It's Not You, It's Me

I've been absent from the blog for a while. It's not even that there wasn't anything going on, I was just super busy finishing up (and stressing out over) this feature I was writing for Gapers Block (which should go live on Thursday). Work has also kept me super busy the last couple of days, which is why I'm writing this on Wednesday instead of Monday (as if you cared).

I was so busy that I didn't even promote my own DJ gig with my partner Lisa White at Beauty Bar last Friday! In case you're wondering, it went great. A bunch of our friends showed up and people seemed to really like what we played. I hope to DJ there again soon (fingers crossed!)!


Here's the cliffs notes version of everything else I missed:

• LCD Soundsystem announced a show at Metro (which of course sold out right away)
• OK Go appeared on The Colbert Report, complete with Rube Goldberg machine and Colbert Choir
• We saw Free Energy @ Beauty Bar; Missed them at the Daytrotter Barnstormer
• I reviewed The Whigs' show @ Bottom Lounge
• Voxtrot call it quits :(
• Edible Audible Picnic returns this summer (despite worries that it may have fallen victim to city budget woes)
• The INXS phase is in full-swing.

Stuck On Free Energy

I saw this awesome band at Empty Bottle this weekend. They sound kinda like The Strokes. In fact, one day Tankboy was playing their album in the car and I asked him if it was the new Strokes album (since I knew they were working on one) and he said no, it's this new band I'm totally into, Free Energy.

Even though I wasnt feeling so hot, and our names werent on the list when we got there (thank goodness it wasn't sold out), the band totally made up for it and we had a great time. I even bought a t-shirt (that I've worn every day since, but that's beside the point).

Their debut album Stuck On Nothing was produced by none other than Mr. LCD Soundsystem, James Murphy. It's available today digitally, but if you want a physical copy you'll have to wait til May 4.

P.S. They'll be appearing on David Letterman on March 17.

(Photo by Lizz Kannenberg for Chicagoist)