Case the Producer sits down with Wes from Chicago’s very own Brigitte Calls Me Baby to discuss hair, bad band names, and so much more.
Man shot in testicles by ex-girlfriend, lives to tell about it
A man in Cincinnati was shot in the testicles by his ex-girlfriend while they were attempting to go for a walk.
Charlie Glenn said that, “[She] wanted me to take a walk with her, and I found out she had a pistol with her,” Glenn claims. “She said it was a pellet gun, and I said, ‘Let me see it because I’m not going anywhere with you if you got a gun,’ and she pulled it out and shot me.’”
He continued, “I still to this day love her, and if she ever gets better, well…”
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Photos by: Sarah Giroux, Laurie Fanelli, Alex Geshel, Zach Spangler
The Killers release “Spirit”
TWISTED XMAS NIGHT 3
The Weekend Q101
Twisted XMAS with Young the Giant & The Gaslight Anthem (Friday)
It comes to a close tonight. After three incredible nights at the Aragon Ballroom, we bring things home with Young the Giant and The Gaslight Anthem. Tickets are still available here.
Pete Davidson at The Riv (Saturday, Sunday)
Funny man Pete Davidson comes to The Riv this weekend for a set of intimate shows that should be nothing short of spectacular. Tickets can still be purchased.
Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic (Thursday-Sunday)
Light up the festive season with family and friends at Brookfield Zoo’s 42nd annual Holiday Magic®. Chicagoland’s longest-running lights festival returns from 3 to 9 p.m. More than two million LED lights transform the park into a winter wonderland. While strolling pathways, zoogoers can gaze up at a 41-foot-tall lit tree choreographed to seasonal tunes, stop at the 20-foot-tall orb and 3D gingerbread house to take memorable photos, walk through the 600-foot-long “Tunnel of Lights,” and more.
‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil (begins Friday)
A thrilling interpretation of the well-known Christmas classic, this joyful show about the virtues of generosity and friendship promises to leave a lasting impression on families this holiday season. ‘Twas the Night Before…, Cirque du Soleil’s first-ever holiday production, is a whirlwind of love, holiday cheer, riotous fun, and adorably endearing characters that will establish a new tradition for families to treasure.
Home Alone in Concert (Friday)
Relive John Hughes’ hilarious and heartwarming tale about 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who is left to defend his home against a pair of dimwitted burglars when his family departs for Christmas vacation without him. The 1990 comedy yielded one of John Williams’ most delightful scores. Now hear it performed live by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Millenium Park Holiday Singalong (Friday)
There’s nothing stopping you from showing up in Millennium Park at any point during the year and belting out your favorite holiday songs, but you can do it with a crowd of like-minded exhibitionists at this annual series of winter concerts and sing-alongs. This year, the series takes place every Friday at 6:30pm from December 1-15, with a different local choral group leading attendees in song each week. Song books will be distributed at each event.
Winterland at Gallagher Way (Friday-Sunday)
Winterland at Gallagher Way is back and better than ever with family-friendly festivities both at Gallagher Way and inside historic Wrigley Field, including new experiences and returning favorites like the Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville and the Gallagher Ice Rink.
Three Brigitte Calls Me Baby songs you need to know
Last night, Brigitte Calls Me Baby opened up the second night of Twisted XMAS for Lovejoy and White Reaper and quite frankly, they blew Brian, Kenzie, and myself (Case the Producer) away. Quickly, they have etched their name into the pantheon of great Chicago bands, simply based off of their excellent performance at the Aragon last night.
These are the three Brigitte Calls Me Baby songs that you need to know.
Brigitte Calls Me Baby – Impossibly Average
The band’s flagship single, “Impossibly Average” is a breathtaking three-minute foray into the world of Brigitte, even if the title of the song could not be any more misleading. The song is incredible. It’s unique. Nothing else in contemporary music sounds like it. It’s impossibly stunning and something that shouldn’t exist in modern times.
Brigitte Calls Me Baby – Eddie My Love
The strength of Chicago’s own Brigitte Calls Me Baby is their desire for romanticism. “Eddie My Love”, which sounds like a cut off Louder Than Bombs, sees the band at peak-yearning. In the chorus, frontman Wes Leavins bellows out “I thought I knew me but I didn’t know myself // You saw right through me and truth was I never fell // So hard”. Heartbreaking, introspective, and powerful, it’s easy to see the winning formula that Brigitte churns out with a track like this.
Brigitte Calls Me Baby – You Are Only Made of Dreams
With a voice like the one that frontman Wes Leavins possesses, it’s easy to talk about the crooners that predated Brigitte and how similar this Chicago-based band sounds to them. “You Are Only Made of Dreams” is the band stretching out their wings and taking the best parts of contemporary indie rock and lacing them with that soon-to-be-iconic voice. The band is simply “in the pocket”, operating at peak performance seemingly doing it effortlessly.
You can follow the band on X here.
We’ll see you all at the gig the next time they play in their hometown.
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Aldi will make you do pushups to get the job
Despite cashiers being able to sit down, it turns out that getting a job at Aldi is harder than you might think.
A woman in a Facebook group discussed her interview process with the supermarket by telling people that instead of telling the hiring manager about herself, she was forced to do push-ups. She explained, “My relative recently interviewed for a position in-store and then later that day she was asked to partake in a Zoom meeting in her home and was asked to do push-ups, sit-ups, and starjumps to show her fitness level.”
A commentator added, “Started at ALDI a year ago now, and I had to do a Zoom medical assessment. Thought it was weird at the time, but now I realize how necessary it is. You definitely need a certain level of fitness to be competent in the job… Yep. Part of the process.”
Weezer jam in a new Netflix Christmas film
A spin on the film Freaky Friday, this Netflix film stars Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms along with the Weezer performing Santa Claus Is Coming To Town with Ed Helms’ character Bill Walker’s garage band Dad Or Alive.
The Black Keys — DJ Set at Empty Bottle
“Rizz” crowned Oxford Word of the Year
Gen Z has taken over, and “rizz” is another sign of their impending cultural dominance. The Oxford Dictionary has crowned rizz the word of the year, beating out words like “Swiftie”, “situationship”, and “prompt”.
Rizz, for those that don’t know, is a term used “to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another person.”
Rizz is believed to come from the middle of the word charisma, and can be used as a verb, as in to “rizz up,” or chat someone up, the publisher said.
Alkaline Trio release a heartfelt new song
Boy starts petition to get Apple to change ‘nerd’ glasses emoji
Teddy, a 10-year-old-boy from the UK, is fighting against Apple and one of their most prominent emojis. According to the boy, “Apple are making it absolutely horrible for people wearing glasses.” He continued, “They’re making people think we’re nerds and it’s absolutely horrible.”
Apple has not responded to the boy’s statement at this time.
12.3.2023 History Of Alternative
MGMT go 90’s grunge in new video for “Bubblegum Dog”
Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser pay homage to some classic ’90s videos here (Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Today,” STP’s “Interstate Love Song” Alice in Chains’ episode of MTV Unplugged and Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun.”)
MGMT’s new album Loss Of Life will be released on February 23rd.
