Scott Lucas & The Married Men

Review: Scott Lucas & The Married Men’s Blood Half Moon

Scott Lucas & The Married Men: Blood Half MoonScott Lucas & The Married Men: Blood Half Moon (The End, 6/5/12)

“Blood Half Moons”

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In 2009, Local H front-man Scott Lucas found himself with a batch of songs — intended to win back an ex — that didn’t seem to fit within the Chicago two-piece’s hard-rock repertoire. So, rather than let the material go unreleased, he did what many musicians with a secret soft side are wont to do: he went solo.

What We’re Doing This Weekend: Friday

Looking for some high-brow entertainment and low-brow debauchery this Friday? For the former, we recommend seeing the Lyric Opera of Chicago performing George Gershwin‘s classic opera Porgy and Bess. And if that scene is a bit too stuffy for your tastes, then maybe you’d enjoy the booze-praising Celtic punk of The Tossers.