The Empty Bottle

New Bands to Know, Vol. XLVI: Ducktails

In honor of New Music Thursday, I’d like to share a band with you by the name of Ducktails. Ducktails are a band that feature Matt Mondanile (also of Real Estate) and they’ve just released […]

WXRT–2013/03/14

Prius Route to Rock, Vol. 41: Sons of the Silent Age, The Soft Moon, Logan Square Farmers Market

Weekends in January mean NFL playoffs and even though the Bears aren’t playing, please feel free to support the team from San Francisco as they take on the Bears’ biggest rivals, the Acme Packers. But […]

WXRT–2013/01/09

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2009 - Day 1

Prius Route to Rock, Vol. 9: Do Division, Farmers Markets, Craig Finn

This upcoming weekend is a big one in Chicago. Our first post-Memorial Day weekend means we now get to do two of our favorite things… Drink beer outside, in the middle of the street while […]

2012/05/30

Prius Route to Rock, Vol. 7: Joe Pug, Davila 666, Bonnie Raitt

Seven installments already? Damn. That was fast. Again, every Wednesday I post a few shows/events for the coming weekend that I’m excited about. Stuff that I’ll most likely be attending and hopefully you’ll feel like […]

2012/05/16

Video: Hanni El Khatib – Dead Wrong

Really liking [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Hanni El Khatib[/lastfm]‘s records at the moment. If you enjoy punk, garage rock, and/or doo-wop, I think you might too. Hanni El Khatib grew up in San Francisco but now resides in […]

2011/07/13

Farmers' Market @ The Empty Bottle

How can one of the coolest spots in town get even cooler? By having a monthly farmers’ market, that’s how. Was checking out upcoming shows on the Bottle’s website recently, and came across a link […]

2011/05/22

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