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In The News: Maps & Atlases’ New Year’s Eve show a safe bet
In another Chicago Tribune article, Maps & Atlases’ show on New Year’s Eve at the Beat Kitchen is listed as a safe bet along with the following acts: The Raconteurs (Riviera), The Hold Steady (Metro), and Alkaline Trio and Smoking Popes (METRO).
Here’s the part about the Maps & Atlases show:
Maps and Atlases, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave. $12. 773-281-4444. It’s always a good sign when a band sells out of its self-released debut. Such a fate befell Maps and Atlases’ “Tree, Swallows, Houses”, on which herky-jerky songs extend Chicago’s noisy indie-rock tradition. Leaning on understated technical skills, the area quartet’s vocals and guitar work bring to mind a squirrel frantically scurrying for food in advance of winter’s arrival. Augmented by headliners Russian Circles, this is New Years Eve’s premier live-music bargain. (Safe Bet)
Funny — Maps & Atlases isn’t even headlining this show, but they’re the main act listed at the front.