2012-05-16T11:34:21Z Copyright (c) 2012, Lauren ExpressionEngine tag:metrochicago.com,2012:05:16 tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1438 2012-05-16T15:58:20Z 2012-05-16T11:34:21Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com Roy Burgess. Here's his playlist, dedicated to his favorite last tracks from some of his favorite albums of all time. Listen here via Spotify.

]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1437 2012-05-15T22:42:06Z 2012-05-15T17:05:08Z Metro Intern ljadermann@yahoo.com
Grand prize winners for each survey receive: Metro or Smart Bar Monthly Subscription (2 tickets a month for a year), an invitation for 2 to Metro/Smart Bar 30th Anniversary Party, and a Metro or Smart Bar Swag Bag. 5 Runner Up Winners for each survey will receive two tickets to a show and a Metro or Smart Bar Swag Bag. There is only one week left to complete the surveys - don’t miss out. Be warned: each survey takes 15-20 minutes to complete. Thanks for your time and good luck!

Click here to take the Metro survey.

Click here to take the Smart Bar survey.
]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1435 2012-05-14T16:57:06Z 2012-05-15T11:12:08Z Metro Intern ljadermann@yahoo.com Scion Massive Twitter Sweepstakes. Tweet @ScionAV to enter to win two tickets (read Official Rules here) and experience the sounds of Nadastrom, DJ Sabo, Willy Joy, and more! To prepare you for the "madness" check out the Scion Moombahton EP featuring tracks from Moombahton Massive artists along with pals Steve Starks, Melo, and Matt Nordstrom (Dave Nada's partner in Nadastrom.)



Get tickets for Moombahton Massive at the Metro box office or online. ]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1432 2012-05-11T21:26:50Z 2012-05-11T15:55:51Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com
1) Use the direct ticket link: http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1626565&cobrand=metrochicago

2) Tickets are non transferrable - the name on your id must match the name on the credit card used to buy tickets

3) There is a strict 2 ticket limit



Tickets to the event go on sale Saturday, May 12 at noon.


]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1431 2012-05-11T16:47:57Z 2012-05-11T13:21:58Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com Stoned Immaclate (out June 5), which is slated to feature collaborations with fellow artists Wiz Khalifa, Big KRIT, 2Chainz, Pharrell Williams, Wale, Estelle & more. Check out the video for "Fast Cars Faster Women" below:



The second leg of Curren$y's Jet Life Tour is currently underway and will stop back by Metro on May 23rd with support from The Jets featuring Smoke DZA, Fiend 4 Do Money, Corner Boy P, and Trademark & Young Roddy. Tickets are available now. ]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1430 2012-05-10T21:31:24Z 2012-05-10T15:44:25Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com JUST ANNOUNCED - ON SALE NOW:
Saturday, May 12: NOCTURNA with DJ SCARY LADY SARAH

Friday, June 22: IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE * DIABOLIC * SWAVE SEVAH * DJ GI JOE * NIGHTWALKER

ON SALE THIS FRIDAY 5/11 @ NOON:
Thursday, July 19: LIARS

Saturday, July 28: AESOP ROCK with ROB SONIC & DJ BIG WIZ * EDISON * DARK TIME SUNSHINE


ON SALE THIS SATURDAY 5/12 @ NOON:
Thursday, June 14: HOT STOVE COOL MUSIC: A Concert Benefiting Chicago Cubs Charities & Foundation To Be Named Later Featuring THE SMASHING PUMPKINS with HOT STOVE ALL STARS featuring PETER GAMMONS * THE FIGGS * SPECIAL GUESTS TBA * Hosted by MIKE O'MALLEY * JEFF GARLIN * JOEL MURRAY

Tuesday, June 19: The Pluto Tour...FUTURE * PUSHA T
]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1429 2012-05-10T20:36:09Z 2012-05-10T14:47:10Z Metro Intern ljadermann@yahoo.com Maps & Atlases are staying busy and in the spotlight this week! Before they kick off their US tour tomorrow night at Metro, check out what the Chicago natives have been up to:

The brand new video for ‘Remote & Dark Years’ made its premiere earlier this week. You can watch the video below.

Maps & Atlases’ newest album Beware and Be Grateful is just $7.99 on iTunes this week.

The track ‘Fever’ from Beware and Be Grateful is featured on Chicago’s Mixtape playlist this week. Listen to ‘Fever’ and the other tracks on the playlist here.

And finally, Gapers Block has written a preview of their show with some insight into what you can look forward to seeing tomorrow night. Check out the article and watch a live recording of ‘Solid Ground’ here.



Openers Sister Crayon and So Many Dynamos will be performing with Maps & Atlases. Tickets are still available at the Metro box office, online, and at the door. See you there!

]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1427 2012-05-09T20:59:48Z 2012-05-09T15:11:50Z Metro Intern ljadermann@yahoo.com Blues Funeral, Mark Lanegan Band have recorded four tracks for the latest installment in the 4AD Sessions series. Tracks include "The Gravedigger's Song," "Harborview Hospital," and others, and showcase the band's remarkable talent, raw guitar power, and Mark's inimitable voice. Stream the 4AD Session below and get tickets for their May 17th show at the Metro box office or online.



p.s. Keep an eye on our Twitter tomorrow to find out how to enter to win 2 tickets to the show! ]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1420 2012-05-08T15:57:00Z 2012-05-08T10:39:01Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com Theo Epstein, Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons, and Cubs broadcasters Len Kasper and Bob Brenly join an all-star music line-up for the inaugural Hot Stove Cool Music Chicago charity concert. Doors open at 7pm.



Benefiting Chicago Cubs Charities and Epstein’s Foundation To Be Named Later, the fundraiser will feature an ensemble of comedy and a variety of acts with performances by The Smashing Pumpkins, The Figgs, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, members of Buffalo Tom, and the Hot Stove All-Stars with actors and comedians Mike O’Malley, Jeff Garlin and Joel Murray serving as the evening’s emcees. The concert takes place the night before the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox kick off their three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field.

Tickets are $50 and go on sale Saturday, May 12 at noon. Tickets can be purchased at www.metrochicago.com or by visiting the Metro Box Office located inside the Metro Store. VIP tickets will also be available at www.ftbnl.org.

In addition to the all-star music line-up, the evening will feature a number of special guestsand a live and silent auction featuring signed sports memorabilia and priceless entertainment experiences.

The Smashing Pumpkins’ performance will be a special one-off appearance for the band, who will be launching a worldwide full headline tour in Australia July 26th in support of the release their seventh studio album, Oceania, on June 19.
]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1417 2012-05-07T20:38:30Z 2012-05-07T15:02:32Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com ">Matt Skiba and The Sekrets will release their first full-length album tomorrow via Superball Music. Stream it now in its entirety here.

The group, fronted by Skiba, features even more all-stars including My Chemical Romance's Jarrod Alexander on drums & AFI's Hunter Burgan on bass. See Matt Skiba and The Sekrets in Chicago on their first US tour when they play Metro on June 7th. Tickets are available here.

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Beastie Boys played Metro's "Top Note Theater" (our private 4th floor theater) on November 4, 2011 to a crowd of 75. Below is a photo taken of the performance. Visit rocknroll.net to view more.


photo by Matt Carmichael



“I’m gonna die gonna die one day
Cause I’m goin and goin and goin this way
Not like a roach or a piece of toast
I’m going out first class not going out coach”

"Sounds of Science" ]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1413 2012-05-03T22:50:05Z 2012-05-03T16:59:06Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com JUST ANNOUNCED -ON SALE NOW:
Friday, May 25: BLOOD RED BOOTS * BLACK LIGHT SAINTS * DOZENS * THE ADDIES

Saturday, May 26: BLOWOFF Featuring the DJ sounds of RICHARD MOREL and BOB MOULD

Sunday, May 27: One Night Stand's MOOMBAHTON MASSIVE featuring NADASTROM & DJ SABO * WILLY JOY * JAY FAY * MORE DJs TBA

Sunday, July 29: BOUNCING SOULS * THE MENZINGERS * LUTHER


ON SALE THIS FRIDAY 5/4 @ NOON:
Friday, June 29: THE US AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS - CHICAGO REGIONAL

Tuesday, September 18:DRAGONETTE


ON SALE THIS SATURDAY 5/5 @ NOON:
Friday, June 15:MusicNOW Presents... MERCURY SOUL featuring DJ MASONIC (MASON BATES) * Musicians from THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA * BENJAMIN SHWARTZ * ANNE PATTERSON * KATE SIMKO * JUSTIN REED of illmeasures * STRIZ of illmeasures * THOMAS MADEJA * DOMINIC JOHNSON
]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1411 2012-05-02T22:45:03Z 2012-05-02T16:54:04Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com Dragonette, just debuted the video for their incredibly catchy new single, "Let it Go" today. Watch it below:



Dragonette is set to kick off a Norh American tour this June in support of a new album in the making (release date TBD). Catch them in Chicago when they play Metro on September 18th. Tickets go on sale this Friday 5/4 at noon. ]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1405 2012-05-02T16:20:50Z 2012-05-02T10:24:52Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com La Dispute & Cold Cave) to share as this week's staff playlist. Have a listen here via Spotify.

]]> tag:metrochicago.com,2012:news/1.1399 2012-05-01T17:27:02Z 2012-05-01T14:42:03Z Lauren lauren@metrochicago.com Matt Skiba And The Sekrets is made of. We'll find out next Tuesday when they release debut ablum, Babylon. Get your first listen at the new sound with a stream of the first single, "Voices," below:



Matt Skiba And The Sekrets play Metro on June 7th with Smoking Popes. Buy tickets here or in the Metro store. ]]>