Schubas News

05/13/2008 Backstage Interview with Lykke Li, Chicago Culture Safe For Now, Wilco Loft Visit

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:13:31 GMT

Backstage Interview with Lykke Li! We'll have our video interview with Lykke Li, conducted right here at Schubas just last night, up for your viewing pleasure before nightfall, we promise! In the meantime, check out the DoucheBagFace live review (including photo set, natch) over at... well, you guessed it, DoucheBagFace, and keep your peepers right here for all that you've come to expect from a Schubas.com Backstage Interview! Chicago Culture Has Been Saved! Thanks to the groundswell of outrage over the recently proposed Promoter's Ordinance here in Chicago, savechicagoculture.org is able to report the following: "WE DID IT!!!! The promoter’s ordinance is being pulled and WILL NOT BE VOTED ON TOMORROW! I received confirmation from Alderman Schulter’s office that it’s been pulled. They’re going to return it to committee, so we’ll have to keep our eyes open, but this time there will be input from the entertainment community." Congratulations are due to all those involved, and a hearty Thank You from the Schubas as part of Chicago's music culture. Keep your eyes on this thing though, it'll be back (hopefully in a more palettable form). Former Schubas Staffer, Current Daddy Visits the WilcoLoft with Andrew Bird! Former Schubas sound engineer Jason Tobias recently had the chance to stop by the fabled Wilco Loft with Schubas Hall of Famer Andrew Bird, and he took pictures! As if that wasn't enough, he recently welcomed a baby girl into his (and his wife's) life. It's a good time to be Jason Tobias, we tell ya what! Get all the info from The New York Times.

05/12/2008 Promoter's Ordinance: Not So Good For Chicago Music

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:24:08 GMT

Promoter's Ordinance: Not So Good For Chicago Music

05/09/2008 New Backstage Interview with Northern State

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:10 GMT

Helloooo, nurse! We've been working extra-hard to bring you the sort of scintillating journalism only a Schubas.com Backstage Interview can provide as often possible, and it has brought us to this- Hesta Prynn and Spero, two thirds of Northern State, sat down with us before their set to discuss Errol Morris, the progression of their sound, outside projects, Silk Soy Milk, Europe, onstage hijinx, McDreamy, and much more. Enjoy it, friends, and check back for new Backstage Interviews!

05/06/2008 New Backstage Interview with Peter Morén, AMPLIFY Podcast, El Ten Eleven

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:50:15 GMT

Don't Like What You Hear? Have You Tried AMPLIFYing it? Hey, guys! As you should know, Schubas, UR Chicago, WOXY, and Beer Nuts have been putting on periodic shindigs under the name of AMPLIFY New Music Series. Well, the kind folks at UR Chicago have started a podcast of the same name, and the latest entry features SchubaPals TigerCity, performing live for an AMPLIFY Live Session the morning after hitting the New Music Series right here at B-Mont & SoPo. Listen to it here, and subscribe through iTunes here. It's a brave new world, friends, and you are livin' in it. Bringin' it Backstage for the Fourth Time in Two Weeks! The latest addition to our Schubas.com News Team, Tyler Gould, sat down with Peter Morén to chew the fat regarding his solo career, Peter Bjorn & John, songwriting in general and house pets in particular. Check it out, and look forward to our chat with the ladies of Northern State on Thursday! Why is 6 Afraid of 7? Because 7 8 (ate!) 9! In Other News, El Ten Eleven, set to visit the hallowed Schubas music hall with Presto Descanto on June 15th, provided the majority of the soundtrack for a film called Helvetica. Yes, it's about the font. No, it's not boring. Anyhow, here's a video of them playing music to whet your appetites for the show!

05/01/2008 New Backstage Interview with Athlete!

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:55 GMT

The interviews are coming fast and furious lately, and today we're servin' up a tasty little number conducted on the 13th of April with Athlete! We took a load off with members of Athlete in the Schubas Upstairs Lounge to talk about touring; how does it inspire them, how it's different in the U.S. and the U.K., and the power of a milkshake to stir the soul. Take a look-see down below, or just take the audio a la carte in our Backstage section. Hey, while you're back there, why not check out any other interviews you may have missed- we're building quite a stockpile. Up next- Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn & John. Look for it on Tuesday, and have a great day, Schubas WebPals!

04/25/2008 New Backstage Interview with Rogue Wave!

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:58:56 GMT

Zach Rogue Schubas.com Backstage Interview Lauren Williamson (in her first ever Backstage Interview appearance) sat down with Zach Rogue from Rogue Wave in our Upstairs Lounge to discuss the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of life on the road, the spiritual well-being derived from organic gardening, and why Chicago is the greatest place ever for seemingly everything. This should be a weekly occasion here on Schubas.com, with the Super-Exclusive Backstage Interviews and all, so hold us to it- this is the start of something great, friends! Don't forget, to keep abreast of all things Schubas, subscribe to our RSS Feed! You are now living in The Future.

04/22/2008 Friends with Benefits, Grand Ole Party @ Radio Free Chicago

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:34:23 GMT

Hey, You! Get a Room, Why Don'tcha?! Or, Visit Our (Music) Room on Monday Night! Gaper's Block has a tidy little posting in regard to Schubas ongoing Friends with Benefits shows, presented by our Practice Space residency program. Headlined by Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, this month-long residency is doin' all sorts of things for all sorts of causes, and cranking out some top-notch music to boot. The poster is nothing to scoff at, either! (Well, perhaps a bit of scoffing is appropriate). A Grand Ole Live Review Ahhh, another great show, another visit from Radio Free Chicago! Garin Pirnia handles the prose this time around (<3 u Kirstie Shanley!), letting you know just how grand Grand Ole Party is when applied to the Schubas stage, and you can expect the same high quality of writing and photography you have come to from RFC. On the Off-Chance You Are a Democrat Reading This From Pennsylvania Get out and vote, friends!

04/21/08 Our Bands Are All Grows Up

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:08:23 GMT

crappy pics from last night's New Pornographers/Okkervil River show (with Charles Bissell of The Wrens)

04/18/2008 Tomorrow is Record Store Day, Peter Morén On His Way to Schubas!

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:07:06 GMT

Visiting the iTunes Music Store Does Not Count Tomorrow is Record Store Day! Do your part to support independent music retailers and, in so doing, support music in general. All sorts of special events (sales, in-store performances, etc!) are going on around town in the stores that help Chicago's music environment in so many ways, and Chicagoist has the scoop on what's going on where. Wash and press your record shop t-shirts, friends, tomorrow is their time to shine! Southtown Star Won't Blow You Away- But You Know That They'll Stay Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn & John will be stopping by Schubas for a solo performance supported by Tobias Fröberg on Saturday, April 26th, and the SouthTown Star has an interview with the man himself about his budding solo career, his songwriting methods, and his upcoming visit to Belmont & Southport. Read on, Young Folks.