2020: My Favorite Gigs

 

Anyone who knows me knows I don't get out much other than to see live music, so the shutdown of venues and diy spaces REALLY threw a wrench into my social life. Thankfully, I did get to a bunch of good gigs before everything went to hell in a handbasket. Now that shows have been back for a couple months, reflecting on what life was like pre-pandemic is a bit easier. But what really bums me out are all the gigs I planned on seeing but got postponed or cancelled, including Horse Lords x2, The Hecks, Dry Cleaning with Marbled Eye, Cable Ties, Control Top with Weeping Icon and Droids Blood, Negative Scanner, Ethers, Good Morning, Thom Yorke, Puzzlehead with National Photo Committee and Porno Glows, The Cowboys, The Chats, M.A.Z.E., Amyl and The Sniffers with C.O.F.F.I.N, The Beths, Sheer Mag, Stereolab, They Might Be Giants, DEHD, Protomartyr, Kraftwerk 3D, and Squarepusher. And that's just what had been announced! But enough of what I didn't get to see, here's the best of what I did before the songs faded.


1/3 - S.H.I.T. / Porno Glows / Sniper Culture @ Bricktown


S.H.I.T.

Porno Glows

Sniper Culture


1/6 - Judy and the Jerks / Bigg Band @ The Railyard [Hammond, IN]

Judy and the Jerks



Bigg Band


1/25 - June of 44 @ Bottom Lounge




2/20 - DEHD @ Chicago Athletic Association (Pitchfork Kick-Off Party)


DEHD

2/22 - Hot Snakes / The Hecks @ Empty Bottle (Music Frozen Dancing)


Hot Snakes

The Hecks


2/26 - Man or Astro-man? / Wray @ Sleeping Village


Man or Astro-man?
(Coco on theremin. Eat your heart out, Page.)
 (the token drum kit tower)

Wray


2/28 - BIB / Big Laugh / Snuffed / Civic Center @ Bricktown

BIB
 (whats the deal with HC punk bands wearing GD tie dyes?)

Big Laugh

Snuffed

Civic Center
(pic fail)


3/6 - They Might Be Giants @ The Vic




3/7 - The Sueves @ The Hideout



3/10 - Shellac, Loki's Folly @ Lincoln Hall

Shellac

Loki's Folly


3/11 - Shellac / Loki's Folly @ Lincoln Hall

Shellac

Loki's Folly


3/12 - Protomartyr / Negative Scanner @ Sleeping Village


Protomartyr

Negative Scanner

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