The combination of nostalgia and cultural canonization has, at this point, consistently inundated clubs with veteran guitar bands playing “classic” albums. I use scare quotes partially because I wouldn’t consider, say, Senses Fail’s Let it Enfold You a “classic” album—but that didn’t stop the saccharine posthardcore group from building a ten-year anniversary tour around it last year. The phenomenon is prominent in rock but not exclusive to it. For the latest example head to the House of Blues on Tuesday to see Raekwon and Ghostface Killah perform all of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx . . . to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary.
DJ Quik pulls into town Friday to headline Subterranean, which, as anyone who’s toured Chicago’s venues knows, is much smaller than House of Blues. If I had it my way Quik would be playing at a much bigger space, but I can’t complain about the possibility of seeing this guy in such an intimate space.
