Everyone have a fun Super Bowl Sunday yesterday? I know I did, but I can’t say the same about today. Wow..do not drink consistently from 11AM till midnight and expect to feel good the next day.

PICK OF THE WEEK

St. Vincent. Go see her. You will like her. In my opinion, she has the ability to really please anyone. She’s a great musician, writes great songs, is a great singer, and well..looks pretty great (aka shes a babe).

Really though. Annie Clark’s (the woman behind St. Vincent) style of music is about as poppy as it can get without giving up artistic credibility. Her second album, Actor, was released May of last year and if you haven’t already, you should definitely check it out. I haven’t seen her live before, but based on how the album sounds, I can only imagine how good she will be live. She sings happy sounding songs that seem basic and light, but are definitely complex and well-crafted.

I don’t really have a whole lot more to say about her, other than she’s playing tomorrow night at The El Rey and you should strongly consider going.

OTHER SHOWS TO LOOK OUT FOR:
2/8: Useless Keys w/Light FM//The Black Apples//L.E.F. at the echo. 8:30PM. Free. 21+. (Useless Keys continue their residency.)
2/8: Princeton w/Casxio//Rafter//The Jubilee Singers at Spaceland. 8:30PM. Free. 21+. (More Princeton residency.)
2/9: Ferraby Lionheart w/Buddy//Josh Ottum//Evan Voytas at Bootleg Theater. 8:00PM. Free. All. (Ferraby Lionheart continues his residency.)
2/10: Wild Beasts w/Still Life Still//Magic Bullets at Troubadour. 8:00PM. $15. All. (These guys are amazing. I should’ve made this the show of the week.)
2/10: Findlay Brown w//Cobra Lilies//Pizza!//Superhumanoids at the echo. 8:30PM. $5. 18+. (You know the drill. Go see Superhumanoids. And Pizza! for that matter. They’re friends as well and are a fun band to see.)
2/11: The Thermals w/Thao with the Get Down Stay Down//Slang Chickens at Troubadour. 8:00PM. $16. All. (Saw The Thermals not too long ago. They put on a good show.)
2/12: Chicago Underground Duo w/Pit Er Pat//Pity Party at Bootleg Theater. 9:30PM. $12. 21+. (We like Pity Party around here.)
2/12: Shadow Shadow Shade w/Twilight Sleep//Marvelous Toy at Spaceland 8:30PM. $8. 21+. (Shadow Shadow Shade used to be called Afternoons. They were good then, I’m sure theyre still good now.)
2/12: Fitz & the Tantrums w/Sweater Girls at the echo. 8:30PM. $8. 18+. (Fitz have a great sound to em.)
2/13: The Album Leaf w/Sea Wolf at El Rey. 8:00PM. $17. All. (Love The Album Leaf.)
2/14: The Meek w/Weekend//Young Prisms at the echo. 10:00PM. $5. 18+. (Part Time Punks My Bloody Valentine Night.)
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WHAT: St. Vincent
WHEN: Tuesday, February 9th @ 8:00PM
WHERE: The El Rey
$$$: $18
Ages: All

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