To borrow a phrase from staff writer Dan Caffrey, The House of Blues is seriously the Chili’s of music venues. It doesn’t matter where you go in this country, any venue in their caliber has the same decor, the same goofy stuff on the walls, the same wooden staircases and even the same overpriced beer that’s really not worth it. There’s not a speck of difference here in Chicago. In fact, since this the city where the “electric blues” started, the House of Blues Chicago goes that extra mile to ma

Mondays suck. Especially if you hate your job. But the day doesn’t have to be a total waste. You can now look forward to reading about ReadyMakers who have worked their way into f*%ing awesome jobs—and maybe find a little inspiration to jumpstart your own career in the process—right here, every Monday. Esteban Rey is a tour manager for the band Explosions in the Sky ; he makes art, designs album covers, travels to foreign countries with his friends for work, and has met kids with his ar

Dirty Blonde is one of those bands that many have not heard of but many will love once they’ve heard them. Sultry singer Cheryl Aruda fronts this hard-driving, non-stop rhythm machine. Playing at Palmer’s Restaurant in Andover, Massachusetts last Saturday night, Dirty Blonde made a believer out of everybody who had not seen them before. If this band didn’t have to stop playing at midnight they would have probably kept going until breakfast. Aruda’s own song, played near the end of the night,

CD Review – GWAR Lust in Space Metal Blade Records Lust in Space , the 11th album from GWAR marks the bands 25th anniversary, the return to Metal Blade Records, and welcomes Casey Orr back to the band. As to be expected Casey (Beefcake) picked up where he left off and can be heard on many tracks on the new album. This brings back the feeling of some older albums, with tracks like “Metal Metal Land”, “Where is Zog?”, and ” Release the flies”. As ridiculous as they are, GWAR keep you laug

I know that MTV just posed the question “What if Twilight were made in the 80’s”? But coming from a 90’s child, that sparked my interest. What if Twilight were made in the 90’s? Robin Tunney as Bella Bella was described in the books very simply, having a slight figure, heart-shaped face, and brown hair and brown almond-shaped eyes. If there is a nineties actress who can deliver that, and her sarcasm and give us some steamy scenes with a vampire… I think it’s Robin Tunney. Jared Let