Jimmy Griffin with Alejandro Escovedo and guests at Off Broadway,05/15/12

Jimmy held it down
Al floated over it all
Band was very tits
- via reader Chris Keith
- link: Jimmy Griffin
- link: Alejandro Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo at Off Broadway, 05/15/12

Quality abound!
All magic and love with a
KDHX crowd.
- link: Alejandro Escovedo

Vanna Inget at El Lenador, 05/14/12

Like Missing Persons
But way more Punk Rock, of course
And in funny talk
- link: Vanna Inget

Doom Town at El Lenador, 05/14/12

More Ashley singing
They just keep getting better
Who's gonna wreck this?
- link: Doom Town

Bruiser Queen at El Lenador, 05/14/12

I think I can tell
Which songs Morgan wrote after
Joining with Potter
- link: Bruiser Queen

Trauma Harness at El Lenador, 05/14/12

Using those pedals
Will make your band sound like this
Hey, it's a good sound
- link: Trauma Harness

Pillow Talk at the Tap Room, 05/12/12

C'mon, take notice
Pillow Talk is fuckin' rad.
Schizo punk rock fun.
- via reader Chris Keith
- link: Pillow Talk

The Melvins at the Firebird, 05/03/12

Message to Melvins:
I caught your Shangri-Las nod.
My heart skipped a beat.
- link: The Melvins

The Melvins at the Firebird, 05/03/12

Beards and black t-shirts
The non-song remains the same
Fire has gone out, bird
- via reader Steve Nagy
- link: The Melvins

Magic City at Plush, 04/28/12

Deep Psych noodling
That's never not tuneful bliss
God Damn! Just...God Damn!
- link: Magic City

Old Lights at Plush, 04/28/12

More Kit songs a plus
Less Beth shredding a minus
We'll call it a draw
- link: Old Lights

Bo & the Locomotive at Plush, 04/28/12

Indie anthem rock
Each song a lighter-waver
Lots of 3/4 time
- link: Bo & the Locomotive

Pink Sock at El Lenador, 04/26/12

Angry barefoot punk
Stepped to Vegas in mid-song.
Crowd not havin' it.

Pierced Arrows at the Gramophone, 04/24/12

Long live rock lifers!
Fred Cole sings as if there's a
Hellhound on his trail
- via reader Mike Appelstein
- link: Pierced Arrows

Doom Town at the Gramophone, 04/24/12

Nice Mekons cover
Euro tour has sharpened them
Shaun hits the drums hard
- via reader Mike Appelstein
- link: Doom Town

Demonlover at El Lenador, 04/23/12

Oh, I get it now
Setting up all of that gear
Is part of the show
- link: Demonlover

M.O.T.O. at El Lenador, 04/23/12

A mellower show
Played to a mellower crowd
I like his Punk shows
- link: M.O.T.O.

Black Fast at Euclid Records, 04/22/12

More and more shredding
Speed so fast felt like I'ze drunk
Intoxicating!
- link: Black Fast

Tone Rodent at Euclid Records, 04/22/12

They play way loud and
Look way sexy. Always bring
Ear plugs and condoms.
- link: Tone Rodent

Troubadour Dali at Euclid Records, 04/22/12

Overheard: "So this
Is the kind of stuff Euclid
Records releases?"
- link: Troubadour Dali

Bunnygrunt at Heavy Anchor, 04/21/12

Post Record Store Day
Harnish is beaming and plays
All loose and lovely
- link: Bunnygrunt

Bunnygrunt at Lemmon's, 04/21/12

Cut off ere they played
"Don't Forget Who Your Friends Are"
S'why Matt and I BOOed!
- link: Bunnygrunt

Chain & The Gang at Pig Slop Studios, 04/21/2012

Amazing dress-up
"It sounds like karaoke,"
Said a friend. Loved it!
- link: Chain & The Gang

Little Big Bangs at Pig Slop Studios, 04/21/12

Start with a party
Add equal parts rock and roll
There's Little Big Bangs!
- link: Little Big Bangs

Magic City at Euclid Records, 04/20/12

The band is Rocking.
But Ophelia steals the show.
Already a force.
- via reader Dana Smith
- link: Magic City

Catholic Guilt at El Lenador, 04/16/12

When the weather calls
For heavy Hawkwindedness
Let your freak flags fly
- link: Catholic Guilt

Demonlover at El Lenador, 04/16/12

This intersection
Of Art & Rock & Fuck-Off
Is where greatness lives
- link: Demonlover

Sherman S. Sherman at El Lenador, 04/16/12

Nobody onstage
Seemed to really know the songs
But they knew Music
- link: Peck of Dirt

Little Big Bangs at Black Bear Bakery, 04/13/12

Play musical chairs
With musical instruments
The key to my heart
- link: Little Big Bangs

Brother Gruesome at Black Bear Bakery, 04/13/12

I don't know why but
I always think these guys should
Play with the Warm Jets
- link: Brother Gruesome

Demonlover at El Lenador, 04/09/12

I try to hate them
They just keep playing good rock
Somebody tell Ruben
- via reader Johnny Moynihan
- link: Demonlover

Broncho at the Gramophone, 04/08/12

Starting a campaign
To get Broncho to move here-
Want them to be ours.
- link: Broncho

Humanoids at Lemmon's, 04/06/12

Punx to the ceiling
Every night should end like this
Humanoids 4LYFE
- link: Humanoids

Warm Jets USA (acoustic set) at Off Broadway, 04/05/12

Pretty Nikki said
"They're in Margaritaville"
But only barely
- link: Warm Jets USA

Bailiff at Off Broadway, 04/05/12

Small but devoted
Fan base was very vocal
Good reason: shit's tight
- link: Bailiff

Van Dyke Parks at the Luminary, 04/05/12

Van Dyke promised that
He'd "ride a broncho naked"
For no photographs
- link: Van Dyke Parks

Warm Jets USA (acoustic set) at Off Broadway, 04/05/12

Pedals sound pretty
White Takamine rings true
Bash and pop unplugged
- via reader Steve Nagy
- link: Warm Jets USA

Mission of Burma at the Firebird, 04/04/12

A double-edged sword
Youth music tearin' it up
Too old audience
- via reader Shaun Morrissey
- link: Mission of Burma

Mission of Burma at the Firebird, 04/04/12

Sounds better outside
Arms crossed St. Louis mosh pit
I waited 10 years
- via reader Rose Bland
- link: Mission of Burma

The Conformists at the Firebird, 04/04/12

It stresses me out
With the starts and the stops but
Not in a bad way
- link: The Conformists

Mission of Burma at the Firebird, 04/04/12

To stagediving kid:
Enjoy the music now, for you'll
Be deaf by 15.
- via reader Mike Appelstein
- link: Mission of Burma

Black For A Second at Lemmon's, 04/01/12

No one will get this
But Joe Jordan sometimes sounds
Like the Shorty dude
- link: Black For A Second

The Winchester at Lemmon's, 04/01/12

Denny & Daren
From the kitchen to the stage
Fulfill all Punk needs
- link: The Winchester

Guy Morgan downstairs VS Wrestlemania XXVIII upstairs at Lemmon's, 04/01/12

I'm sorry, rockers
But I was watching The Rock
Song I saw was good
- link: Guy Morgan

The Chill Dawgs at Lemmon's, 04/01/12

Expected joke rock
Got the Pop-Punk Quief Quota
Turns out I need that
- link: Chill Dawgs

Popular Mechanics at Lemmon's, 04/01/12

The new songs are great!
Deeper down the pop wormhole
To Ted Leo-Land!
- link: Popular Mechanics

((Thorlock)) at Lemmon's, 04/01/12

No Metal cliches
Just that Stoner shit that SWINGS
Sign 'em, Southern Lord!
- link: ((Thorlock))

(band not named yet) at CBGB, 03/31/12

Loved guitar player
Nobody plays like that guy
Fuck, this band is cool
- via reader Chris Keith

Pillow Talk at CBGB, 03/31/12

CBGB can
Lick my nutsack f'real, but
The band was worth it
- link: Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk at CBGB, 03/31/12

Whispered Sweet nothings
As from a rusty chainsaw -
Scary lullaby.
- via reader Mark Early
- link: Pillow Talk