Queued Up #230

June 5, 2017 | Web Team

1. Joywave – It’s A Trip
2. Welshly Arms – Legendary
3. The Lumineers – Angela
4. Arcade Fire – Everything Now
5. Beth Ditto – Fire
6. Radiohead – I Promise
7. Juiceboxxx – Freaking Out
8. Irontom – Be Bold Like Elijah (Queued Up Artist Showcase 6/9)
9. The National – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
10. Rag N Bone Man – Skin
11. Gorillaz – Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
12. Rainer Maria – Lower Worlds
13. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – So Close
14. alt-J – Adeline

1. Rancid – Where I’m Going
2. Imagine Dragons – Thunder
3. July Talk – Picturing Love
4. Lorde – Perfect Places
5. Bleachers – I Miss Those Days
6. Arkells – Knocking At The Door (Queued Up Artist Showcase 6/9)
7. Lo Moon – This Is It
8. Phoenix – J-Boy
9. The War On Drugs – Holding On
10. Electric Guest – Oh Devil (feat. Devin Da Dokta)
11. Liam Gallagher – Wall Of Glass
12. LCD Soundsystem – Call The Police
13. Glass Animals – Agnes
14. Foo Fighters – Run

Indie-Pendent Dance Party – 6.3.17

June 5, 2017 | Web Team

The Statistics – Another Day
Crystal Castles Featuring Robert Smith – Not in Love
Kele – Everything You Wanted (RAC Remix)
The Whip – Sister Siam
Chvrches – Empty Threat
Foster The People – Helen Beat
Bastille – Pompeii
Daft Punk – Get Lucky (Esquire Remix)
M83 – Midnight City (Meridian Club Mix)
Ladyhawke – My Delerium
The Naked and Famous – All Of This
The Shoes – Time To Dance
ShitDisco – OK
The Dead 60s – Riot Radio
Wild Belle – Giving Up on You
The Strokes – Reptilla
Maximo Park – Girls Who Can Play Guitars
Charli XCX – London Queen
Kaiser Chiefs – Everyday I Love You Less and Less

Stellastarr* – My Coco
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Joanna Gruesome – Secret Surprise
Metz – Get Off
Iamdynamite – Where Will We Go
Gang Of Youths – Poison Drum
Phoenix – Lizsztomania
David Bowie – Modern Love
Twin Shadow – Five Seconds
Saint Motel – My Type
Too Many Zooz – Warriors
Soulwax – Krack
Robyn – Dancing on My Own
Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
Arcade Fire – Everything Now
Metric – Stadium Love
Miike Snow – Paddling Out
Morningwood – Nth Degree

6.4.17 – Alt_Backspace

June 5, 2017 | Web Team

1. Radiohead – Paranoid Android
2. The English Beat – Tears Of A Clown
3. Presidents Of The USA – Peaches
4. Live – All Over You
5. U2 – With Or Without You
6. The Cure – Pictures Of You
7. Meat Puppets – Backwater
8. Split Enz – I Got You
9. L7 – Pretend We\’re Dead
10. Lo Fidelity All-Stars – Battleflag
11. Spacehog – In The Meantime
12. Dramarama – Anything Anything
13. Elastica – Connection

1. Pearl Jam – Corduroy
2. Sugar – A Good Idea
3. Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane
5. Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy
6. The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
7. Our Lady Peace – Clumsy
8. R.E.M. – So. Central Rain (I\’m Sorry)
9. Soup Dragons – I\’m Free
10. Smashing Pumpkins – Never Let Me Down Again
11. Beck – Sexx Laws
12. U2 – In God\’s Country
13. Talking Heads – Life During Wartime

Taking Back Sundays – 6.4.17

June 5, 2017 | Web Team

1. Panic! At The Disco – Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
2. All Time Low – Dear Maria, Count Me In
3. Good Charlotte – Little Things
4. Brand New – I Am a Nightmare
5. Simple Plan – I’d Do Anything
6. Taking Back Sunday – You’re So Last Summer
7. Story Of The Year – Until The Day I Die
8. Pixies – Where Is My Mind
9. New Found Glory – Head On Collision
10. Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape
11. Saves The Day – At Your Funeral
12. AFI – Girls Not Grey
13. Postal Service – Such Great Heights
14. Secondhand Serenade – Fall For You
15. Manchester Orchestra – Shake It Out

The City Is Offering Free Bike Riding Classes To Adults This Summer

June 5, 2017 | Nicci

The city is going to be offering free bicycling classes to adults this summer, in parks on the South and West sides of the city.

The classes are taught by the Bike Ambassadors program and are courtesy of the city’s Department of Transportation, the Divvy bike share program and its sponsor, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, and Divvy is providing bikes meaning you can come learn how to ride even if you don’t have a bike.

Transportation officials said in a press release that the classes would be good for people who have never ridden before or have taken anywhere from a couple years to a couple decades off. They also noted that it makes sense for the city to offer classes to novice riders in tandem with its effort to expand bike sharing and other bike resources and infrastructure around the city—it’s all with the goal of making it easier for people to choose to ride rather than drive. READ MORE

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Yeah, Yeah….Tornado. This Lawn Isn’t Going to Cut Itself, Though…

June 4, 2017 | Eric

This is the picture of the year.  I care not that there is still more than half of it to go.  The contest is now officially over.

A Canadian woman snapped this picture to show her South African parents what a tornado is all about.  What she didn’t realize was how much fun the internet would have with her husband calmly and collectively mowing the lawn in front of the storm that touched down near Alberta on Friday.

Which version of the story do you want to hear?  That he was frantically trying to get his yard work in before the storm hit, like a BOSS?  Or that the picture doesn’t truly tell how close it is or what direction the storm was moving?

I know the one I’ll be telling.  And it already sounds AWESOME in my head.  — [eric]

VIDEO: Trailer Here for the Green Day Produced Documentary On Punk

June 4, 2017 | Eric

Green Day launched from the East Bay Punk scene…along with acts like Rancid, AFI…which marked a shift towards inclusion and fun in the genre.  You may have heard the band is producing Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk.  Now you can check out the trailer for the documentary.  It is in select theaters as of June 2nd (narrated by the godfather himself…Iggy Pop).  I’ll keep you posted on alternate means of viewing.  — [eric]

VIDEO: Was Family Guy Meant to be a kids’ Show?

June 3, 2017 | Kevin

Family Guy is still one of the hardest hitting comedies on TV with off color humor that would never be considered children’s entertainment, but this retrospective video from Channel Awesome looks at creator Seth MacFarlane’s first shots at animated shows and how they influenced his big hit series. If you are a fan of 90’s Cartoon Network, you will see how the risque comedy of Family Guy is rooted in a short pilot that was featured on ‘What A Cartoon’, a show that featured shorts that would grow into their own individual series. ‘Powerpuff Girls’ and ‘Johnny Bravo’ all got their start on ‘What a Cartoon’ but MacFarlane’s ‘Larry & Steve’ never got called up for it’s own show.

A map of the hardest word for each state to spell?

June 2, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from cbsnews.com)

As the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee gets underway, Google has decided to honor the annual event by compiling a list of the most misspelled words in the country.

Their list is based on top searched “how to spell” words by state in 2017, and is categorized by how many letters in each word were misspelled. Apparently, folks in Georgia had a tough time spelling “gray” while residents of Wisconsin had problems spelling their own state. Illinois had trouble with appreciate. I personally have trouble with millennium, rhythm, accommodate and SOOO many more. Any of the words on this list difficult for you?

Some of the top misspelled words include:

  • Supercali…
  • Maintenance
  • Diamond
  • Beautiful
  • Surprise
  • Banana
  • Available
  • Sense
  • College
  • Disease
  • Quote
  • Delicious
  • Tomorrow
  • License
  • Angel

See how each state ranks in comparison to ours, take a look at Google’s map. (MORE HERE)

Bleachers’ Concept Album, Full Of Fist-Pumps & Feelings

June 2, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from chicagoist.com)

Jack Antonoff has come a long way from fronting the relatively scrappy Steel Train, then updating that band’s melodic instincts with the more straightforward pop hooks of fun. When he finally struck off on his own to form Bleachers, the resulting sound made total sense; steeped in the ‘80s, emotionally straightforward, and not at all subtle. Admittedly, Antonoff can be so emotive and over the top at places it could play as parody, but you just can’t shake the fact he means it. You believe it, and you fall into his thrall. (MORE HERE)

Jack was great at PIQNIQ.  Watch highlights of his backstage performance below

You might know this song from hearing it on the air on 101WKQX. Jack wrote it about his girlfriend Lena Dunham

Brian & Lou 06.02.17

June 2, 2017 | Nicci

What Ya Missed, Stealing from your Kids, Drive Thru Pet Peeves, Eat Travel Rock, and Sexual Spelling Bee

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National Doughnut Day in Chicago

June 2, 2017 | Nicci

Today is National Doughnut Day! Here are some places around the city to celebrate:

Dunkin’ Donuts: Treat yourself to a free classic doughnut with the purchase of any beverage all day while supplies last.

Stan’s Donuts: The constantly expanding sweet spot will be doling out free doughnuts with any purchase at all of its locations.

Krispy Kreme: Customers can take their pick of any doughnut on the menu at no cost.

Fremont: Head to River North for a two-hour doughnut extravaganza at Fremont. For $20, guests can eat their way through doughnut stations, doughnut ice cream sandwiches, a glaze fountain, boozy gelato, a coffee bar and a doughnut ring toss from 5 to 7pm on Friday.

Firecakes: They’re launching a new doughnut ice cream sandwich for the donut holiday, and it’s a doozy: triple-chocolate ice cream sandwich featuring the shop’s triple chocolate cake donut, vanilla ice cream and valrhona chocolate sauce. Starting today it will be available daily – alongside the rest of Firecakes’ extensive donut offerings.

Weber’s Bakery: Buy a dozen doughnuts at the $10.40 sale price and get one of the bakery’s famous chocolate donuts for free.

Beavers Donuts: You can get four free mini sugar-dusted donuts for customers at its Chicago French Market location (131 N. Clinton St.) or any of its food trucks. Bonus: The same deal applies to orders through UberEATS.

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Brian & Lou 06.01.17

June 1, 2017 | Nicci

What Ya Missed, Dating Short Guys, Emily Galati, and Unfair Bar Dress Codes

 

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