Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Preview: Scotland Yard Gospel Choir @ Empty Bottle 7/26 Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (LIVE) – “And the horse you rode in on” from Bloodshot Records on Vimeo. In an […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. SummerDance The Night Away Get your dancing shoes on and head downtown tonight to the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park for the first night of SummerDance’s 16th […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Gossip Wolf: Spotted at Pitchfork Famespotting at Pitchfork, plus possibly temporary good-byes from Favorite Records and Mannequin Men by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil Spotted at last weekend’s Pitchfork […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Bitchpork Weekend Kicks Off Tonight Not going to Pitchfork this weekend? Try Bitchpork (if you can find it). [ more › ] Review: The Shams Band Kicks Off Schubas […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. One For The Road: Today Is "Prohibition Day" In Illinois On this date in 1933, Illinois and Iowa became the 10th and 11th states to ratify the 21st Amendment […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. One For The Road: Larry Doby Makes MLB Debut At Comiskey On this date in 1947, Larry Doby became the first African American player to play for the American […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Gossip Wolf: Chief Keef spreads the wealth Chief Keef shares the spoils with sis, City of Win launches a mix-tape series, and more by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Air Guitar is Back in Chicago this Friday! Get ready to shred some serious air! Air guitar is back in Chicago this Friday at the Metro. The Air Guitar […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Pushing the radio forward Supreme Cuts create the kind of beats that are making pop music sound like the underground by Miles Raymer When Mike Perry and Austin Keultjes, […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Contest: Audra Mae @ Schubas There’re countless female singers who strap on a guitar, write a few catchy tunes and get one of them in the background of a […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. One For The Road: Drafting Michael Jordan On this date in 1984, the Chicago Bulls drafted a junior from the University of North Carolina: Michael Jordan. [ more › […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Review/Photos: Deerhoof @ Prtizker Pavilion in Millennium Park 6/14/12 The evening of Loops and Other Variations began with Ensemble Dal Niente performing Donatoni’s “Hot” Fausto Romitelli’s “Professor Bad Trip […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Vitaminwater’s Mystery Show The Fader and vitaminwater have teamed up for their uncapped series of mystery shows that’ll come to Chicago on Thursday, June 14. Last week’s performance in […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. One For The Road: Happy Birthday, Poet Gwendolyn Brooks Poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who died in 2000, was born on this date in 1917. [ more › ] Netherfriends, ShowYouSuck […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Industrial Recollections — the return of Boy Dirt Car (and Eric Lunde) Boy Dirt Car Can you remember the first music that scared you? Maybe you were too young […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Contest: The Bears of Blue River Album Art Design The Bears of Blue River, folksy Chicago band, have just returned from touring, and released their last album, Dames, in […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Shedd Aquarium Welcomes Newborn Dolphin Shedd Aquarium’s Pacific white-sided dolphin gave birth last night to a bouncing baby dolphin. Gender has not been determined yet, so it doesn’t […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Google doodles: Moog or Les Paul, which is cooler? If you haven’t seen it yet, Google today is honoring the 78th birthday of electronic music pioneer Robert Moog with […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Gossip Wolf: Rainbow Body rises again The Rainbow Body label returns, Big Science finishes its first LP, and Redgrave drops an EP by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil Local […]
NATO took over McCormick Place this past weekend. No, we were not invited. Screw you NATO; We didn’t wanna hang out with you anyway. Some thoughts as we reflect on the weekend when the supposed “sh*tstorm” was supposedly going to hit the “sh*tfan”: Saturday and Sunday were very warm for early-ish May. People exercised […]