Rather than just talk about a band I would recommend going to see tomorrow night at Schubas, I asked Michael Hush, lead of pop-rockers Five Foot Nine, to tell me his favorite pop culture tidbits from 2008 (Now that it’s over).
Before I get all list-y, the Five Foot Nine play fresh, clever, well-arranged rock that most immediately reminds me of Brooklyn’s Bishop Allen. Both bands combine tasteful guy/gal harmonies, tight rhythm sections, and great sing-along choruses with charm to spare. Local swaggering glam-punk poppers The Handcuffs are also playing.
MP3: Five Foot Nine, “Back to the Tunnels” (file courtesy of Radio Free Chicago)
Here’s were Mike’s Pop Picks of 2008.
Books: as for fiction… Here are 3 novels that I really admired this year
- Denis Johnson, “Tree of Smoke”
- Michael Chabon, “Yiddish Policeman’s Union”
- The Lazarus Project, “Alexander Hemon”
Movies:
Sally Hawkins in Happy Go Lucky
- The Visitor
- Frozen River
- Happy Go Lucky
Music:
- Los Campesinos
- Bonny Prince Billy
- The Hold Steady
Commercial:
- Probably Holiday Inn Express spot where the geeky marketing dude displays his dope rhyming skills on the corner in NY…
Pop Culture Moment:
- …got to be Grant Park on election night
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What does it say about me that I’ve never heard of most of these things?
Thanks much for the tip, it was a great show.
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