Happy Anniversary Blue Note! (And other awesome Wednesday goings ons)

Tonight is the free, outdoor of Montreal concert in CoMo that I will not be attending. There are not enough sadfaces in the world. Why did it have to be on a WEDNESDAY?! Why couldn't Columbia have been this awesome when I lived there?!

Okay, enough whining (besides, I'll be at the LCD Soundsystem show at Metro tonight anyway!). The show is a part of 9th Street Summerfest presented by The Blue Note who is celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year! Congratulations Blue Note!

Plus it's Wednesday, so that means I'm DJing Sweet Treat @ Beauty Bar from 7-10 (well, 9:30 tonight since I have to take off early to cover LCD). Come by for a drink and a manicure before the show! (and maybe give me a ride to Metro?)

#kinchi

I had every intention of laying low and relaxing (and catching up on sleep) this weekend. But then Tankboy told me that he was shooting the pop-up Dead Weather show. So, Saturday night we found ourselves at Marquardt Trucking Company for this secret show put on by KIN, and it was awesome. I'm no superfan, but they put on a hell of a show and I was blown away by Allison Mosshart. I wasn't sure if she wanted to fuck the microphone or choke it to death. Oh, plus there was an open bar. Thanks, KIN.

Check out the rest of Tankboy's photos on Chicagoist. Also check out shots from our friends Brian Leli, Kirstie Shanley, and Lizz Kannenberg.

The Roaring Night

Tonight will be Roaring--and sweltering--at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park as The Besnard Lakes take the stage for the first night of this year's Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays series. The Montreal duo's atmospheric rock is sure to sound amazing on that incredible soundsystem. And with the open air and night's sky serving as tonight's venue, well, this is why I live here.

Temps nearing 90, free concerts in the park, and the infamous red sheet has made it's reemergence from the closet; As far as I'm concerned, it's officially summer.

Happy Birthday Gapers Block!

Tonight is Gapers Block's 7th Anniversary Party at Metro and there are bands! JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Blah Blah Blah, Hollows and Lasers + Fast + Shit will all lead us in celebration.

Tickets are 2-for-1 if you purchase in advance.

See you there!

The Dave Grohl Band

Tuesday's Them Crooked Vultures show was a little on the long side, two hours, but I'm totally satisfied watching Dave Grohl wail on the drums for two straight hours. Hey, remember that huge crush I had on him when I was like 16 and totally into The Colour and the Shape? Yeah.

And check out that photo Katie got! HOTTT!

My review, with more of Katie Hovland's photos, is here. Tankboy's review, with equally awesome photos, is here.

That's My JAM!

Ever wonder what makes me act like this? Here's your answer:

Sweet Treat Wednesdays @ Beauty Bar

My DJ partner Lisa (aka DJ White Lightnin') and I (DJ Shellster) scored a regular DJ gig at new kitch hotspot Beauty Bar! Every Wednesday from 7-10pm you can catch us playing "old classics, new indie favorites, and a good dose of not so guilty pleasures."

Stop by tonight to help us ring in our new residency on our inaugural night!!

(Photo courtesy of Ian Merritt from last year's Gapers Block Anniversary Concert)