time: last night. The event? Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Chicagoist was happy like the little school girl we are because we scored tickets to the intimate YYY show last night. Knowing that we were going to hear the songs off Show Your Bones album that will be released March 28th , we were aware that figuring out which songs were which could be a little bit of a bear. Chicagoist, after all, is not the MSM who get a copy of the CD before the release date to review, cherish, and actually have the lyrics or for that matter the names of the songs in their very own hands when they go to see the band live. more ›

Chicagoist has been spending way too many nights at home this winter because who in their right mind would want to travel to this freezing tundra to entertain us anyway? We've been enjoying the great local bands, but national acts are starting to come back with more frequency and, boy, are we are happy. more ›