WGRE Music Blog

Fall break brought good things. A couple days on my own on ghost-campus, a few days in Austin, and a few days at my mom’s eating homemade chicken noodles. The Junior Boys were the perfect group to see, and Austin seemed to know that. The day was sunny, but windy, with the slightest edge of fall crispness. By evening, it was overtly autumnal. The Junior Boys’ chilled-out electro totally fit the bill. It’s danceable, but with an edge of sadness that worked well.
Even I, ADHD extraordinaire, didn’t get bored. We all commented at the end about how quickly their set (which was, albeit, only an hour long) seemed to go by. And of course, just when Michael and I started to exchange glances and comments hoping they’d play their best (in my opinion) song, they broke out with “In the Morning.”

And there was a girl dressed as a fly a few rows up. So good. Check out their newest (old) album, b-t-w: Begone Dull Care. We were playing it at the end of last school year, and it’s worth pulling out again for the end of the semester.

Mon, Oct. 26, 2009 – 7:00PM
Pete Yorn (w/ Alberta Cross)
Vogue Theatre (21 +)
Indianapolis, IN
$24

Mon, Oct. 26, 2009 – 8:00PM
Atlas Sound (w/ Broadcast, The Selmanaires)
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
$15

Tues, Oct. 27, 2009 – 7:00PM
Silversun Pickups (w/ Cage the Elephant, An Horse)
Vogue Theatre (21 +)
Indianapolis, IN
$26

Tues, Oct. 27, 2009 – 8:00PM
Lindsay Mac, Kendall Ludwig, Tiff
Radio Radio (21+)
Indianapolis, IN
$5

Tues, Oct. 27, 2009 – 7:00PM
mae, Jenny Owens Young, Deas Veil, Leaking Africa
Off Broadway Nightclub
St. Louis, MO
$15

Wed, Oct. 28, 2009 – 7:00PM
Silversun Pickups (w/ Cage the Elephant, An Horse)
Exposition Gardens
Peoria, IL

Thurs, Oct. 29, 2009 – 10:00PM
Noah & The Whale, Robert Francis
Lakeshore Theatre
Chicago, IL
$15

Thurs, Oct. 29, 2009 – 8:00PM
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
The Canopy Club
Urbana, IL
$10

Fri, Oct. 30, 2009 – 7:30PM
Still Flyin’
Off Broadway Nightclub
St. Louis, MO
$8

Fri, Oct. 30, 2009 – 8:00PM
Dan Deacon, Nuclear Power Pants
Logan Square Auditorium
Chicago, IL
$10

Fri, Oct. 30, 2009 – 10:00PM
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
The Empty Bottle (21+)
Chicago, IL
$13

Sat, Oct. 31, 2009 – 10:00PM
Headlights (w/ Pomegranates, Common Loon)
The Iron Post
Urbana, IL

Sun, Nov. 1, 2009 – 2:00PM
DM Stith (w/ Osso, The BQE)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, IN
$10

Sun, Nov. 1, 2009 – 8:00PM
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Jeffrey Gaines
Radio Radio (21+)
Indianapolis, IN
$15

Mon, Nov. 2, 2009 – 7:30PM
Matisyahu (w/ Trevor Hall)
The Pageant
St. Louis, MO
$25

Mon, Nov. 2, 2009 – 7:30PM
The Whigs (w/ The Features, The Dead Trees)
Mad Hatter
Cincinnati, OH
$12

Tues, Nov. 3, 2009 – 7:30PM
Matisyahu (w/ Trevor Hall)
House of Blues
Chicago, IL

Wed, Nov. 4, 2009 – 7:00PM
The Whigs (w/ The Features, The Dead Trees)
Birdy’s Bar & Grill (21 +)
Indianapolis, IN
$10

Wed, Nov. 4, 2009 – 7:30PM
Landon Pigg (w/ A Fine Frenzy)
Park West
Chicago, IL

Wed, Nov. 4, 2009 – 7:30PM
Matisyahu (w/ Trevor Hall)
Foellinger Auditorium, Univ. of Illinois
Champaign, IL

Thurs, Nov. 5, 2009 – 7:00PM
Neko Case (w/ Sarah Harmer)
The Pageant
St. Louis, MO
$25

Thurs, Nov. 5, 2009 – 8:00PM
The Grates, Pravada
Radio Radio (21+)
Indianapolis, IN
$6 - $8

Thurs, Nov. 5, 2009 – 8:00PM
The Future of the Left (w/ Ume, Team Band)
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
$15

Thurs, Nov. 5, 2009
The Curious Mystery
The Bishop
Bloomington, IN

Fri, Nov. 6, 2009 – 8:00PM
Neko Case
The Canopy Club
Urbana, IL
$22

Fri, Nov. 6, 2009
The Whigs (w/ The Features, The Dead Trees)
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
$15

Fri, Nov. 6, 2009
Tara Jane ONeil, Mount Eerie, No Kids
Banneker Community Center
Bloomington, IN

Sat, Nov. 7, 2009
Dashboard Confessional
Whitney Hall
Louisville, KY

Sun, Nov. 8, 2009 – 8:00PM
OK GO
Southgate House
Newport, KY
$10

Tues, Nov. 10, 2009 – 8PM
Jeremy Jay, Half-Handed Cloud, Vollmar
The Bishop
Bloomington, IN
$6

Tues, Nov. 10, 2009 – 8:00PM
Jeremy Jay (w/ DJ Mikey Apples, Heaven, Black Umbrella)
The Empty Bottle (21+)
Chicago, IL

Weds, Nov. 11, 2009 – 8:00PM
OK GO
The Canopy Club
Urbana, IL

Weds, Nov. 11, 2009 – 8:00PM
Jookabox
Vollrath
Indianapolis, IN

Thurs, Nov. 12, 2009 – 9:00PM
Girls (w/ Real Estate)
The Empty Bottle (21+)
Chicago, IL

Fri, Nov. 13, 2009 – 8:00PM
Dirty Projectors (w/ Tune-Yards)
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
$15

Fri, Nov. 13, 2009 – 9:00PM
Girls (w/ Smith Westerns)
The Empty Bottle (21+)
Chicago, IL

Sun, Nov. 15, 2009
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
Reggie’s
Chicago, IL

Sat, Nov. 16, 2009 – 7:30PM
Matisyahu (w/ Trevor Hall)
Buster’s Billiards and Backrooms
Lexington, KY

Thurs, Nov. 19, 2009 – 8:00PM
Jupiter One (w/ Regina Spektor)
Louisville Palace Theatre
Louisville, KY
$35

Fri, Nov. 20, 2009 – 9:00PM
Japandroids
Billiken Club
St. Louis, MO

Fri, Nov. 20, 2009
Pixies (w/ No Age)
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL

Sat, Nov. 21, 2009 – 7:30PM
Headlights (w/ The Pomegranates)
Firebird
St. Louis, MO
$10 / $13

Sat, Nov. 21, 2009
Pixies (w/ Jay Reatard)
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL

Sat, Nov. 21, 2009
Julian Plenti
Metro
Chicago, IL

Tues, Nov. 24, 2009
Blind Pilot, Laura Veirs
Radio Radio (21+)
Indianapolis, IN
$10

Sat, Nov. 28, 2009 – 7:00PM
Trevor Hall (w/ Andrew Bean, The Lady Apollo, Lovely Houses)
Birdy’s Bar & Grill (21 +)
Indianapolis, IN
$10

Tues, Dec. 1, 2009 – 8:00PM
Camera Obscura
Off Broadway Nightclub
St. Louis, MO

Thurs, Dec. 3, 2009
Hidden Cameras, Gentleman Reg
The Empty Bottle (21+)
Chicago, IL

Thurs, Dec. 10, 2009 – 8:00PM
Headlights (w/ Maritime)
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, IL

Fri, Dec. 11, 2009
Dashboard Confessional
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL

Sat, Dec. 12, 2009 – 8:00PM
Land of Talk
The Empty Bottle (21+)
Chicago, IL

so, i hope you all caught the GvB-wave this summer with memory tapes, neon indian, best coast, washed out, and all those other lo-fi experimental beachy/summery sounding groups. but, as we wave farewell to the warm and lazy days of summer and herald the arrival of barren trees and falling flurries, i don’t want to jump off that wave.

thank god for chromatic flights.

still lo-fi, still instrumental, but warmer and softer than even best coast. this is great study music. try it out. their EP, Favorite Cat is available for free download HERE:

 http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/…