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Kill Hannah is rockin’ The The Montrose Room In Rosemont, Friday, July 27th at 8:30. Doors open at 8p.
Get your tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4653035 This is likely to sell out and soon!
If you haven’t made it out to a show at this amazing and intimate venue, you need to reserve your ticket now and come on out with us! It’s easy to get too, a totally cool change of pace from the other venues in the area, and you can never go wrong with a casino down the street! We had some great times with Local H and Lucky Boys Confusion there earlier this year and we’re pleased to be part of this show with one Chicago’s best-loved bands!
PS: Montrose Room is located inside the Hotel Intercontinental. Naturally, they have some pretty sweet room deals. Check out more at http://montroseroom.com/
Q101 and Local 101 came back to The Montrose Room this last Friday night, and we brought 2 Chicago bands with us, Stoop Goodnoise, and Local H. The doors opened at 8pm, and by the time yours truly spoke to the crowd for a few minutes, you coul hear the glasses clinking and see the beer flowing mixing with the chatter of an audience waiting for the music to start.
Stoop Goodnoise opened the show with their eclectic mix of punk and solid rock guitar. These guys are no strangers to us, with their single from their self-titled release in 2010 “First Names” getting airplay on Local 101. Adrian, Luis, Bella, and David hammered their set out with cohesion, smiles, and an air that was contagious to those within earshot. I spoke with Adrian on and off throughout the evening, and they take a lot of pride in what they do, and they certainly should.
These boys are ones to keep an eye on, and should be listened to on a regular basis. You can take the opportunity to do so, with their freshly out in the wild album, “Crash Me, Cloud” that was dropped onto us January 28th, which you can cheerfully pick up here.
After a break, we find ourselves with Chicago music royalty, Local H.
Scott and Brian brought a 90 minute plus set to the ears of all in The Montrose Room, with a few songs from their catalog starting up a small pit to the left of the stage, and culminating in Scott Lucas taking to walk into the middle of the crowd, much to the delight of everyone there.
With 6, and soon to be 7 studio albums in their pocket, Local H runs strong and wild through the world of music, and energetic and positively electric live performances. Long sets, and live creativity is what the creators of songs like “Bound For The Floor”, and albums like “Pack Up The Cats”, and “As Good As Dead” are known for, and did not disappoint. Local H always brings such a good vibe with them, with a feel like you’re going to your buddy’s garage to see those guys that you know play for the neighborhood, yet their neighborhood is much bigger, and their presence can;t be contained in a garage. Keep your eyes peeled for their new album later this year “Hallelujah! I’m A Bum”.
After talking to members of both bands backstage, it’s good to see there’s still that love of the music, and legitimate gratefulness to the fans. We look forward to bringing you more shows like this, more memorable moments you can pass on to those that may not have made it, and more smiles like this from the fans, and the bands that we work with:
Thanks to Local H, Stoop Goodnoise, The Montrose Room, and the fans for making it another awesome Local 101 Show!!
Jim Ryan of ChicagoNow.com has a good review of this show HERE. Thanks for the plug Jim!
Q101′s first Local 101 show of the year was a great notch on our belts (and yours!)-a sold-out show! Thanks to all who turned out! For those who were turned away at the door (and there were quite a few unfortunately), we look forward to seeing you at the show there with Local H March 9! Don’t wait to get tickets at the door-Click HERE!
The Montrose Room is one of the best-kept secrets in town, though it won’t be for long: It’s wonderfully intimate and has a very exclusive feel. It’s a classy place enscounced in the Hotel Intercontinental in Rosemont. How ritzy is this place? Well, let’s put it this way: it was a strange scene to witness the intermingling of the Q101 crowd and the stone-faced security minions of the Minister Louis Farrakhan who was staying the night there before his group’s annual convention at the United Center Sunday. So striking was the contrast between the two factions dominating the premises Saturday night-Q101 and Farrakhan rockin’ the same scene? Really?- that the steely demeanor and red bow ties favored by the Nation of Islam devotees may be the new required wear for the Q101 staff at future shows!
The openers of the show, Chicago’s Hear You Me did a great job onstage with their own songs, and others like The Who’s “Baba O’Riley”. Thanks to the guys in Hear You Me (Tim, Mike, Stefan, Dave) for performing, and showing what they’ve got!
Next up was the evening’s main event, Lucky Boys Confusion!
These west suburban boys have been around for 15 years, and have left their mark on the landscape with a well-versed discography, and not to mention the “Songs From A Scene” concert series. They brought the crowd into a fervor with some of their hits like “Atari”, “Hey Driver”, and “Fred Astaire”. It was a great performance, with a set that lasted approximately 80 minutes, going through 15 songs from their library. Their show even featured a small, but surprisingly fierce pit.
We’re great fans of Lucky Boys Confusion, and we have a very long history with them. It’s always good to see them, hear them, and the way they can get a crowd worked up! Thanks to The Montrose Room, Hear You Me, and Lucky Boys Confusion for helping us bring YOU, the fans, Local 101 as it should be. Fun, exciting, and packed full of people having a great time!
At least one of these guys will be selling their free shirt on Ebay. Can you guess? (Bonus points if you guessed “the guy not wearing socks!” Nice work!)
Join Q101′s Brooke Hunter for the first Local 101 Show of 2012.
Q101 Presents Lucky Boys Confusion at The Montrose Room. Parking is just $5 and there a limited tickets left.
Buy tickets here:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4215795
The Montrose Room is inside The Hotel Intercontinental in Rosemont. Next month, Q101 Presents the second Local 101 Show of the year at The Montrose Room with Local H. Tickets for Local H are on sale now here.
There might be a few tickets left to see LBC with Q101′s Local 101. Buy tickets here.
We have a special parking deal for Q101 fans like you. Normally parking is $18. We hooked you up with $5 parking. Sign up for discounted parking here.
Expect a few surprise guests from Q101. It’s going to be a fun night. Many more to come!
In the first show of 2012′s Local 101 concert series, Q101 is proud to support local music with Chicago and Downers Grove’s own Lucky Boys Confusion.
Look for the Q101 Crew with some special guests and surprises to be announced soon.
Q101 has a special offer for all Q101 Club members. Save $13 off the regular $18 parking at the Montrose. Not a member? Sign up here.
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