Alla Announce Record Release Show for "Digs"

Download: Alla - "Love Lockdown"

Everyone's favorite modern psychedelic trio Alla have announced that the CD Release Party for their covers EP Digs (yay for puns that don't reveal themselves until you read the record sleeve). The show will take place on April 2nd at Schubas Tavern. The group announced it themselves via a MySpace blog. Here's the remaining information, including openers:

Confirmed to perform so far ...

My Were They
Black..Math

and Lance of Permanent Records (our favorite record store..) spinning throughout the evening.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!..!!! Our last couple of shows at Schubas have sold out, so don't say I didn't warn you, get your tickets now!

You want to know what Alla probably doesn't dig? The Chicago Promoters Ordinance.

Alla MySpace Page

Ald. Gene Schulter denies imminent committee vote on Chicago Promoter's Ordinance

I got an email earlier today stating that the Chicago's Promoter Ordinance, which was tabled last May after an outcry from opponents who said that its passing would result in certain disaster for Chicago's music scene, was going to be pushed "for a second attempt...through legislation" by the Chicago City Council.

That email, on the behalf of the 4themusic organization, was based upon initial reports from the Sun-Times.

However, Jim DeRogatis, who broke the news initially, is now reporting that that Ald. Gene Schulter, who was allegedly behind the second push, is denying that the measure is moving forward.

Robert Rawls, communications director for license committee chairman, told DeRog via email that "The Promoters Ordinance is not on the agenda for the March 11th meeting of the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. At this point, [Alderman Schulter]...does not know when this issue will be brought before the committee for a public hearing."

We'll have to wait and see about that public hearing business, as the city likes to pass legislation behind closed doors--a practice utterly anti-democratic (small d or otherwise).

To read the email in full, and catch up on your Ordinance backstory, go here and here, respectively.

Video: Anti-Chicago Promoters Ordinance Documentary

(via, spotted at Dero's blog)