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- Chicago’s underground rock scene remembers inspirational superfan Ray Ellingsen
He went to more shows than most folks half his age, and the people he supported and befriended honor his memory this month at the Empty Bottle.
by Leor Galil
If you went to an underground show in Chicago in the past ten years, you probably saw Ray Ellingsen. Any time a band played eccentric, noisy, outre rock in a basement, loft, apartment, or converted warehouse, more likely than not he’d be there: snapping photographs right up front, hovering over the merch table to check out cassettes and T-shirts, chatting with musicians between or even during their sets.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - James Swanberg of Today’s Hits plays 100 songs at one show
James Swanberg of Today’s Hits plays 100 songs at one show, the You Are Here festival sets up a maze beneath Thalia Hall, and more.
by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
When James Swanberg isn’t making sunny bubblegum pop in the Lemons, he’s cranking out blissful lo-fi ditties as Today’s Hits. Beginning in March 2011, Swanberg wrote and recorded a song a day under that name for nearly three years, and though his output has slowed since then, he’s nonetheless got a catalog of more than 1,000 tunes.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - Saving Yourself From A Night Full Of Regretful Drunk Texts? There’s An App For That!
It’s the app we’ve all been waiting for. [ more › ]
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