not to sound american but callum was a few feet (meters) away from me during this. also his feet (leg hands) were out. socked, but out. smh @bearsintreesofficial (bottom lounge, chicago, IL, 04.15.2023)
Win A Pair Of Tickets To See I Am The Avalanche At Bottom Lounge
Win A Pair Of Tickets To See I Am The Avalanche At Bottom Lounge
RIOT FEST PRESENTS
I Am The Avalanche, Be Well, Such Gold
with I Am The Avalanche, Be Well, Such Gold
Sat 06/22/2024 7:30 pm CDT (Doors: 6:30 pm )
Ages 17 and Up
Address: 1375 W. LAKE ST. CHICAGO IL 60607
Phone: 312.666.6775
Official Rules:
DEADLINE TO ENTER: Thursday, June 20th at 5pm. Winner will be selected at random and…
RIOT FEST!! day 3 had a rain delay, so the free throw/microwave sets got canceled. to make up for it, there was a free late-nite show held downtown for the first 500 or so ppl to show up. i was #101.
is this the third time i've seen free throw this year? yes. did i skip the cure for this? yes. was it worth it? also yes.
Archers of Loaf Live Preview: 1/13, Bottom Lounge, Chicago
BY JORDAN MAINZER
Last we caught Archers of Loaf, they were reintroducing themselves in a live setting. Finally, in October, they dropped their first album in almost 25 years, the dark and thoughtful Reason in Decline (Merge). It’s far cleaner, bigger, and more instrumentally complex than anything the Chapel Hill indie rock legends have ever released, and just as urgent. While on an initial listen it’s not as life-affirming as their classics--yes, a song with the line “It’s hard to be human / Only death can set you free” is not as fun to chant as “Web in Front”--Reason in Decline proves its worth over time in its well-roundedness. When Eric Bachmann sings, “Drowning in the hard times / Clinging to the power lines” on “Saturation and Light”, it feels like a statement of purpose for the record, recognizing the world’s ills while trying to maintain some semblance of feeling alive.
The songs on Reason in Decline are built to reach the masses, from the band’s ascending instrumentation to Bachmann’s lyrical beckoning. Eric Johnson’s guitar lines soar among the sprawl of “Saturation and Light”. Mark Price’s drums provide the mighty backing to Bachmann’s mammoth vocals and staccato piano on “Human”. Bassist Matt Gentling’s rounded notes propel the slinky “Mama Was a War Profiteer”. Really, if Archers of Loaf really wanted to make listeners feel like the band never left, they would have led off the album with “In the Surface Noise”, whose delay recalls the White Trash Heroes title track, the type of impassioned anthem that would have gotten them an opening spot for Pearl Jam if it was released in the late 90′s. But what makes Reason in Decline so successful is--despite the surface-level bummer of an opening track--the songs are fun to yell. “Everybody’s dreaming but the dream is a lie,” Bachmann sings on the call-and-response noise bomb “Screaming Undercover”. “You can’t trust anybody with secrets these days,” he sings on “Breaking Even”, which, given the themes of “Mama Was a War Profiteer” and “Misinformation Age”, seems like a lament equally political as personal.
The closest thing we had to Archers of Loaf in the years leading up to Reason in Decline was Bachmann’s strong string of solo records, notable not just for their piano-tinged gentleness but for their versatility. Thankfully, the band adopts an inspired softer side on a couple tracks, the 5-minute closing ballad “War Is Wide Open” and standout and emotional centerpiece “Aimee”. The latter features a strong vocal turn from Bachmann along with pedal steel and Mellotron from Alan Weatherhead, a reminder that Archers of Loaf can expand outward just as much as launch themselves skyward, fists in the air.
Archers of Loaf play tonight at Bottom Lounge, where they’ll show you where their new songs fit within their strong discography. Weird Nightmare, the solo project of METZ guitarist and vocalist Alex Edkins, opens. Doors at 7:00 P.M., show at 8. Tickets still available!
have you ever wanted to experience “heaven sent” from the front row of a @bearsintreesofficial concert and get an astounding view of iain’s knees? then have i got the video for you! (it’s this one. this is the video.) (bottom lounge, chicago, IL, 04.15.2023)
So last night I made out with my friend (hopefully soon to be partner. We're talking some stuff out) and aside from just being really fun, I learned I apparently really like teasing them and I may not actually be 100% submissive