I Wanna Be Adored
on December 6, 2012
A prolonged obituary for bands undiscovered and unacknowledged.
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Folk to Funk
on December 5, 2012
Sphynx, one of Austin, Texas’ newest generation of funk-poppers, qualifies among those precious few able to …
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Nine Post-Punk Openers From ‘79
on December 4, 2012
‘79 saw the release of some definitive post-punk albums. It seemed fitting to select nine tracks that both typify the genre and set the stage for the wonderful albums that followed.
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Ray LaMontagne at the Chicago Theatre on Nov. 30, 2012
on December 3, 2012
LaMontagne, introduced as “one of the best singer-songwriters in the world,” took to the Chicago Theatre stage to support the double-threat credibility the singer had earned thus far in his career, and roused a full house to their feet at the sound of his melting voice.
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Home is Wherever I’m With You
on December 1, 2012
For a holiday move night, “Away We Go” is a trip worth taking.
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The Storytellers and the Bards
on November 30, 2012
When a musician takes an aside and speaks, it sticks out amidst the rest of their music …
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Rob Jovanovic – “Seeing the Light: Inside the Velvet Underground”
on November 29, 2012
Although Seeing the Light may be comprehensive in a no-stone-left-unturned (but accuracy be damned) sort of way, it is hardly competent writing.
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Q&A: Deadbeat Darling
on November 28, 2012
A foursome with across-the-pond ties, Brooklyn-based Deadbeat Darling is returning to its stomping grounds to …
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Swerp it up: Chicago’s Youngest Label
on November 27, 2012
On Thursday, November 15, British pop-punk outfit Johnny Foreigner took the stage at Subterranean in Chicago. Johnny Foreigner is an act signed on the Windy City’s newest record label, Swerp Records. Their music boasts a playful tone, and owner J Matthew Nix is ecstatic about their presence on his label – that’s just the kind [...]
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An Ode to Your Cranberry Stuffed Mash
on November 26, 2012
Tasty and tacky songs about food.
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David Menconi – “Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown”
on November 23, 2012
What David Menconi has done is cleverly packaged all of those “Ryan” moments in chronological order jazzed up with a bit of biography and musical criticism.
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From Kazoo to Grunge: The Evolution of Hawley Shoffner
on November 22, 2012
Between the howling guitar lines and railing drums of her new compositions, it’s impossible to miss the bold new course which Hawley is on, one that—as ever—doesn’t look back.
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