Well, here we go again. Another night and another list of bands all worth seeing. Moe at the Riviera Theatre is the main show to see this weekend in my opinion. Their warm guitar riffs and floating tones create a musical journey and that to me is the meaning of a live show. Although if if you can't make it to Moe you could consider going to the end of the Blue line to Fitgerald's Night Club to catch the Beatles cover band American English. I have seen these guys once or twice before and they do sound exactly like the classic Beatles and even look like them too. The show I seen of them before was at the U.S. Cellular Colloseum in Bloomington Illinois, but it was a number of years ago now. American English put on a great two set show covering many of the classic main stream favorites of the Beatles.
It's neat though the way they perform. The first set is always classic 1961-1965 suit and tie boy band Beatles and the second set is 1966-1971 post Dylan influenced Sgt. Pepper Beatles. So it is really a lot of fun to see and hear this spectacle of the past and they're covering is nearly as good as the Dark Star Orchestra who cover the Grateful Dead and played an amazing show here in Chicago just last week.
Another show that features a talented vocalist is happening at Martyrs. The Lauren Wolf band starts around 9:30 P.M. I don't really know too much about this band in particular, but Lauren Wolf has a strong voice and can be referenced to jazzy-soul blues singers like Janis Joplin and Joss Stone. The band as a whole sounds a jazzy rock influence. The band is on the up and coming still, but they are gaining headway after finishing 3rd in a 600 band battle to be the opener for Bruce Springsteen's 2012 concert in London. So they should deliver a fairly decent live show.
Hopefully you can catch one of these shows for your saturday night and if none of these catch your interest try searching http://www.chicagomusic.org/ for something more up your alley. Thank you for reading and have fun at the shows.
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