Local 101 Guest Calendar 2010: February Sweeps!

Local 101 airs every Sunday night at 9PM on Q101. Below are confirmed show guests for Local 101’s February Sweeps, a month of shows featuring interviews with Chicago’s biggest acts!

Watch for the next wave of guests announcements coming soon!

Sunday January 31
Moneypenny In advance of the group’s Feb. 1st show @ Lincoln Hall
AM Taxi In advance of the group’s Feb. 6th show @ Lincoln Hall
The Fireship In advance of the group’s record release show Feb 12th @ Lincoln Hall

LOCAL 101 FEBRUARY SWEEPS

Sunday February 7
Lovehammers In advance of the group’s show Feb. 13th show @ House Of Blues
The Fold In advance of the group’s Feb. 12th show @ Bottom Lounge
Empires In advance of the group’s Feb. 12th show @ Lincoln Hall
Madina Lake In advance of the group’s Feb. 10th show @ Angels & Kings and Feb. 14th Rock For Darfur show @ Metro

Sunday February 14
Matt Walker (of TheMDR) In advance of his NorthShore University benefit show Feb 18th @ LaSalle Power Co.
Scott Lucas & The Married Men In advance of the group’s George Lassos the Moon record release show Feb. 20th @ Schuba’s
Lucky Boys Confusion In advance of the group’s Feb. 19th show @ Subterranean

Sunday February 21
Alkaline Trio In advance of the group’s new record This Addiction, and shows Feb. 27th & 28th @ Metro

Sunday February 28
TBA

Sunday March 7
Gemini Club In advance of the group’s March 11th show @ Schuba’s
Pretty Good Dance Moves In advance of the group’s EP release show March 12th @ Schuba’s

Sunday March 14
(PRE-SXSW SHOW)

Sunday March 21
(POST-SXSW SHOW)

Sunday March 28
TBA

More guest announcements coming soon as they get confirmed!

Local 101 is hosted by Chris Payne and produced/booked by Jaime Black, and airs every Sunday night at 9pm on Chicago’s Alternative, Q101. Local 101 streams live Sunday nights at 9 at Q101.com, and can be found online at MySpace and Twitter.

Come To The Show: The Felix Culpa’s Sever Your Roots Record Release Saturday Jan 23rd @ Metro

Note: A full and comprehensive record review was originally set to run today at this site for The Felix Culpa’s new album, Sever Your Roots. My story on the band and its new record will now see print in a future issue of a Chicago publication. More on that soon.

This Saturday, Jan. 23rd, the long wait is finally over. Fans of The Felix Culpa can head out to Metro for the Sever Your Roots record release event, the group’s first full-length since 2004’s Commitment. The show features support from fellow Chicago acts Loyal Divide and Suns (ex-Wax On Radio) in their live debut. Violent and sweeping, Sever is less a collection of songs and more a cohesive experience — the kind where the record is at its most effective and stunning in one full listen. For a preview of the new record, head to The Felix Culpa’s MySpace to sample four new tracks off Sever: “An Instrument,” “Mutiny,” “Because This Is How We Speak,” and “Our Holy Ghosts,” the latter of which is also available for download from Chicago show promo site Greatest Show Ever. Or check out the Sever Your Roots video teaser below:

Come To The Show: A Kidnap In Color Saturday Jan 16th @ Metro

Chicago pop-rock act A Kidnap In Color play Chicago tonight, Saturday Jan. 16th, for the group’s first headlining slot at Metro!

In advance of the performance, check out the group’s November 2009 interview on the ChicagoVerseUniteD audio podcast, when the band came up in support of the then-newly released track “Vanity Fair.”

Lady Gaga Monster Ball (Night One) Live Review At Illinois Entertainer

On Friday, January 8th, Lady Gaga brought the first night of her eagerly awaited Monster Ball tour to the Rosemont Theatre by Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Find my review of the event’s theatrical decadence at Illinois Entertainer’s website here.

Sunday Jan. 17th On Local 101: Janus, The Action Blast, The Assembly, Cavashawn, & The Felix Culpa

This Sunday, January 17th, on Q101’s Local 101: Janus, The Assembly, Cavashawn, The Action Blast, and The Felix Culpa!

This Sunday, January 17th, on Q101’s Local 101: five interviews in one hour, including a Chicago group now in regular rotation on Q101, and who got their start on Local 101: Janus! The band comes up in advance of its Cubby Bear show Friday, January 15th! Also this week on the program, the members of Inept return in support of their new project and moniker, The Action Blast, appearing Saturday, January 23rd at the Beat Kitchen! Listen for an extended audio interview, and watch for two separate video interviews to hit in the future, including one as part of an in the works pop-punk documentary!

In addition, The Assembly, featuring members of Caviar and Woolworthy, front-sell the group’s forthcoming free show at Double Door, also happening Saturday, January 23rd! Plus, pop-rock outfit Cavashawn dish on the group’s headlining slot Thursday, January 21st, at the recently-opened Lincoln Hall, playing with recurring Local 101 guests The Fold. And: The Felix Culpa come up in support of the act’s record release show Saturday the 23rd at the Metro, for the long in the making new album Sever Your Roots, a Vimeo preview of which can be found at the top of this feature.

Local 101 is hosted by Chris Payne and produced/booked by Jaime Black, and airs every Sunday night at 9pm on Chicago’s Alternative, Q101. Local 101 streams live Sunday nights at 9 at Q101.com, and can be found online at MySpace and Twitter.

Come To The Show: Gemini Club Thursday Jan 14th @ Lincoln Hall

Chicago electronic act Gemini Club play Lincoln Hall this Thursday, Jan. 14th, as part of the 2010 Tomorrow Never Knows festival.

Gemini Club play Lincoln Hall tomorrow, Thursday Jan. 14th, in support of the group’s synth-heavy debut EP, Future Tidings, featuring selections ranging from the keyboard-sprinkled and grind-heavy title track to the distortion-laden and high-energy “Show Me A Showdown.” Before hitting the show, check out the ChicagoVerseUniteD podcast with Gemini Club from November 2009, (streaming below).

And for a preview of the group’s live show, scope out the new Boy Kings video with Gemini Club.

Or peep the YouTube beatbox/iPhone cover of the group’s synth-pop standout track, “Mary’s Day.”

The Fold VS Miley Cyrus: Every Lawsuit In The U.S.A.

Over the last week, online rumors have run rampant at sites like Absolute Punk and Twitter that The Fold is being sued by Miley Cyrus‘ camp over the group’s satirical “Every Band In The U.S.A.” pseudo-cover of the pop sensation’s hit, “Party In The U.S.A.” Now, the band has posted a response video to the entire situation, featuring impressive cameos from the likes of Pete Wentz, Plain White T’s frontman Tom Higgenson, and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth. Check out that video below,..

…and find the original cover in question here:

For more on The Fold’s Miley cover “Every Band In The U.S.A.”, itself quickly becoming a phenomenon, check out Jaime Black’s recent feature interview with frontman Dan Castady, wherein he talks about the origins of the song spoof, both in the current January all-local issue of Illinois Entertainer and at the magazine’s website as well. Below is an excerpt:

“We were on the worst tour of our professional lives,” Castady recalls of a recent run of autumn dates, “and it was really hard to even talk about the band, to be honest, at that point, because we were just not connecting, [and] the tour was booked terribly. And in the middle of it all, our merch girl says, ‘You guys should do a Miley Cyrus cover — that would really liven things up.’ And we said, ‘That’s the worst idea in the world. That’s what every band in the U.S.A. does. They all get up there and try to capitalize on what’s going on right now.’ And so, we kind of laughed it off, and then about 10 minutes later, our drummer Mark [Rhoades] said, ‘Well wait, maybe there’s something here. Maybe if we did the cover, we could rewrite the song, and it could be about every band in the U.S.A.’”

“A couple days later, just actually while we were still on that tour, I just kind of opened up my notes, and started writing it all down,” the frontman continues, “and we laughed about it, but we didn’t know anyone else would think it was funny.”

Or check out an earlier interview with Castady from a November 2009 episode of the ChicagoVerseUniteD audio podcast, featuring the frontman talking about the band’s latest record Dear Future, Come Get Me.

And catch the band live with fellow Chicago pop-rockers Cavashawn Jan. 21st at Lincoln Hall!

Sunday Jan. 10th On Local 101: Skybox, Munroe, The Lifeline, & A Kidnap In Color

This Sunday, Jan. 10th, on Q101’s Local 101: Skybox, Munroe, The Lifeline, and A Kidnap In Color

The Lifeline ask “Why So Serious” with an exclusive new song of the same name, this Sunday on Local 101!

This Sunday on Q101’s Local 101: Munroe come up in advance of the group’s record release show Saturday, Jan. 16th at House Of Blues. Also on that bill and on Local 101, The Lifeline, who world-premiere an exclusive new track!

Also on Local 101 this Sunday, Skybox, promoting its performance as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival happening this month at Schuba’s. Plus: A Kidnap In Color stop by prior to the group’s headlining slot on Jan. 16th at Metro.

Local 101 is hosted by Chris Payne and produced/booked by Jaime Black, and airs every Sunday night at 9pm on Chicago’s Alternative, Q101. Local 101 streams live Sunday nights at 9 at Q101.com, and can be found online at MySpace and Twitter.

Come To The Show: Treaty Of Paris Saturday Jan. 9th @ Metro

Following the group’s recent appearance on Local 101, Treaty Of Paris play Metro Saturday night, alongside AM Taxi, The Insecurities, Last Fast Action, and The Victory Gins.

To prepare, RSVP at the concert’s Facebook event page, then head to the group’s MySpace to stream the new Treaty Of Paris EP, Currents. Or click below for a free download of Currents cut “Colleen.”

And don’t forget to hit the nearby 44th Ward Dinner Party following the show from 11P-3A for the official afterparty.

Tonight On Local 101: Treaty Of Paris, Illinois Entertainer Editor Steve Forstneger. Plus: My The Fold, Kill Hannah IE Features

Tonight on Local 101: Illinois Entertainer editor Steve Forstneger, plus Treaty Of Paris!

Treaty Of Paris

Tonight at 9PM on Q101’s Local 101: Treaty Of Paris preview its new Currents EP, in advance of the band’s record release show, Saturday, Jan. 9th at Metro. Find out more at the band’s Facebook event page.

And, in support of the magazine’s just-released all-local issue, Illinois Entertainer editor Steve Forstneger discusses the magazine’s Chicago artists features, including Jaime Black’s stories on Kill Hannah and The Fold, up now at the bolded links.

Jaime Black profiles The Fold (above) and Kill Hannah (below) in the January Illinois Entertainer, on stands now!

Local 101 is hosted by Chris Payne and produced/booked by Jaime Black, and airs every Sunday night at 9pm on Chicago’s Alternative, Q101. Local 101 streams live Sunday nights at 9 at Q101.com, and can be found online at MySpace and Twitter.