Stories

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   Feature
   Feature

   Best of 2017: Mat’s Pick for Album of the Year

   Guess what I picked for album of the year. Come on. I bet you can't.

   Dec 29, 2017
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   Feature
   Feature

   Best of 2017: Mat’s Top Shots and Shows

   Shoot, there it is.

   Dec 22, 2017
3. 
   Show Review
   Show Review

   Thrice, Circa Survive, Chon, Balance and Composure in Chicago, IL

   'Member the days when everything was radical and you were young and full of hope. I 'member.

   Dec 18, 2017 Kevin RettieMat Stokes
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   Show Review
   Show Review

   Tiger Army, Direct Hit!, & Airstream Futures in Chicago, IL

   TxAxNxD - TAKE TWO!

   Dec 7, 2017 Kendra SheetzMat Stokes
5. 
   Column
   Column

   Making a Change II: The Power of Moonlight

   Proving that the only constant is change, just as sure as Tiger Army's still alive.

   Dec 5, 2017 Mat Stokes
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   Show Review
   Show Review

   Tiger Army & The Blind Staggers in Chicago, IL

   CHORIZO DE AMOR!

   Dec 4, 2017 Kendra SheetzMat Stokes
7. 
   Record Review
   Record Review

   Fox Face – Spoil + Destroy

   It's like they've cast a spell on meand I can't stop listening. I think Fox Face may dabble in the dark arts. Carry on.

   Nov 21, 2017 Mat Stokes
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   Show Review
   Show Review

   Japandroids & Cloud Nothings in Chicago, IL

   Japandroids brought their particular blend of classic and punk rock sounds to Chicago and pretty much knocked me off my feet.

   Nov 7, 2017 Mat Stokes
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   Show Review
   Show Review

   Archie Powell & the Exports, Family of Geniuses, & Band from the Back Porch in Chicago, IL

   When you attend a show on a boat, you don't really have much of a choice but to have fun. You know; because of the implication.

   Nov 2, 2017 Mat Stokes
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    Show Review
    Show Review

    Nekromantix, The Brains, The Krank Daddies, & Assassination Squad in Chicago, IL

    Pyschobilly freakout

    Oct 18, 2017 Mat Stokes
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    Show Review
    Show Review

    The Bronx, Plague Vendor, & ’68 in Chicago, IL

    The best live band puts on one of their best shows to date to the shock of exactly no one.

    Oct 16, 2017 Mat Stokes
12. 
    Record Review
    Record Review

    Talk Show Host – Not Here to Make Friends

    A catchy and thoughtful EP that suggests big things to come from these Canadian pop-punkers.

    Oct 12, 2017 Mat Stokes