http://planetverge.com What's Hot & What's Important Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:08:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Walking into Lincoln Hall for the Two Gallants show last Sunday, the door guy informed us that it “might be crowded in there.” Easily grabbing a table on the second floor, I thought maybe the door guy was high… until Two Gallants took the stage. The main floor filled with ... http://planetverge.com/2012/01/two-gallants-ring-in-mlk-day-in-chicago/ In a city where everyone is trying to find their voice and stand out in a crowd, there's one girl you can't miss: Mika Combs; and although her baby blue eyes may be the first thing that catch your attention, they certainly won't be the last. With a voice that is ... http://planetverge.com/2012/01/spotlight-starlet-nashvilles-mika-combs/ Forming in 2010, the fellows from Caveman have spent their first formative years on tour gaining attention with their live shows and eventually heading into the studio with Nick Stumpf (French Kicks) to record their debut album CoCo Beware . Releasing the album on their own label, Magic ... http://planetverge.com/2012/01/caveman-coco-beware/ While the jam-packed crowd at Lincoln Hall was clearly not well versed in the Waters song catalog, they were instantly silenced when the Norwegian/California/Brooklyn rockers took the stage, supporting Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and push their new and first album, Out in the Light. After two songs, Waters front man ... http://planetverge.com/2012/01/waters-impressive-band-unimpressive-tourists/ If you have a country music fanatic in your life, we may have just found the perfect one-of-a-kind holiday gift for them. Through the Nashville Music Garden's" Country Music Blooms Online" Auction, you can bid on items straight from Country music's most respected legends and biggest superstars of today. Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, ... http://planetverge.com/2011/11/nashville-music-gardens-celebrity-auction-in-full-bloom/ In general, the tag “from the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack” doesn’t set my heart a twitter with excitement. As such, I wasn’t sure what to expect walking into see Maria Taylor, whose tune “Song Beneath the Song” graced the Grey’s album, last Friday at Chicago’s Subterranean. Far from the melodrama of ... http://planetverge.com/2011/11/maria-taylor-leaves-chicago-crying/ With the small crowd gathered inside of Lincoln Hall last Wednesday, the evening became more of an intimate evening with Spencer Krug and friends.  The small group of concert-goers that clung anxiously to the stage, awaiting the arrival of a indie-fan favorite were taken into a melodious dream-sequence.  Each song ... http://planetverge.com/2011/11/moonface-and-spencer-krug-at-lincoln-hall/ After breaking up in 2006, The Suicide Machines have thrown increasingly regular reunion shows together over the last few years. Riot Fest was lucky enough to be one of those shows, as Suicide Machines took the stage on the third night of the Fest at Congress Theater to support the ... http://planetverge.com/2011/10/the-suicide-machines-like-they-never-stopped/ Alexa Prisco's heart warming and hilarious makeover docu-series Glam Fairy ranked as The Style Network's second most-watched premiere ever among women ages 18-34 and 18-49 last Sunday night. That very evening, cast members Sharie Manon (resident hair maven) and stylist Glamo hosted a viewing at the Theatre Bar in Manhattan. ... http://planetverge.com/2011/10/glamo-and-sharies-style-network-glam-fairy-viewing/ Spencer Krug is one of those creative musicians that chameleons from one place to another whenever he feels the need.  Making waves with indie bands Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown, Krug has been fiddling around on his lonesome under the moniker Moonface since last year  His first LP release this ... http://planetverge.com/2011/10/moonface-out-on-tour-with-new-ep/