Allen M. Dangelo

chicago, il


Events:

QuackerCon

Where: Hilton Chicago

Date: 2008-03-14 00:00:00

Type:

Food, Drinks, ducks, projects, pirates, pranks and knowledge

The Weakerthans

Where: Metro

Date: 2007-10-25 18:30:00

Type:

$16

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth: Tribute to Alice Coltrane

Where: Millennium Park

Date: 2007-08-09 19:00:00

Type:

Highly critically acclaimed flautist and composer Nicole Mitchell's trajectory is rising fast. Her large and small ensembles have performed all over the world in recent years, mesmerizing audiences with her lyricism and airy spontaneity. Teamed with Chicago's Myra Melford and longtime cohorts Harrision Bankhead, Hamid Drake,and Maia. She has expanded her Black Earth Ensemble for this tribute to the kindred spirit of Alice Coltrane.

Nas

Where: The Rave/Eagles Ballroom

Date: 2007-04-21 20:00:00

Type:

The son of jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, Nas made his name as a highly skilled rapper with the double whammy of 1994s 'Illmatic' and 1996s 'It Was Written,' albums whose music was crafted with a degree of subtlety and forethought often absent from the genre. Nas is touring in support of his latest, 'Street's Disciple.'

The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Federale [night 2]

Where: Metro Chicago

Date: 2007-10-31 21:00:00

Type:

Door: 8PM. Cost: $20. Ages: 18+. http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady Night 2 of 2... night 1 is all ages. Pre-sale password: southtown

Dee Alexander's: Tribute to Nina Simone and Dinah Washington

Where: Millennium Park

Date: 2007-08-23 19:00:00

Type:

Vocalist Dee Alexander is one of Chicago's hidden treasures. Known as a musician's musician, she's capable of tuning her instrument in many ways. "Sirens of Song" will pay tribute to Alexander's musical influences including the wide ranging Nina Simone and native Chicago blues and Jazz diva Dinah Washington.

Kim

Where: Schuba's Tavern and Bar

Date: 2007-12-23 20:00:00

Type:

The members of Kim are accomplished players one and all. The musicians craft intricate "math rock" arrangements that are leavened by massively catchy pop hooks, a winning sense of humor and a disarming emotional honesty.

The Gufs, Justin Roberts, Robbie Fulks

Where: Martyrs'

Date: 2007-12-08 22:00:00

Type:

Justin Roberts is an acclaimed singer-songwriter whose career as a children's musician began when he started teaching preschool. Robbie Fulks performs with a warm, wry and witty style, punctuating several songs with startlingly fast and fluid guitar solos that recalled prime Chet Atkins. Danny Barnes is a guitarist, banjoist and songwriter formerly of the group the Bad Livers.

The Aggrolites

Where: Beat Kitchen

Date: 2008-04-25 21:30:00

Type:

Led by guitarist Brian Dixon and frontman Jesse Wagner, the band effortlessly blends the most authentic '60s Jamaican sound with its own brand of raw intensity and grit. The Drastics are a Chicago based dub reggae band whose music highlights the diverse Afro-Cuban influences of Afro-pop, gospel, jazz, hip-hop, dancehall and R&B.

Drive-By Truckers

Where: Metro Chicago

Date: 2008-05-03 20:00:00

Type:

The Drive-By Truckers specialize in down-home Southern rock.

Thomas Linsk and Lisa McClowry

Where: The Redhead Piano Bar

Date: 2008-05-29 20:00:00

Type:

Bumpus

Where: Martyrs'

Date: 2008-05-30 21:00:00

Type: