Okay, so we're at about mid-summer but instead of suffering through another midsummer night's dream about fairies and drowning in a swimming pool of bloody mary mix, I'll offer you another round of haikus that take us through July.
Southern Culture on the Skids - Old Town School
You may think they are
A white trash novelty act
They can really rock.
Booker T - Old Town School
The dude’s a legend
Just not Jerry Lee Lewis
Soulful B3 sounds
Rocco DeLuca - Villain's
His hit annoyed you
But the boy can sing and play
Give him a chance
Sounds of Detroit - CSO
Marshall Crenshaw brought
Lots of amazing talent
Forget the big three
Sounds of Austin - CSO
How could this one fail?
Small town with major talent
Could have been better
Junior Brown - Fitzgerald's American Music Fest
Tears up the fretboard
On his wild homemade guitar
In a hat and suit.
Ronnie Baker Brooks - Fitzgerald's American Music Fest
Lonnie is his dad
But at the end of the show
You’ll ask Lonnie who?
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones - Fitzgerald's American Music Fest
Words cannot describe
How strongly I feel about
The music I hear.
U2 - Soldier Field
Show me something new
Awestruck last time but now you’re
Growing tiresome
Black Keys - Milwaukee Summerfest
Two man band. Again?
These guys are the exception.
Unrelenting rock
Florence and the Machine - Milwaukee Summerfest
The powerful voice
Filled an outdoor arena
Without a problem
Cage the Elephant - Milwaukee Summerfest
Ignore the first band?
That crazy little dude makes
It impossible.
Tinariwen - Lincoln Hall
The unique vibe of
The Saharan Desert Blues
But not that lively
Eric Davis - BLUES on Halsted
Started out slowly
Not as impressed as last time
Then he tore it up
Pitchfork - Union Park
This gets its own post
My favorite time of year
Special edition
Old 97’s - Lincoln Hall
Is this alt country?
They rocked it like no other
Call it what you want
Sanctified Grumblers - Quencher's
Hard to classify
Quirky Americana
Tuba and washboard
Wild Flag - Subterranean
PTA meeting?
Say that out loud and
Get punched in the face
Ted Leo - Pritzker Pavilion
Not sure what it is
But his songs make me happy
Sound great loud and live
Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Lincoln Hall
Sure, they may be stoned
But they know what they’re doing
Three solid hours
Heartless Bastards - Schuba's
Love Ericka’s voice
Who does she remind me of?
Will listen much more
Richard Buckner - Schuba's
Singer songwriter
That usually makes me cringe
But tolerable
