About Rock 'n' Raise We are students who envision peace. We are activists, musicians, artists. We are global-minded, locally active. We want a peaceful and prosperous Darfur. We are young people coming together to raise $50,000 to give Darfuri children the education they deserve.
One month. One city. Dozens of schools. Thousands of energized, caring students. Together, we’re organizing fundraising drives across the city - in our schools and communities, with our friends, teachers, and community members.
Join us this February as we help Darfuri refugee children living without access to quality education in eastern Chad. Get your school involved. Tell your friends. Tell your teachers, family, community. Explore rocknraise.org to learn more about how you can take action. All proceeds will be donated to the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program, an initiative of Enough Project.
Rock ‘n' Raise for Darfur is an intiative of Youth United for Darfur, a Chicagowide student coalition working to assist the people of Darfur.
Thursday, February 18 The Freakeasy presents... JANAKA SELEKTA & JC STOKES
RADIOHIRO & MC ZULU
BRAD MINER (LIVE)
STRIZ
DJ FORM Tickets: $10
21 & over
Doors: 10pm / Show: 10pm
Friday, February 19 STATE RADIO BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE COBALT & THE HIRED GUNS
Tickets: $21
All Ages
Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm Part of proceeds will benefit Calling All Crows. Founded by musician Chad Stokes (State Radio, Dispatch) and tour manager Sybil Gallagher, Calling All Crows is a human rights organization powered by State Radio, a rock band from Boston, MA with a history of inspiring their fans to take social action.
Calling All Crows was created to serve as the band's platform for social change. Our mission is to mobilize musicians and their fans to promote human rights through social action. Globally, we seek to end violence against women through humanitarian relief. Locally, we aim to inspire public service through hands-on volunteerism.
Saturday, February 20 Ghetto Division Presents...Southside Shakedown 3...Ghetto Division 3 Year Anniversary... BRICK BANDITS: DJ TAMEIL TIM DOLLA
(New Jersey / Brick Bandits, Mad Decent )
GHETTO DIVISION DJs:
RAMPAGE
MADDJAZZ
ROB THREEZY
CHARLIE GLITCH
MOONMAN
D-51
M-DOK
LOUIE CUE
SIGMA
Miller Genuine Draft presents:
The Official After Show Party...
SPECIAL GUEST DJ: CURSIVE
Free with wristband / 21+
Doors: Immediately following the show in Metro balcony.
Monday, March 15 HAMMERFALL POWERGLOVE
Tickets: $26
All Ages
Doors: 5pm / Show: 6pm
Wednesday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day... The Tossers
Tickets: $17
18 & over
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
Wednesday, March 17 5 Magazine's St. Patrick's Day party featuring... JEFF CRAVEN (LARGE) AARON DAE REES URBAN Hosted by Czarina of 5 Magazine
Tickets: FREE!
21 & over
Doors: 10pm / Show: 10pm
Thursday, March 25 Abstract Science and Dubfix welcome... CASPA CHRIS WIDMAN PHADED Special Guest MC ZULU
Tickets: $12 before midnight,
$15 after midnight
21 & over
Doors: 10pm / Show: 10pm
Friday, March 5 Psycho Billy Tour 2010 (Psycho night)... THE REVEREND
HORTON HEAT DEX ROMWEBER
Tickets: $15 adv / $25 day of
21 & over
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm Limited $25 2-Show Pass also available
Saturday, March 6 Psycho Billy Tour 2010 (Psycho night)... THE REVEREND
HORTON HEAT TRUE HISTORIANS
Tickets: $15 adv / $25 day of
21 & over
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm Limited $25 2-Show Pass also available
Thursday, March 25 At Riviera Theatre,
4750 N Broadway...
93XRT Welcomes... VAMPIRE WEEKEND
Tickets: $28.50
All Ages
Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm
Friday, March 26 At Riviera Theatre,
4750 N Broadway...
93XRT Welcomes... VAMPIRE WEEKEND
Tickets: $28.50
All Ages
Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm
Thursday, April 1 At Aragon Theatre,
1106 W Lawrence...
93XRT Welcomes... SPOON DEERHUNTER MICACHU & THE SHAPES
Tickets: $27.50
All Ages
Doors: 5pm / Show: 6pm
Monday, April 19 At Riviera Theatre,
4750 N Broadway... HOT CHIP THE XX
Tickets: $30
18 & over
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
Tickets: $6 Before 11PM,
$8 After 11PM
18 & Over
Doors: 10pm / Show: 10pm till 3am
First 100 “couples” before 11pm will receive free entry, so bring a friend or a date!
2-for-1 advanced tickets available for $6!
Since the spring of 2008, female electronic duo Moneypenny has been catching the attention of just about everyone. Formed by Chess Hubbard, better known as DJ Mother Hubbard, and ex OFFICE vocalist Jessica Gonyea, the ladies of Moneypenny were making waves on their own for years. In 2003, Hubbard had co-founded Life During Wartime party, with fellow Chicago DJ Chris “Bald Eagle” Baronner and Gonyea’s band OFFICE was landing publicity in the likes of Spin, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, and NME. It wasn’t until 2008, when Gonyea left OFFICE to pursue a career with Hubbard that the electronic powerhouse Rocktapussy, Moneypenny’s former moniker, was created. As Rocktapussy, the ladies hit the ground running. Moving right past what Gonyea referred to as “party rocking” the duo started playing with internationally known talent like Robyn and Phantom Planet. Additionally, Rocktapussy was DJing events all over the US including the official 2008 Lollapalooza after party and Playboy Rock the Rabbit. Even as the women stood at the precipice of major stardom, they didn’t slow down for a moment. Hubbard and Gonyea teamed up with songwriter and producer Simon Perry to start working on original music for a debut EP. The duo dropped the alias Rocktapussy for the famously Bond moniker Moneypenny. And Hubbard and Gonyea are still hard at work on their debut EP that is set to release in early 2010. Get the chance to see the tag team in action at Metro on February 12th for the One Night Stand’s Heart Attack. Kid Color, Team Bayside High and Only Children will also DJ, and there will be visuals by Hey! Cliché! Video Club. Tickets for the 18 & over event are still available and are $6 before 11pm, $8 aftere. Doors open and show starts at 10pm. The first 100 “couples” before 11pm will receive free entry, so bring a friend or a date!
You might recognize her harrowing vocals from the choral symphonic rock group, The Polyphonic Spree; or possibly from the indie folk hero Sufjan Stevens’ touring band. However, lately Annie Erin Clark has been striking out on her own under the moniker St. Vincent. The multi-instrumentalist released her first EP, Ratsloveonnoevilstar, in 2003 while she was a student at Berklee College of Music. Clark later dropped out to take on music full-time as a guitarist in The Polyphonic Spree. In 2006, on Sufjan Stevens’ tour Clark released her second EP, Paris is Burning. She then released her spectacular debut LP Marry Me the next year. With brilliant production flourishes and ingenious arrangements, Marry Me flaunts itself as an eccentric art-rock album. And having Clark credited with vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, Moog, synthesizers, clavieta, xylophone, vibraphone, dulcimer, drum programming, percussion and triangle St. Vincent is making its name as more than just a group utility musician.
Now in 2009, St. Vincent is back with her sophomore album Actor. Taking inspiration from her favorite Woody Allen and Disney films Clark proves that she can create a both whimsical and dark album. It’s also clear that St. Vincent is more than ready for the spotlight. For her first North American headlining tour, St. Vincent will be stopping by the Metro on Thursday, February 18th with Wildbirds & Peacedrums. The 18+ show starts at 9 pm and tickets are $16 in advance and $18 the day of.
Most musicians wouldn’t dream of disbanding their group at the height of its success. However, that’s exactly what the members of New England jam band, Dispatch, did. The indefinite hiatus of the reggae infused indie group Dispatch in 2002 couldn’t have come at better time for their vocalist and guitarist Chad Stokes. The break up of his previous project only paved the way for the new group, State Radio. Taking a lot with him from Dispatch into his new band, Stokes revitalized State Radio by injecting a fresh punk-sound to accompany the politically charged lyrics. In late 2002, Stokes and the rest of State Radio, Pete Halby, Chuck Fay, and Mike Greenfield released their exploratory debut EP, Flag of the Shiners. In 2004, the group returned with their second EP, Simmer Kane, which featured a slimmed down line-up and new drummer. The following year, the guys released their debut LP, Us Against the Crown and rounded out their line-up adding Mike Najarian on drums. The trio took to the road, touring extensively and then returning to the studio for their sophomore album Year of the Crow, which was released in 2007. Year of the Crow ushered in a louder and more sociopolitical theme for the trio. One that was maintained with their 2009 album, Let it Go. The socially vociferous band is making their way around the country once more to promote their new album. Check them out when they stop by the Metro February 19. Big D and the Kids Table and Cobalt and the Hired Guns will also play. Tickets are $21. Part of the proceeds for the show will benefit the human rights organization, Calling all Crows. The show is all ages and starts at 7pm.
The North Carolina band Alesana has enough guitarists and vocalists to give The Polyphonic Spree a run for their money. This six-piece screamo band from Raleigh uses three vocalists and three guitarists to deliver an utterly dynamic and new approach to music. Since 2004, the guys have been working around the clock to bring their raw intensity to fans from coast to coast. After selling nearly 3,000 copies of their debut EP, Try This With Your Eyes Closed, on Tragic Hero Records in 2005 the band hit the studio to record their follow-up debut LP. The album, On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax, was met with critical praise from fans and media alike. The emotionally charged debut remained on Smart Punk’s top ten for a year and garnered the band the attention of independent rock label Fearless Records.
After signing with Fearless, Alesana hit the tour circuit with a vengeance playing 325 shows in 2007 alone. Following their grueling tour schedule, the guys went back into the studio to record their sophomore album Where Myth Fades to Legend. This time, the band pushed their performing to the brink of perfection by opting to not use auto-tuning during recording. Instead, lead vocalist Shawn Milke strove to create an honest record for fans laden with emotion and sincerity. To support the new album, Alesana is stopping by the Metro on Sunday, February 21st for a show with A Skylit Drive, Of Mice and Men, The Word Alive, and We Came As Romans. Tickets are still available for the all ages show. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the show starts at 6 pm.
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