If you're like me, when you hear the term "music festival" you'll automatically think of relaxing on the lawn in a sea of people, lapping on sunscreen as you squint to catch a glimpse of some of your favorite artists. This Saturday, KingTello Presents (a recently formed alliance of Chicago promoters and producers) will integrate elements of the traditional summer music festival into a more intimate setting fit for the winter months as they host the inaugural Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival at the Congress Theater. The CBGB Festival will not only offer 12 hours and 2 stages showcasing two genres of music that have heavily influenced modern indie rock, folk, and Americana, but will also include improv comedy, a live-art exhibition and indoor gallery, DJs, raffles, a marching band, and an indoor smoking lounge. Additionally, the concert will be filmed by Wiggle Puppy Productions for use as a feature concert documentary and live album to be available as a digital download.
With our city's thriving independent music scene and rich history in creating a unique blues sound, the festival would not be complete without some local talent. Chicago-based blues label Alligator Records and roots-rock label Bloodshot Records are teaming up and sharing a bill for the first time at the festival to bring some homegrown flavor into the mix. Bloodshot artists Ha Ha Tonka and Dollar Store will be performing at the fest, while Alligator Records is contributing classic Chicago Blues artist Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials. Oak Part artist Donnie Biggins, winner of CBGB's "Last Banjo Standing" contest, will be kicking off the festival's main stage at 12:30 PM.
The Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival takes place this Saturday, November 22nd, at the Congress Theater, 2135 N Milwaukee Ave. The music runs from 11am-midnight and tickets are $31 (through Ticketweb). A portion of each ticket sale is donated to the Saving Tiny Hearts Society, which benefits the research of congenital heart defects. The show is all ages.
Keep reading for a full schedule along with our three picks for the must-see artists at the fest, plus a chance to win yourself a pair of tickets.
If you're looking for a view of death in Chicago the industrial corridor that is Elston Avenue is a good place to start. If you're looking to see O'Death you'd be on the right track as well. Just a bit too late.
Rolling up to The Hideout is always a bit of a leap down the rabbit hole. Wandering into the back room for O'Death's set was an introduction to a stage worth of mad hatters. This is not mellow music to fall asleep to. These are not musicians gently caressing songs from precious instruments. This band plays as though possessed by particularly unsavory demons with no regards to how much their strings or vocal cords can withstand.
Brooklyn duo Matt & Kim are headed to Chicago, and they like us so much, they're settling in at Wicker Park's Subterranean for a two-night stint [Update: their Wednesday night show has just been canceled. That means you've only got one chance to catch them this tour. BUT tickets purchased for Wednesday night's show will be honored Tuesday]. That's right, the adorable, electric pair are going to bang around the room upstairs Tuesday and Wednesday, with a sweet gang of openers to boot. Tonight, get there early to hear Chicago's Vyle as well as Hollywood Holt, and Texas' Best Fwends open.
It may be getting dark and cold early now, but Matt & Kim surely won't disappoint the crowd. I don't know where these kids get their energy from, but I want it in my coffee every morning. Their sound is part crash bang, part giddy pop thing. If there ever were a cure for the onslaught of winter weather in Chicago, these two are it.
Tickets are $10, each night. Tonight's show gets going at 9pm (17+) and Wednesday's starts early at 6pm with a special all-ages night. Subterranean is located at 2011 W. North Ave. in the heart of Wicker Park.
Quick like a bunny! If you're the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) come with the subject line, "M&K", you'll win a pair of tickets to Tuesday night's show at Subterranean. Update! We have a winner! Congrats to Jeff!
Don't have your tickets to the Pitchfork Music Festival yet? How's a three-day pass for free sound? We've got a pair to give away, courtesy of Boost Mobile -- just email contests@gapersblock.com with the subject line "Pitchfork Booster" by 5pm today. We'll choose a winner at random from the entries received. Be sure to include your name, phone number and an address where the tickets can be overnighted to you if you win. UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Jen!
For two (that's 2) lucky readers, we've got some sweet sweet Walter Meego swag to give away. Not only will you get a copy of their new album Voyager, but we'll also send you a poster and some killer stickers, courtesy of Almost Gold Records. Just be the first (and second) to email us at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject line: I want some Walter! and we'll whisk the goods out to you ASAP. Not sure what's a Walter Meego? Read about this cool Chicago-born dance music duo in our feature to your right. Update: We have our winners! Thanks to everyone who wrote in!
I imagine it all comes down to why you listen to music. Do you want to dance around the living room? Are you looking to relax and hear a tale of someone else’s troubles and successes? Do you want to sing along while driving to work? You might have a different mix (or playlist) for each mood. Well, what if you wanted to do all three? If that’s the case then Minnesota’s The Battle Royale has the answer.
On their latest release from Afternoon Record’s, Wake Up, Thunderbabe, John Pelant (vocals, guitar), Grace Fiddler (bass, vocals), Sam Robertson (organ) and Mark Ritsema (synth, vocals) shift styles and genres with ease. In fact, the way they have designed the album it is formatted in a classic Side A/Side B style. The first half of Thunderbabe is full of throbbing floor shaking dance tracks like their indie hit single “Racecar”. The second half of the album runs at a slower pace, but is flush with sing-a-long near campfire tracks starting with the gentle “Scream, Scream”. So regardless of your mood, and regardless of what you think a “Thunderbabe” is, The Battle Royale have what you are looking for.
You've already read about Head of Femur's new album Great Plains over in the Transmission Feature this week, then you know that they're excited to play Schubas Friday night in celebration of the album's release. Be a part of that number (along with a friend) and be the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject line "thighbone" and you and a friend (sorry kids, you must both be 21+) will get to see the show for free! [Update:] We have a winner! Congrats to Shira!
If you've read our feature this week (to your right), you know that the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir is all set to rock Schubas all month long. Thanks to the kind folks at Bloodshot Records, we've got a pair of tickets to give away to the first of their four Monday night performances in April. Just be the first to give us a shout at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject "SYGC!" and you'll win a pair of tickets to the April 7th "Friends with Benefits" show which will also feature the band Cabin, WBEZ's Ben Calhoun, Comedian Jena Friedman and WLUW's Think Pink's DJ Stinky Pink alongside SYGC. UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to Joseph!
Not since Uncle Tupelo helped coin the term "no depression" and the resulting alt-country/americana movement of the 80's have there been so many great bands emerging that rely on a sound rooted in the folk songs of Woody Gutherie, the near jam band grooves of The Band, and the literary songs of Bob Dylan. Off the top of my head I'm thinking of Chatham County Line, The Avett Brothers and AA Bondy.
In the case of The Felice Brothers the boys in the band (actual brothers) even have a shared geography with The Band. They're natives of upstate NY; a stones throw from both the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. To say they've absorbed and been influenced by this region is to undersell the importance their rural background has on their everyman tales of lovable losers. The Felice Brothers' American debut has just been released by Connor Oberst's Team Love Records and this is their first headlining tour of the states.
Sure he's Steve Earle's kid and yes he's been saddled with a tough middle name to live up to. But on his new record for BloodshotJustin Townes Earle makes a fairly clean break from his family ties and delivers a record that's more diverse than anything his two namesakes ever recorded.
You can hear one of the directions that he heads in on the breeezy, 1920's-jugband-meets-speakeasy tune "Hard Livin'". Meanwhile on “Who Am I To Say” JT does sound like dear old dad at times, but before drugs, middle age, smoking and a hard living altered his voice to the point that it’s now just a low growl. The song itself is an autobiographical tale that attempts to deal with his dad’s myth and his flawed relationship with him. This is one hell of a lineup for a Tuesday night in Chicago.
Catch both bands at Schubas Tuesday night starting at 9pm.
P.S. The Felice Brothers are busking fools, so if you see a group of scruffy cats set up on some street corner on the northside of Chicago you can bet it's them getting a quick set in before or after their Schubas gig.
BONUS: We've got an autographed copy of the brand new Justin Townes Earle album The Good Life (thanks to the nice folks at Bloodshot Records) to give away to one lucky reader. Just be the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject "The Good Life" and you're the lucky duck! [UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to Cassi!]
Hey, want to have some fun this Saturday for free? Well, we're happy to oblige. Just be the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "St. Vincent" and you'll win a pair of tickets to see this great orchestral pop experience (read our full review here) at Schubas, Saturday night 2/23. [Update: We have a winner! Congrats to KT!]
Gather round, listen up. Want to go see Spoon on New Year's Eve but can't afford the ticket price? Fear not, Chicago Innerview to the rescue. In exchange for taking a reader's survey, you will be automatically entered to win two free tickets plus VIP passes to see Austin's favorite indie rockers blow the pants off the Metro on December 31st. Press here, answer questions, wait patiently. Now you have plans for New Year's.
In honor of its 15 years, Thrill Jockey has gladly donated a fabulous grab bag of goodies for us to give away to one lucky Transmission reader. It includes:
Just be the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "What a Thrill!" and it's yours! Update! We have a winner! Congrats to Jessica!
That's right, we're giving away a pair of tickets to one of the hottest shows in Chicago come December 31st. You and a friend will get to hear the legendary producer and musician Jon Brion (& Friends!) play a special two-set show at Harris Theater in Millennium Park.
You get:
- two sets of music,
- an open bar (!)
- plus, plenty of chances to dance and be entertained during pre- and post-event parties in the lobbies of Millennium Park's Harris Theater.
More details here. If you're over 21, just be the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject "Happy New Year!" and you're the lucky winner. Update! We have a winner! Congrats to Gena!
This week alone the Metro will play host to Menomena, Rx Bandits, and Circa Survive. Next week it could be you! (If you play in a Chicago-based band, that is.)
The Metro and Skybox are offering one local band the chance to play on the second day of their three-day “Home for the Holidays Weekend”, a collection of local shows featuring such home-grown acts as Mannequin Men, Holy Roman Empire, and The Audition.
Home for The Holidays Weekend arrives Dec 21-23, but the contest deadline is next Sunday, November 25.
Check out the Metro’s blog for contest details and how to enter.
Got a hankering to see some legends of proto-punk play Friday night for free? Well, we've got your hook up, right here. The first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject "I'm on a Mission!" gets a pair of tickets to see Mission of Burma at the Abbey Pub this Friday. What a great way to end the week, eh? Update! We have a winner! Congrats to Ingrid!
The press kit for the North Carolina outfit The Annuals would have us believe that the band is of the "should appeal to fans of Arcade Fire" stripe. Such reductivism and coattail-riding is the bread and butter of music industry blurbsters and hype merchants. Granted, there's plenty on the band's latest EP, Frelen Mas, to give teeth to the comparison. But fortunately, the Annuals know to pare back on the storm and stress and end-of-the-worldness much of the time, allowing more space for the listener to cozy into. And they prove that they're (thankfully) capable of bringing a little much-needed humor and whimsicality to the table.
On Frelen Mas, instruments and leads get passed around quite playfully, and the Annuals actually sound like they know how to enjoy themselves and keep the caterwauling and histrionics within reasonable limits. While their version of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" doesn't really do the band or the songbook staple any great favors, there's still a fair amount of lush and capacious prettiness to be found throughout. Not to mention that they manage to pull together something that's damned near sexy with “Such a Mess.”
And, oh yeah, Sneak Attack Media is currently hosting a contest where fans and listeners are welcome to mashup an Annuals’ tune with some material by labelmates The Manchester Orchestra. Which, given the similarity between the two artists, ain’t exactly like mixing anchovies and ice cream. (Check the links below to hear the two bands covering each other's songs.)
The Annuals will be playing at Subterranean this coming Tuesday evening. Manchester Orchestra and The Nevers are also on the bill. 2011 W. North Ave. Doors open at 6;30pm, show starts at 7; and tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the night of.
Just a tick below, Nicholas makes some pretty convincing arguments as to why you really should head out to the Hideout Monday night to see Madison-based Pale Young Gentlemen rock their indie pop out at a special RadioFreeChicago.org-sponsored show. And now you have no excuse not to go, as we're going to send one lucky reader (and their BFF) to the show for free, yo. Just be the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject "Pale Rider" and you're in it to win it.Update! We have a winner! Congrats to Taylor!
Just a couple of ticks below, we put the word out about a double shot (that's two nights worth!) of local label action at the Abbey Pub. Well, as a reward for starting your day with Transmission, the first to email us at contests (at) gapersblock.com with the subject "BOO"gets a pair of tickets to a night of their choice (this Friday or Saturday) full of music by Octopus Project, Appleseed Cast, Dreamend, and Enon. Bonus: You'll also get your very own extra special gift bag with some Halloween goodies, some albums and other extra special Graveface swag! You have to be 18+ to go, and they are encouraging the heck out of costumes. Update! We have a winner! Congrats to Sharada!
Patrick Wolf plays The Metro tonight, and you could be there for free! Email contests@gapersblock.com with the subject line "Who's Afraid?" -- the first to respond wins their name plus one on the guest list. UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats, Bob!
This Saturday, August 25th, Queer Fest Midwest arrives in Chicago at the Pulaski Field House in Wicker Park. It's Chicago's first ever music, visual and interactive arts festival celebrating the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. With a lineup including visual and interactive art, performance, and music ranging from indie to hip-hop to trans-hillbilly, it's sure to be a fun-filled day of outstanding artistic expression. The musical lineup includes national artists Katastrophe, The Ex-Members, Johnny Dangerous, Chris Garneau, Katz, Gina Young and Team Gina. There will also be performances by midwest musicians Office, Hey There Cowboy, 8 Inch Betsy, Opportunity School and Actor Slash Model. The fun starts at noon and runs until 8pm. More details here and in Slowdown.
Sound like fun? We want to get you there, for free! Just email us at contests {at} gapersblock.com with the subject line "Free Fest" and we'll give away a pair of tickets to the first three readers who give us a shout. Update: We have our winners! Congrats to Ron, Eric and Brendan!
If you're into great Chicago indie bands (and if you're reading this, you probably are), but maybe don't have the cabbage to head out to the Double Door to see Canasta play a benefit show for the Chicago Independent Radio Project, then you're in luck. Just be the first to email us at inbox (at) gapersblock (dot) com with the subject "I Play Canasta" and we'll hook you up. You'll get two tickets to the show tomorrow night, plus a copy of Canasta's album and a tshirt, all courtesy of the band. UPDATE: We've got our winner. Congrats, Tim!
Chicago rap artist Rhymefest, who put on quite the show for the hometown crowd at last year's Intonation Festival, is running a contest through his MySpace page that may just be your ticket into Lollapalooza (um, literally). Just give 'Fest 100 words (or less) by midnight Thursday on his MySpace page profile that tells what a revolutionary means to you and by Friday morning, you could have tickets to this weekend's music destination in Grant Park.
Paste magazine is hosting an exclusive pre-Lollapalooza concert, Live in Chicago! at Subterranean (2011 W North Ave, 9pm) this Thursday. Surprise guests featured in Paste as well as artists from the Lollapalooza stages perform; the lineup is undisclosed before the event. The secret guest list should be nothing less than spectacular, as Paste, recently featured in the Chicago Tribune's list of "50 Best Magazines," certainly knows how to choose their pickings with care. Enter the contest for your chance to win two free passes; this pre-Lolla event is not to be missed!
Hey music-lovers! What's not to love about a free EP and free tickets to a show? (Nothin', that's right.) Just be the first to email us at inbox (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "My IQ is Hot" and you'll get the Hot IQs' latest release (read what we have to say about them a little bit below or right here), as well as a free chance to see them at the Kinetic Playground Thursday night. It's just that easy! [Update:] We have a winner! Congrats to Kristen!
Hey, as you've no doubt read in our feature this week, CIP Records is putting out some amazing experimental rock, right here in Chicago. As a bonus to you, dear reader, just be the first to write us at inbox (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "I'm Down with CIP" and you'll be the lucky recipient of not one, not two, but three CDs from the label. Sent right to your mailbox, the albums include Alu Autismenschen, Vertonen Stations, and Leticia Castaneda On The Verge of Redundance (all of which you can read about here). [Update: We have a winner! Congrats to Zach!]
(Oh, get your mind out of the gutter!) What we're giving away, courtesy of Thrill Jockey and Nicola Kuperus of ADULT. (who's quite the artist) are two handmade iPod cozies (one red, one brown) made by none other than the lead lady of the band herself!
You can't buy these in stores, nor can you pick one up at the band's show on Friday, so consider yourself lucky if you're one of our two winners. Just be one of the first two to email us at inbox (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "warm and cozy!" and you're a winner winner winner! (While you're here, make sure to check out our band preview/review of ADULT.'s latest album Why Bother?.) [Update: We've given away the brown cozy, but we still have the red one available (like the one above). If you want it, email us!] {Update Update We've got our winners! Thanks}
Just another friendly reminder that we're having this little ole design contest, and we need your...well...designs. Help us create the first ever Gapers Block: Transmission 1-inch buttons and super cool stickers! Details n' stuff are here. Deadline is Friday.
Time's ticking away, and we're just 1 week away from the deadline for our first ever Transmission button and sticker design contest. Details details details are here.
Wanna impress your water cooler homeboyz back at the office? Check this insta-cred: Hosted by Chicago breakdance crew Brickheads, the 3rd Circle Killaz breakdance competition at Alternatives rec center (4730 N. Sheridan). It all goes down at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, April 7. Doors are a mere $5 for all the popping and/or locking you can possibly handle.
More interested in participating than spectating? All skill types and age levels are welcome to compete. Breakdance teams are also encouraged, as well as breakdance battles, featuring anywhere from one-on-one action to five-on-five. The Brickheads themselves will decide the best dancers to move on to the next level of the competition. The the winner of the final battle stands to win mad ca$h, y'all.
We mentioned awhile back that The Metro turns 25 this year, and that they're kicking off a year-long series of celebrations with a huge show at SXSW. Well, if you can make your way down to Emo's in Austin on March 14, we have a pair of VIP laminates for you. The first person to email inbox{at}gapersblock.com with the message "I'm a jet-set rocker" gets them. (We just checked and Southwest can get you there for as little as $220 round-trip. Just sayin'.) UPDATE: We've got our winner! Congatulations, Bianca!
Hey, there. Just in time for the cold, couch-filled nights to return, Transmission's gonna offer you a chance to win some stellar Chicago jazz and blues you can enjoy from the comfort of your own DVD player. The folks over at Delmark want you to see and hear what we've been raving about in our feature this week. So the first to email inbox (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "I can see the music!" wins a pair of DVDs of Jimmy Burns Live at B.L.U.E.S.and The Ethnic Heritage Ensembe Hot N' Heavy: Live at the Acension Loft. Hop to it, and start your week off right! [Update!] We have our winner! Congrats!
I just know our feature today on Chicago performer Bobby Conn has totally piqued your interest in seeing him live, and now, thanks to Chicago label Thrill Jockey, you've got your chance, for free. The first to email us at inbox (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "It's good to be the king!" gets the "King for a Day" package, which includes a pair of tickets to the CD release party this Saturday at the Empty Bottle and a copy of Conn's new album and an autographed poster! Five other runners-up will get their own copy of the album and an autographed poster too. Keen! Email now now now! [Update!] We've got our fill of winners! Congrats to you all!
If you've read our feature this week on The Eternals and Skybox, you know that these bands are really worth checking out. We're going to help you hear one of them for zero clams this weekend. Just be the first to email inbox(at)gapersblock.com with the subject line "Arco Iris" and you'll get a pair of tickets to see Skybox headline at Subterranean this Saturday, Feb. 3. One lucky runner up will get the brand new Skybox CD! Hop to it! [Update: We have our winners! Congrats!]
As Graham tells you below, Friday night's show at Sonotheque is sure to bring the groove to your booty with a hot dj lineup including Daedalus, Atomly and Plus Device. If you want to get your dance on for free than just write us at inbox (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "I've Got Rhythm" and you and a guest will get to go for absolutely zero dollars. Runners up will get a free copy of Plus Device's debut album courtesy of Chicago's own Hefty Records. [Update!] We've given them all away! Congrats to the winners!
Lowen & Navarro are playing tomorrow night at the Park West, and friends of GB Tin Horse are opening for them. The show is nearly sold out, but Tin Horse has your hook-up: enter their raffle by 3pm today and you could win a pair.
As promised, here's another chance at free goodness, from your pals here at Transmission, and the Chicago History Museum. In honor of our feature (up there) on the new exhibit "Chicago Roots Music", one lucky reader and a friend will receive free VIP pass to the Chicago History Museum! We're going to make you work a bit more than usual though. The first to email inbox (at) gapersblock.com with three people discussed in the exhibit, as detailed in the feature this week and the subject line "Deep Roots!" will get the passes. Update: We have a winner! Congrats to Jennifer.
Here's another chance to win during your pre-holiday week! About a month ago, we told you all about some stellar recordings by Chicago jazz musicians Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy and Robert Barry called the Sound in Action Trio and their album Gate as well as Vandermark and Daisy's other (other) side project Bridge 61 with includes Nate McBride and Jason Stein and their album Journal. Both these albums are put out by Chicago jazz label Atavistic, and both can be yours if you're the first to write us at inbox (at) gapersblock.com with the subject line "Jazz Hands!". We've only got one pair, so be quick about it! UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to Eric.
If you still want to hear some jazz by Ken Vandermark tonight, head on down to the Hideout at 9:30pm with $8! And keep reading this week for more free stuff!
Remember a couple of weeks ago when we gave away a whole baker's dozen of the snappy albums by Chicago duo Utah Carol? Well, the band was so jazzed about their album releasing today, that they want to do it all over again. The first to write an email with the subject line "Yee Haw!" to inbox (at) gapersblock.com wins the mega prize pack: 1 copy of their newly released album Rodeo Queen, 1 copy of each of their previous albums Wonderweel and Comfort for the Traveler and a copy of their limited edition press pack, all of which will be signed personally by JinJa and Grant. The next dozen emailers get a copy of each of the previous two albums! Yippie Yi Yo! (Oh, and if you won last time, please give others a chance to win.) Update: Hold your horses! We're out! Congratulations to all the winners! Keep an eye out this week for more free fun!
In an interesting turn of events, you can head out tonight to The Hideout and get a chance to win tickets to the sold out New Year's Eve show at The Metro with Smoking Popes and Alkaline Trio. Josh Caterer of the Smoking Popes will be performing an acoustic set of George Jones tunes as a part of the venue's special tribute to the legendary musician. Everyone who shows will receive a raffle ticket and the winner will be announced tonight! The fun starts tonight at 10pm at The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia) with Special Guest Rachel Ries. Tickets are just $8!
Our feature this week, on Utah Carol, has the duo really itching to let you get a listen of their sound, so we have a big stack of their past two albums to give away! The first to write an email with the subject line "Stampede!" to inbox (at) gapersblock.com wins the mega prize pack: 1 copy of their forthcoming album Rodeo Queen, 1 copy of each of their previous albums Wonderweel and Comfort for the Traveler and a copy of their limited edition press pack, all of which will be signed personally by JinJa and Grant. The next dozen emailers get a copy of each of the previous two albums! Yee Haw! UPDATE: We're all out! Congrats to those who won.
If you waited to buy tickets to the Metro's New Year's Eve bash featuring Alkaline Trio and Smoking Popes, well, you're S.O.L. 'cause it's officially sold out. Not to fear, though, as they're having a groovy contest that can still get you in the door. They want to hear the best mash-up featuring at least one song by Alkaline Trio and one song by Smoking Popes. You don't have to use the entire songs or just one song by each band, but you know, creativity counts big time. Here's the prize breakdown: 1st Place, One pair of tickets to the NYE show and a limited edition NYE silk-screened poster (All ages are welcome to enter, but you must be 18+ to attend the show); 2nd Place, Limited edition silk-screened poster and a copy of the limited edition 7" featuring unreleased material from both bands; 3rd Place: Limited edition silk-screened poster. Deadline is Tuesday, December 26 at noon. Details, including the Metro blog post you have to post your entry on, are online.
Music, at its heart, is poetry, right? And Joe Pernice, our featured artist this week, our favorite soulful troubadour, has written a beautiful book of honest-to-God poetry. Wouldn't you love to get your mitts on one, for free? First to email inbox {at} gapersblock.com with the subject line "Pernice Poetry" gets Joe's book Two Blind Pigeons delivered right to your door. [Update!] Congrats to Michelle, our winner! Keep on reading for your chance to win cool stuff on Gapers Block: Transmission.
Love them, loathe them, want to move in — you know a rock dive when you're in one. Catch up on our favorites, and maybe find a new home away from home this week.
