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. SXSW 2014, Dispatch #2: Panels, Preatures, Hungarians & Wytches, oh my! A TRAGIC UPDATE: This dispatch was posted just minutes before the Austin Police Department reported that a vehicle […]
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. Rimshots: Powerful stuff from two alt-country hell-raisers Lydia Loveless, Somewhere Else (Bloodshot Records) What a better world we’d live in if America’s teenage girls admired this fearless Ohio cow […]
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. Music Video Of The Day: TLC ‘Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg’ TLC was a vocal part of the 90s female empowered slice of hip hop that ended up influencing […]
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. Wrangling with the Web, Part Four: How one smart band does it The tools now available to any musician via the digital revolution are both mind-blowing and soul-crushing, and […]
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. Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Such Great Heights What happens when you drop a video camera from your skydiving plane and it lands in a pig pen? [ 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. Bass Drum of Death Search and Destroy the Empty Bottle Photography credit – Rory O’Connor Bass Drum of Death make swampy garage rock and they do it incredibly well. […]
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: Patty Griffin at Metro, 1/31 On many occasions, my friends have suffered my unrelenting droning on about whatever musical obsession I’d most recently happened upon. I don’t really […]
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 Secret History of Chicago Music: Dottie Bee Indomitable big-band singer Dorothy Brady, aka Dottie Bee, retired from a four-decade career 20 years ago–and she turns 90 next week! […]
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: Rockin’ Record Bazaar and Beer Blowout @ GMan Tavern 1/26 The Gingerman Tavern, a local favorite for those seeking asylum from the endless sea sports bars in Wrigleyville […]
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 Secret History of Chicago Music: Arbee Stidham Despite a big hit in 1948 and a career renaissance in the 60s, bluesman Arbee Stidham is all but forgotten today. […]
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: Ensemble dal Niente cellist Chris Wild drops a solo record Ensemble dal Niente cellist Chris Wild drops a solo record, Chuck Wren celebrates 20 years of 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. Our favorite music of 2013 Six Reader writers, 12 months, 30 picks—and not one list that just rearranges the same records you’ll see everywhere else by Peter Margasak, Miles […]
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. Musikanto Becomes Crow Moses, Returns From Tour Local folk artist Musikanto has been touring the States as Crow Moses, and he returns Friday for a show at the Cobra […]
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 Secret History of Chicago Music: Georgia Tom Dorsey He his biggest hit as raunchy bluesman Georgia Tom Dorsey, but today he’s known as “the father of gospel music.” […]
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 Best Albums of 2013: 20 to 11 As Greg Kot and I gear up for this weekend’s airing of our favorite episode of Sound Opinions all year—the annual […]
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 Secret History of Chicago Music: The Rovin’ Kind Polished garage band the Rovin’ Kind had a second life on Epic Records as the Illinois Speed Press. by Plastic […]
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. ‘Gravity’ Vs. ‘All Is Lost’ It’s a slow movie week so you could do what all the kids are doing and go see Gravity again. But why not go […]
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: ICE plays John Zorn @ MCA Michael Nicolas (cello) and Cory Smythe (piano) perform John Zorn’s ‘Occam’s Razor’ As I settled in to my seat, eager for 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. Rimshots: Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs relive a lost era of indie Regardless of any missteps they made later in their careers, any true fan of power-pop will forever […]
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 Secret History of Chicago Music: Captain Walter Dyett DuSable High School band director Captain Walter Dyett taught generations of future stars. by Plastic Crimewave [ Subscribe to the […]