![]() On Friday, December 23, Chicago “murder metal” veterans Macabre host their 19th annual Holiday of Horror in both venues at Reggie’s also on the bill are northwest-Indiana death metallers Dysphoria (reuniting for their first show in 20 years) and apparently unkillable local “trio” Maggot Twat, described in 2009 by the Reader‘s Monica Kendrick as “ridiculously catchy gross-out metal. You keep getting older, they just stay the same. ![]() Individually, MacKey and Walker’s past videos have been. Timbuck2Forever has become an annual gathering, and it returns to Metro on Tuesday, December 27-whoever ends up performing, you won’t want to miss it! Chicago-based guitarists Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker released their sophomore collaborative album, SpiderBeetleBee, earlier this month. Its in-studio creativity is all the more impressive considering it was recorded after over a week of recording. Instrumental collaboration between Chicago-based guitarists falls somewhere between WALKERs acclaimed new album, Primrose Green (Dead Oceans), & MACKAYs. At just over 30 minutes long, it traverses English, Mexican, and Indian folk musicand leaves you wanting more. Mano, Just Blaze, Nonstop, Boi Jeanius, and Rude One were among the DJs spinning, and the likes of Twista, Juice, and De La Soul made surprise cameos. For hometown guitar heroes Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker, SpiderBeetleBee is perhaps the best album either have done. Among the many things Jones did for the local scene was host Beauty Bar’s weekly Timbuck2uesdays, and in his memory Metro hosted a massive version called Timbuck2Forever. ![]() This time last year, Chicago’s hip-hop community was mourning turntablist and WGCI on-air personality Timothy Jones, aka DJ Timbuck2-he was 34 when he died of renal cancer on December 19.
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