Welcome to Ashley to Reunite for One-Off Show

Chicago post-punk group Welcome to Ashley will be reuniting for a one-off show at Township (formerly Pancho's), 2200 N California, on Friday, March 16.

WTA was building steam after the release of 2010's Beyond the Pale when drummer Sherrlia Bailey had to leave the band to take care of a family matter. The remaining members (Coley Kennedy, Pete Javier and Jeremy Barrett) soldiered on with The Buddies, an Irish punk side project.

Several weeks ago, The Buddies drummer, Kim Collins, was diagnosed with breast cancer (there is an online fundraiser here), and Welcome to Ashley decided to step in for the Township gig, which was originally offered to The Buddies.

WTA will be joined by Pistols at Dawn and Fly Over State at Township, and the group will be interviewed on WLUW on Thursday, March 15, at 7PM.

For more info and tickets to the Township show, click here.

Terrible Spaceship: Zontar the Thing from Venus!

Chicago-based sci-fi super group Terrible Spaceship are landing at Martyrs' on March 9 to debut the new multimedia project Zontar the Thing from Venus!

"Zontar" reaches deep into the depths of 1960’s movie schlock and pulls a cinematic orchestral dance party out of it.

Drawing heavily from public domain scientific documentaries and animations from the era, the performance video also includes clips from the ridiculous and wonderful film itself.

Terrible Spaceship features members of Bumpus, Dance Floor Plans and Any Kind.

Purchase tickets here; Zontar commands it!

Sunday

Sunnyside Up And The Teflons Are Cooking Up A Post-Brunch Bash At Fitzgerald's On February 19th

Bill Fitzgerald heard the call of these two visionary musicians, and he has opened up his club in Berwyn, IL every year for the past four years for this two-band bash, and the response has been wonderful. Crowds have been a mixture of string-band enthusiasts who come to cheer on the tasty licks and tight harmonies, dancers who like to cut a few squares at the end when Barb calls a dance, and families looking for some fresh fun that does not challenge young ear-drums.

Sunday, Feb. 19 from 1-4PM CST at Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn, IL. The event is all-ages, $12 for adults and $2 for kids.

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Briar Rabbit Celebrates Black History Month With The Great Routine

Briar Rabbit (AKA Phillip-Michael Scales) has recorded a suite of songs entitled The Great Routine and is marking February's observation of Black History Month by making a track available for free download once a week.

The Great Routine follows an ambitious and controversial theme through four tracks plus an instrumental reading of "Swanee River": black-face minstrel shows (popular entertainment in the late 1800s/early 1900s) and their cultural legacy.

Today (and for the next week) Briar Rabbit has the title track from The Great Routine available for download at his official Website, and new tracks drop on Feb. 16 and Feb. 23. On Saturday, March 3, Briar Rabbit will be performing at 4th Annual Windy City Winter Ball.

The Damn Choir to Play Chicago Mixtape Anniversary Show This Saturday

The Damn Choir will be joining The Shams Band, Architecture and Elephant Gun at Subterranean this Saturday, Feb. 11. This hot evening of music will raise funds for Chicago Mixtape, and WLUW is proud to be a sponsor of the show! CMT is now one-year old and it is time to celebrate! For tickets and more info, click here.

Dance Floor Plans to Open for Juno What?! @ Martyrs'

Local funk/soul outfit Dance Floor Plans, led by James Johnston, will be opening for Denver-based electro-funk band Juno What?! at Martyrs' this Friday, Feb. 10.

Johnston is a familiar face to Chicago music fans, having led the popular group Bumpus, and is currently playing guitar with indie pop sensations Clip Art. DFP is a fine addition to his stellar resume.

For show tickets and more info, click here.

NONAGON

RECORD RELEASE SHOW

with two great bands who are good friends of ours:

NONAGON

RADIANT REPUBLIC

(brilliant, layered volume from Chicago)

WEREWORM

(minimalistic instrumentalists from Milwaukee that somehow make you smarter as you listen)

QUENCHERS SALOON

(dear to our hearts, ears, and livers)

2401 N. Western Ave., Chicago

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1Oth

9pm doors. Music at 10 or so.

$5 donation

Chicago's Voodoo Kings @ LiveWire Lounge, 2/11!

Local Americana outfit Voodoo Kings are scheduled to kick off a solid bill of punk-leaning surf rock, country rock and rockabilly at Polish rocker bar LiveWire Lounge on Saturday, Feb. 11.

VK will open for fellow Chicago bands Royal Son of a Guns and The Alder Kings. Nashville hillbilly punks Jason and the Punchnecks headline.

Voodoo Kings hit the stage at 9PM and this should be a late and rowdy night of music! There is a $5 suggested donation at the door.