Archive

• 2013
  • January (2)
    • Swatty's Top 15 Albums of 2012
    • The Best Music Of 2012
  • February (3)
    • Umphrey's McGee: Orpheum, 2/16/13
    • R.I.P., CWM
    • The Best Shows I Saw In 2012
  • March (2)
    • Psychic Ills, Föllakzoid, Outside: Quarters, 3/10/13
    • Where my brain goes when I get impatient for Phish tourdates
  • April (1)
    • Ultimate Pipedream McCartney Setlist
  • May (1)
    • Death Blues: Cactus Club, 5/4/2013
  • June (1)
    • Four Days And Seven Nights In Illinois
• 2012
  • January (1)
    • The Best Albums Of 2011
  • February (2)
    • The Promise Ring: Turner Hall Ballroom, 2/24/12
    • Dave Grohl And Computers
  • March (6)
    • "The First Waltz" Residency, Night 1
    • Fiona Apple: Lincoln Hall, 3/18/12
    • The You-Phoria Guide To Festivals: 2012
    • Hot Tuna: Pabst Theater, 3/11/12
    • Altos: Record Release Party, Stonefly Brewing Company, 3/10/12
    • Atlas Sound: Lincoln Hall, 3/3/12
  • April (4)
    • "The First Waltz" Residency, Night 4
    • MKE Day at Club Garibaldi
    • "The First Waltz" Residency, Nights 2 & 3
    • School Of Seven Bells: GHOSTORY
  • May (2)
    • Remembering MCA And A Friday Night In MKE
    • Juniper Tar: Turner Hall Ballroom, 4/27/12
  • July (10)
    • Anathema: WEATHER SYSTEMS
    • Lotus Plaza: SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE
    • Suckers: CANDY SALAD
    • Lower Dens: NOOTROPICS
    • Hollows: VULTURE
    • Royal Baths: BETTER LUCK NEXT LIFE
    • Bear In Heaven: I LOVE YOU, IT'S COOL
    • Summerfest Day 8
    • Phish: Alpine Valley, 7/1/12
    • Phish: Alpine Valley, 6/30/12
  • August (1)
    • Phish: Chaifetz Arena, 8/28/12
  • September (4)
    • Fanfare Ciocarlia: City Winery (Chicago), 9/25/12
    • Nervous Curtains: FAKE INFINITY
    • Katatonia: Bottom Lounge, 9/17/12
    • Do 414 Anniversary Party
  • October (1)
    • Police Teeth: POLICE TEETH
  • November (3)
    • Tame Impala: LONERISM
    • Death Blues (No Time Like The Present)
    • The "Difficult" Followup to "The Pop Breakthrough"
• 2011
  • January (2)
    • Top Ten Non-Phish Shows Of 2010
    • Best Music Of 2010 Rest Of The World
  • February (5)
    • Braids: NATIVE SPEAKER
    • THE KING OF LIMBS
    • Fat Fauxmance EP Release Party
    • Twilight Singers: DYNAMITE STEPS
    • 2011: Year Of The Cactus?
  • March (9)
    • King's Horses: Album Release @ Cactus Club
    • Delicate Steve: WONDER VISIONS
    • Yuck: YUCK
    • The Dirtbombs: PARTY STORE
    • Elusive Parallelograms: CD Release @ Cactus Club, 3-5-11
    • The You-Phoria Guide To Festivals, 2011
    • Umphrey's McGee: Barrymore Theatre, 3-3-11
    • Trey Anastasio Band: Riviera Theatre, 2-27-11
    • Smith Westerns: DYE IT BLONDE
  • April (10)
    • Arcade Fire: UIC Pavilion, 4-24-11
    • Young Widows: IN AND OUT OF YOUTH AND LIGHTNESS
    • The Records Of Record Store Day
    • The Luyas: TOO BEAUTIFUL TO WORK
    • AV Club, Et Cetera
    • The Beets: STAY HOME
    • MINKS: BY THE HEDGE
    • Dinosaur Bones: MY DIVIDER
    • Decibully: Farewell Show, Cactus Club, 4-2-11
    • Pearl Jam Owes Wisconsin a Festival at Alpine Valley
  • May (6)
    • Scattered Trees: SYMPATHY
    • The Indelicates: DAVID KORESH SUPERSTAR
    • the wall for the first time
    • The Danglers, Alpha Transit, The Hue: Mad Planet, 5-7-11
    • Panda Bear: TOMBOY
    • My Ten Favorite WMSE Programs
  • June (3)
    • Phish: Riverbend Music Center, 6-5-11
    • Phish: Blossom Music Center, 6-4-11
    • Phish: DTE Energy Music Theatre, 6-3-11
  • July (5)
    • Across Tundras: SAGE
    • Fen: EPOCH
    • Primordial: REDEMPTION AT THE PURITAN'S HAND
    • Blut Aus Nord: 777 SECT(S)
    • U2 played at Soldier Field a couple nights ago.
  • August (4)
    • Phish: UIC Pavilion, 8/17/11
    • Phish: UIC Pavilion, 8/16/11
    • Phish: UIC Pavilion, 8/15/11
    • Paul McCartney: Wrigley Field, 7/31/11
  • September (7)
    • Why I'm Sick Of Radiohead
    • Why Im Sick Of Radiohead
    • Why Im Sick Of Radiohead
    • Katatonia: Peabody's, 9/25/11
    • Secret Chiefs 3: Empty Bottle, 9/17/11
    • One More Pearl Jam Thing
    • PJ20
  • October (6)
    • Colourmusic: MY___ IS PINK
    • Primus: Orpheum Theatre, 10/13/11
    • Dick Dale: High Noon Saloon, 10/10/11
    • Yawn: OPEN SEASON
    • Yawn OPEN SEASON
    • Yawn OPEN SEASON
  • November (5)
    • Anthrax/Testament: The Rave, 11/19
    • Seizure Chicken Fall Festival (Night One)
    • Mastodon: THE HUNTER
    • Wilco: THE WHOLE LOVE
    • Loyal Divide: BODICE RIPPER
• 2010
  • January (1)
    • MARBIN
  • April (22)
    • Yeasayer: Majestic Theatre, 4.28.10
    • UMBowl 2010
    • Monotonix: Bay View American Legion Hall, 4.20.10
    • Hammered at The Monkey Bar, 4.17.10
    • Welcome to the New You-Phoria
    • Acrassicauda feature story @ JamBase
    • Atoms For Peace: Aragon Ballroom, 04.10.10
    • Jaill/Strange Boys/Sugar Stems @ Cactus Club, 04.01.10
    • Stoned Tepid Pile of Shit
    • The Big Pink/A Place To Bury Strangers @ Turner Hall Ballroom
    • Daylight: Saved
    • Almost seven years ago...
    • Leftovers: 2009
    • Quotes of the Week
    • 2000-2009: The Decade In Music
    • Wilco: Overture Center, 2.20.10
    • Trey at the Riviera, 2.19.10
    • Trey @ The Pabst Theater, 2.18.10
    • Why does this strike me so funny?
    • The Best Records Of 2009
    • The Best Shows I Saw In 2009
    • Steez: CREEPFUNK CRUSADE
  • May (11)
    • Shining: BLACKJAZZ
    • Brew City infiltrates SPIN
    • Them Crooked Vultures: Aragon Ballroom, 5.18.10
    • Dire week for metal
    • Hurricane Bells/Deep Dark Woods/Mark Waldoch: Cactus Club, 5.15.10
    • Yeasayer: ODD BLOOD
    • Shining: BLACKJAZZ
    • The Ocean: HELIOCENTRIC
    • Liars: SISTERWORLD
    • Public Image Ltd.: Pabst Theater, 4.30.10
    • "You Get The Butter From The Duck" (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, 4.23.10)
  • June (8)
    • CWM and SysTor
    • The You-Phoria Guide to Summerfest 2010
    • Favorite Moments of Wakarusa 2010
    • Phish: Blossom Music Center, 6.12.10
    • Phish: Toyota Park, 6.11.10
    • Phish Toyota Park
    • Holy Fuck: Mad Planet, 6.2.10
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg: IRM
  • July (2)
    • Pitchfork Music Festival 2010
    • Summerfest 2010 Roundup
  • August (1)
    • I promise, I'm not going into hiding.
  • September (2)
    • Roger Waters: THE WALL, United Center 9.23.10
    • Pavement: Pabst Theater, 9-14-10
  • October (5)
    • Phish: North Charleston Coliseum, 10-15-10
    • Across Tundras: OLD WORLD WANDERER
    • The Gaslight Anthem: AMERICAN SLANG
    • Primus: Congress Theatre, 10.02.10
    • 2010 albums with only one really good song
  • November (11)
    • Buckethead: CAPTAIN EO'S VOYAGE
    • Menomena: MINES
    • Women: PUBLIC STRAIN
    • Girl Talk: ALL DAY
    • Javelin: NO MAS
    • Jukebox The Ghost: EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN
    • Darlings: WARMA
    • Dead Leaf Echo: TRUTH
    • Lucien Dubuis & Trio Marc Ribot: ULTIME COSMOS
    • Dead Confederate: SUGAR
    • Phish: North Charleston Coliseum, 10-16-10
• 2009
  • January (3)
    • Milwaukee's Best 2008
    • The Best Music Of 2008
    • My Morning Jacket: Chicago Theatre, 12-28-08
  • February (2)
    • Lux Interior: 1946-2009
    • The Best Shows Of 2008
  • March (11)
    • The Oddity Faire: A Completely Insufficient Review
    • Call Me Lightning: Frank's Power Plant, 3-13-09
    • Billy Corgan: Bitch
    • No Line On The Horizon
    • Phish: Hampton, Sets Three through Six
    • Phish: Hampton, Set Two
    • Phish: The First Set
    • The You-Phoria Guide to the 2009 Concert Season
    • Jail's album release party at Y-Not III (spoiler: I didn't stay for the headliner...sorry)
    • What's The New Mary Jane?
    • youphoric's spinning mix
  • April (2)
    • Fucked Up: The Borg Ward, 4-7-09
    • Don't Let The Ticketbastards Grind You Down
  • May (3)
    • Operation: Adaptation and Animal Collective
    • Mogwai: Turner Hall Ballroom, 5-9-09
    • The You-Phoria Guide to Reunions
  • June (4)
    • Michael
    • Phish: Alpine Valley, 6-21-09
    • Phish: Alpine Valley, 6-20-09
    • Phish: Deer Creek, 6-19-09
  • July (5)
    • The You-Phoria Guide to Selling Your Used CDs
    • 2009 In Music, So Far
    • The Celebrated Workingman: Cactus Club, 4th Of July
    • A Perspective
    • July 1st: A Review
  • August (5)
    • Irish Fest: Always A Blast, But...
    • Lollapalooza review @ JamBase
    • Phish: Toyota Park review @ JamBase
    • Sonic Youth review @ JamBase
    • Phish: Red Rocks, 8-2-09
  • September (6)
    • Buckethead: Barrymore Theatre, 9-17-09
    • Bruuuuuuuuuce review @ JamBase
    • BLK JKS feature story @ JamBase
    • U2 360 At Soldier Field
    • Phish: JOY
    • Clutch review @ JamBase
  • October (4)
    • Wilco review @ JamBase
    • Umphrey's McGee, The Hue reviews @ JamBase
    • Porcupine Tree: THE INCIDENT
    • IT MIGHT GET LOUD
  • November (2)
    • While Dinosaur Jr. Played At Turner Hall Last Thursday, I Wrote This.
    • Phish reviews from Cincy, etc.
• 2008
  • January (2)
    • Matthew's Best Of 2007
    • The Best Music Of 2007
  • February (6)
    • Rothbury Festival Map
    • The You-Phoria Guide to Showering at Bonnaroo
    • Bonnawhat? Rothbury Takes Seed
    • Bonnaroo 2008 Lineup
    • Youphoric 2007 Roundup
    • fieldsofme gets her 15 milliseconds of fame
  • March (2)
    • VAMPIRE WEEKEND
    • Russian Circles: It's A Midwest Thing
  • April (1)
    • UPDATED Rothbury Festival Map
  • May (3)
    • Operation: Adaptation
    • Tapes 'n Tapes: The Metro, 4-11-08
    • Wife Beating 101
  • June (3)
    • Girl Talk: FEED THE ANIMALS
    • Portishead: THIRD
    • The Drunkest Man In Illinois presents: "Watershit Down"
  • August (3)
    • Rothbury, I hardly knew ye
    • So You Think You Can Dance
    • Few People Will Be Interested In Seeing This Film
  • September (5)
    • Yes, but will he kill and clean the tofu himself?
    • Nebula: High Noon Saloon, 9-1-08
    • "Yes" soldiers on
    • Ifihadahifi CD Release Party: Cactus Club, 9-6-08
    • MSE Fest: Decibully, The Championship, The Celebrated Workingman
  • October (3)
    • Activities Fest: Linneman's Riverwest Inn, 9-19 & 20
    • Levi Stubbs, R.I.P.
    • Xavier Rudd: The Rave, 9-22-08
  • November (3)
    • "Smoked Out" Vital Source Party @ Cactus Club
    • Elusive Parallelograms: Cactus Club, 10-18-08
    • THE AN ALBATROSS FAMILY ALBUM
• 2007
  • January (2)
    • The Appleseed Cast: Mad Planet, Milwaukee, 1-24-07
    • The Best Music of 2006
  • February (2)
    • Grizzly Bear: Subterranean, 2-9-07
    • Swatty's Top 15 of 2006
  • March (2)
    • The Best Shows Of 2006
    • Erin McKeown: Mad Planet, 2-27-07
  • April (4)
    • Andrew Bird: Pitman Theatre, Milwaukee, 4-21-07
    • Mute Math: The Rave Bar, 4-3-07
    • Secret Chiefs 3: The Doubtle Door, Chicago, 3-10-07
    • Meta and the Cornerstones: March 31 & April 11, 2007
  • July (1)
    • Dude, you're gettin' a W.A.N.D.!
  • August (4)
    • Pics and Vids from Lollapalooza
    • Mute Math on Letterman
    • Pitchfork Music Festival: July 13-15, 2007
    • Porcupine Tree: The Rave, 6-2-07
  • September (1)
    • Dave Matthews Band: Alpine Valley Music Theater, 8-26-07
  • October (1)
    • Black Angels Quickie @ The Rave 10/24/2007
  • November (1)
    • PJ @ Roo in 2008?
• 2006
  • July (1)
    • Bonnaroo 2006
  • November (1)
    • Umphrey's McGee: Barrymore, 11-3-06