(show photos/Irish punk & club rock) The Buddies at Empty Bottle

The Buddies filled The Empty Bottle with their guitar heavy, Irish rock, right before the holidays.   Appropriately enough, their lead singer was sporting a Shane MacGowan tee, and after their set, we had a lively discussion about The Pogues last show at The Congress.   I had the great pleasure of shooting it, but was stuck in the press pit for sooooo long waiting for them to come on, after the openers, that we were sure Shane had flipped out or passed out, and that the show was not to be.   The other photographers were joking that we should have brought board games.   Finally, the band materialized and pulled off a brilliant show!

Thankfully, The Buddies showed up on time to play their Irish punk.   Check out our prior coverage here.   The Buddies have been called a southern rock version of The Clash and they were fun to check out, live.   They have the unique distinction of having a rockin' girl on drums/accordion.   Drummers are notoriously hard to photograph and usually lurk, hidden in the shadow at the back of the stage.   The Buddies are no fools, though, and had one of the best lit drummers I've ever shot.   Play to your strengths.   Want to hear more or check out upcoming shows.   Here's their main web site.

Shows On Our Radar-The Buddies Tonight at Empty Bottle & Yakuza Tomorrow at Reggies

 21+
Come on out to The Empty Bottle and empty a few tonight.   Check out our prior coverage by clicking here.
THU . 12/22/11 ( 9:00pm , RSVP is closed; $8) 

The Buddies
Dirty Pigeons
The Canoes
Ed Jurken

Empty Bottle says:  THE BUDDIES’ debut LP, F*@# The Buddies is an effort stacked with reverb-soaked stompers that have led the outfit to be dubbed “a southern rock version of THE CLASH,” by Music. Defined. Boozy, shambling, sweetly grungy tracks that make you feel like you should be singing along, we’re excited to hear how the tracks translate to our boozy, grungy stage. The recording project of BRIAN MORRISSEY, THE DIRTY PIGEONS combine rock songs, folk ballads, quiet strumming and squealing guitars into a mélange of sounds unified by MORRISSEY’s uniquely world-weary vocals. Live he’s backed by a full band, catapulting his intimate songs onto the stage.
 

 

17+

Friday, December 23 • 8:00 PM
mPshows.com presents TAKE THE REGGIES BUS FROM PANCHOS, Pancho's party starts at 6, bus leaves at 7:45!

MACABRE
Macabre blends elements of true crime, math rock, nursery rhymes, punk, thrash, folk melodies, death metal, jazz fusion, black metal and more into an energetic, catchy and unmistakable amalgam. 

YAKUZA
Yakuza is an avant-garde metal band, formed in Chicago in 1999. Current members are James Staffel, Matt McClelland, Bruce Lamont, and Ivan Cruz.

New Yakuza album out!

NOVEMBERS DOOM
In 2006, Novembers Doom once again entered the studio to record the follow up to 2005's "The Pale Haunt Departure." The philosophy was simple... If it isn't broken, don't fix it. Sessions for "The Novella Reservoir" began with Chris Djuricic once again engineering and co-producing, also taking up the recording of the Bass guitar. Mixed by the highly respected Dan Swano, and mastered again by legendary James Murphy, "The Novella Reservoir" was completed, becoming the bands greatest audible onslaught yet. Taking their musical direction to the next logical step in their evolution, Novembers Doom has broken free from their past genre labels, to create a modern dark metal CD influenced heavily by their Chicago 90's death metal roots. "The Novella Reservoir" is easily the bands most aggressive CD to date, and will, without a doubt concrete them as one of the top bands of their genre.

A CORPORATE DEATH
Bruce Lamont improvised jam.

PRIMAL LORE
4 friends having a good time,ups and downs and all arounds. Tellin Stories of animalistic legends lycan thropic of Primal Lore.

Cheap & Free 21+ December Concerts On Our Radar-The Damn Choir/Briar Rabbit & The Buddies

Friday, Dec 16

The Damn Choir has a new video for the single “Virginia” 

The Damn Choir (21+)

The Damn Choir will be performing at The Burlington’s new live music room (3425 W. Fullerton in Chicago), along with Briar Rabbit and Grand Rapids-based The Crane Wives, on Friday, Dec. 16. The Damn Choir will be releasing their sophomore album, You’re My Secret Called Fire, in spring, 2012. 

For more info, check out the band's main site. 

and The Burlington Bar's Calendar 

We can't wait to review the show and check out the new venue.   I'm inclined to love the Burlington already, based on their fabulous foot photo on the main page.  Guess I'm not the only one out there intrigued by musicians' feet/pedals/and cords! 

We covered Briar Rabbit, back a while ago, and can't wait to see him live, as well.   Check out our prior posts here. and veggie oil bus fundraising video here.

Friday, December 16, 2011 

The Burlington
3425 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 

Set: 9:00 PM
Doors: 8:00 PM
21+
Tickets: $8 (though Burlington's site says $5 donation, so it may be even less)
  

Also Playing: Briar Rabbit (11:00 PM) , The Crane Wives (9:00 PM)

Thursday, Dec 22

The Buddies (21+)

The Buddies (ex-Welcome to Ashley, Pale Blue Dot) will bring their shambolic mix of pub rock, power pop and Irish punk to Empty Bottle on Thursday, Dec. 22. This will be a FREE w/ RSVP show (rsvp@emptybottle.com).

Band Site: http://www.fthebuddies.com/

New CD, F*ck the Buddies, streaming at: http://candyappleandthebuddies.bandcamp.com/

Check out the ticket link for more show/band info http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4055635
Empty Bottle, Inc.

The Buddies / Dirty Pigeons / The Canoes / Ed Jurken

Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 9:30 PM CST
Empty Bottle , Chicago, IL
21 years and over