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Concert Tue Mar 04 2008
Rock Against Recession Begins Tomorrow Night
The Metro's spanking-new Rock Against Recession concert series is set to begin tomorrow night with a solid set of local Chicago acts. The series aims to bring you a variety of these local acts for the low low price of FREE.
Tomorrow night's features include Yourself and the Air, who design their sound around guitar soundscapes a la Explosions in the Sky. On top of that they add a nice level of vocals cutting enough to bring you back down but mild enough to be enjoyable.
Airiel play a similar sort of airy rock best accompanied by panning scenes of city lights, despite the fact they look as if they should be fronted by Jared Leto. The other side of their repertoire grows a bit heavier but you still struggle to dig any real meaning out of it.
Slings and Arrows bring the tighter jams with an upbeat melancholy that turns to a scant groove at all the appropriate moments.
To the band wrapping up the collection, someone should probably tell Empires that emo is out of fashion, but the heart on their sleeve beats so loudly over palm muted guitars and formulaic bridges that I doubt they'd hear.
The doors open at 8pm, and admission is **FREE** if you get there before the show starts at 9pm. Admission after that will only run you $5, making it completely worth it if only you hadn't missed that free hour. 18 + for this show and 21+ to go see DJ Jessica from OFFICE in the Smart Bar afterwards.