Breaking Out

By chicago_chris in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 26, 2004 6:44PM

Lots of loud, hip rock music tonight at Metro with The Hives, Sahara Hotnights, and The Reigning Sound. Headliners The Hives – whose name really needs to sound different than "The Vines" – will be supporting their new record Tyrannosaurus Hives, flaunting their crazy front-man, wearing stylish matching suits, and acting vaguely Swedish. But Rachel, a friend of Chicagoist, tips us off that the opening acts are really the ones to catch, especially The Reigning Sound. (And Rachel knows her stuff. Check out Wicked Upstart, a blog to her NYU radio show, which highlights music from the strong but oft-neglected Midwestern rock scene.) This show has been sold-out for some time – damn hype machine! – but it's nothing a little good ol' fashioned scalping can't fix.