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. Donna Summer: 1949—2012 Donna Summer, one of the most successful singers of the 1970s and perhaps the most important female artist in the history of electronic music, died this […]
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. Summer Guide: Music festivals Summer Guide: Music festivals [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] The Secret History of Chicago Music: T. Valentine T. Valentine is the […]
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. Local release roundup: Chief Keef and Fredo Santana Local release roundup, featuring Chief Keef, Fredo Santana, and more by Miles Raymer Surachai To No Avail… [ Read 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. Riot Fest takes it outside As the promoters of the end-of-summer punk-rock blow-out Riot Fest gear up to begin announcing the lineup for their eighth annual shindig, they also […]
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. Jones still Snorah to me Inexplicably garnering more love than she has since her 2002 debut from corners that previously have long since grown indifferent and/or fallen asleep, hipster […]
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. ‘Mad Men’ spotlights the Beatles’ best song This blog will leave the TV critiquing to the TV critics, but one thing we can say with certainty is that 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. How Chicago house got its groove back Chicago house music is the sound of global pop today. In the 90s, though, it was on life supportuntil a new wave […]
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. Damon Albarn: Lost in a prog bog As someone who’s followed and championed Damon Albarn through all of his many musical journeys—Blur and Gorillaz, of course, but even the […]
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. Bassnectar pumps it up Though, it should be needless to say, electronic dance music never has gone away, forever mutating and evolving in sometimes rewarding and sometimes redundant ways, […]
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. In Rotation: The Numero Group’s Rob Sevier on Richard Feynman’s Safecracker Suite Current musical obsessions of the Numero Group’s head researcher, Reader staff writer Peter Margasak, and the Hideout’s […]
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. Chicago’s sweetheart ready for the world Kelly Hogan has been Chicago’s sweetheart for more than a decade now, perhaps the brightest star in this city’s roots-rock firmament. Now 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. Chicago’s sweetheart ready for the world Though she first made her impact on the music scene in Georgia in the ’90s, first as the golden voice of the star-crossed […]
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. Jack White fires his blunderbuss The left turns on Blunderbuss, include a lot more piano than guitar and flashes of a lyrical specificity unusual from such a celebrated craftsman […]
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. City announces summer musical bookings Chicago’s cultural minions have announced some of this summer’s musical acts. Digest powered by RSS Digest
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. Spiritualized transcends again For three decades, Jason Pierce simultaneously has been one of rock’s most notorious yet most productive addictive personalities. The Secret History of Chicago Music: Cindy Mangsen […]
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: The Pows Wow A retrospective LP from defunct punks the Pows and new music from Mister Lies and Fake Limbs by Jessica Hopper and Leor Galil There […]
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. The new Lollapalooza deal: A blown opportunity The new contract that will keep Lollapalooza in Grant Park through 2021 will yield more money for city, county and state governments. […]
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. Album review: Nicki Minaj, ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ Even in this golden era of self-obsessed superstars desperate to provide something for everyone, you’d be hard pressed to find 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. Gossip Wolf: The many moods of Serengeti Serengeti’s trio with Sufjan and Son Lux, a benefit for Susan Stursberg of Gold Star, and more by J.R. Nelson and Leor […]
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. Lollapalooza announces its lineup The headliners at this year’s installment of the musical Walmart on the Lake (Aug. The music of the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival CIMMfest’s […]