{"id":1131,"date":"2015-11-30T22:08:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T22:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2016-01-04T22:10:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T22:10:17","slug":"ike-reilly-to-perform-holiday-show-and-host-food-drive-in-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/ike-reilly-to-perform-holiday-show-and-host-food-drive-in-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Ike Reilly to perform holiday show and host food drive in hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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November 30, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ike Reilly to Perform Holiday Show and\u00a0<\/strong>host food drive in hometown<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Libertyville Township Food Pantry will be on-site to collect items\u00a0<\/strong>from fans as they arrive at venue<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Show is Monday, December 28th at Mickey Finn\u2019s in Libertyville, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indie rock raconteur and singer-songwriter Ike Reilly (along with his band The Assassination) will perform his second show this year in Reilly\u2019s hometown of Libertyville, IL. \u00a0After playing the \u201cbiggest show in rock \u2019n\u2019 roll history\u201d this summer in Libertyville, Reilly and the band will return Monday, December 28th to Mickey Finn\u2019s for another all-ages show tied to a food drive for Libertyville Township Food Pantry.\u00a0 Reilly has been on tour in support of his critically acclaimed album,\u00a0Born On Fire<\/i>, since it was released earlier this year on Rock Ridge Music\/Firebrand Records.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was really surprised at how fast we sold out this summer and I thought if we could do it again it would be great\u00a0\u00a0 to do something for people right around here who needed help,\u201d says Reilly.<\/p>\n

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The Libertyville Township Food Pantry has over 60 families a week that use the pantry and over 335 families registered this year. All the families are residents of Libertyville Township. Libertyville Township Supervisor Kathleen O\u2019Connor said: \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic about this show. This is a beautiful example of neighbors helping neighbors.\u201d The businesslike-rock and roller O\u2019Connor also revealed that right now her favorite Reilly song is \u201cDo The Death Slide.\u201d \u201cI absolutely love \u2018Do The Death Slide,\u2019\u201d O\u2019Connor said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReilly\u2019s show this summer was totally epic,\u201d said Mickey Finn\u2019s owner Brian Grano.\u00a0 \u201cIt was all-ages, and we had kids as young as 10 years old mixing it up with adults, teens, college kids and even a table of octogenarians. It was an incredible performance and an incredible vibe of unbridled rock and community.\u00a0 I can\u2019t believe its gonna go down again so soon. I hope everybody who missed it this summer gets to come in this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tickets go on sale Friday, December 4th and are $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door.\u00a0\u00a0Opening for Reilly will be Church of Cash.<\/p>\n

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David Carr from the\u00a0New York Times<\/i>\u00a0said: \u201cIke Reilly is a kind of natural resource, mined from the bedrock of music. All the values that make rock important to people\u2014storytelling, melody, rage, laughter\u2014are part and parcel of every Ike Reilly show I have ever seen. One of the best touring acts in the country, Reilly’s band takes it as a personal challenge to upend and amaze every room they play in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Press\u00a0praise has been extensive over the years.\u00a0\u00a0Chicago Magazine<\/i>\u00a0praised Reilly\u2019s \u201coutlandish storytelling, underdog combativeness, and slapstick humor,\u201d\u00a0Cincinnati City Beat<\/em>\u00a0lauded the \u201cscuffed and noir-ish tales of modern life. …fusing dirty R&B grooves into his swaggering Pop\/Roots sound… Ike Reilly\u2019s most amazing accomplishment over the past decade is that every new album is his best ever and yet the new one in no way ever diminishes the greatness of his existing catalog.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Stereo Subversion<\/em>\u00a0called Reilly a \u201cgenre-bending journeyman\u201d and a \u201crough-around-the-edges Americana troubadour.\u201d\u00a0 And\u00a0The Big Takeover\u00a0<\/em>appreciated Reilly\u2019s \u201cwordy but focused storytelling in his lyrics, his rock & roll sneer and his rough-edged folk rock sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Minneapolis City Pages<\/em>\u00a0said, \u201cEqual parts punk rocker, poet, and blue-collar barfly, Reilly’s stories are as bizarre and filthy and honest and pure as the people who come out to his shows. His songs reach out and grab people, shake them by the collars, make them jump up and down.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Chicago Tribune<\/em>\u00a0admired that Ike \u201cmerges his affinity for folk-punk narrative and anthemic guitar chords with hip-hop\u2019s vocal cadences and rhythmic drive.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>\u00a0enjoyed his \u201cstreet-poet swagger, audacious humor, and industrial-strength hooks.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0PopMatters.com<\/em>\u00a0called him \u201cthe best songwriter in America\u2026 Hilarious, unsettling, raw\u2026 but mostly just rocking.\u201d\u00a0USA Today<\/em>\u00a0hailed Reilly as \u201cnever less than original\u2026 ferociously intelligent\u2026 always worth listening to.\u201d And\u00a0Los Angeles Times\u00a0<\/em>described Reilly\u2019s music as \u201c\u2026barroom rock narrated by a wiseguy who\u2019s as comfortable regaling PhDs and poets as he is pimps and porn stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOUT ROCK RIDGE MUSIC:<\/p>\n

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Rock Ridge Music is an artist management company and independent record label with worldwide distribution through ADA (WMG). Founded in 2004 and with offices in Nashville, TN and Washington Crossing, PA, Rock Ridge Music is focused on artist development at every level. Committed to providing a creative, nurturing environment for artists, RRM works collaboratively to meet an artist\u2019s needs, allow the growth of their art and build long-term, sustainable careers.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT FIREBRAND RECORDS:<\/p>\n

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We are living in an era of significant protest. In recent years, people around the world have surprised each other with their courage, strength, and willingness to stand against injustice – and where there has been protest, there has been music. Firebrand Records gives a platform for such voices. Born from these times, the joint-venture between Ryan Harvey (Riot-Folk Collective) and Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine\/The Nightwatchman) serves to release music that inspires, informs, and blossoms from these moments. We know that music alone does not change the world, but we recognize that it is an integral part of the movements that do.<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2015 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ike Reilly to Perform Holiday Show and\u00a0host food drive in hometown \u00a0 Libertyville Township Food Pantry will be on-site to collect items\u00a0from fans as they arrive at venue \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Show is Monday, December 28th at Mickey Finn\u2019s in Libertyville, IL Indie rock raconteur and singer-songwriter Ike Reilly (along … <\/p>\n

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