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Gear: August 2010
George William Fullerton Fender Hall Of Fame Inductee Chicago’s Fullerton Avenue wasn’t named after him. But Leo Fender would not have succeeded without him. In the mid-1940s, as a seasoned artist and working musician with a budding interest in electronics, George Fullerton became friends with Fender.
Studiophile: August 2010
At Linder Avenue Recording in Roselle, producer/engineer Travis Brown blocked out dates with his project Saline to record material for their debut . . . Drummer Hannah Ford laid new tracks for the Bellevue Suite (above) single “Just Love” to be re-released later this summer; Dom Palmisano engineered.
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@illinoisentertainerphoto.com we have new pics of Steve Winwood & Santana, Rush, Silversun Pickups, & Crossroads Guitar Fest!
Cover Story: Pitchfork Music Festival
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is There’s a professional protocol that implores journalists to leave themselves out of the story. Once during a Civil Rights rally, Dr. Martin Luther King scolded a news photographer for coming to the aid of a beaten marcher instead of doing his job objectively. That’s probably an overzealous comparison, […]
Foxy Shazam interview
Splendor In The Grass very artist has their own particular relaxation rituals, their own unique way of winding down after a grueling tour. But for Eric Nally — enjoying a few days off in his native Cincinnati before his coliseum-rocking combo Foxy Shazam headed back on the road again — there was only one way […]
Hey Champ interview
Mr. Brightside “I was literally [not] too thrilled about being in a band with some 13-year-old,” Saam Hagshenas remembers. “I’m like, ‘I drive around, I don’t wanna be with some middle-school kid.’”
The Gaslight Anthem interview
Be Here Now “Now that the record’s over and we can look back on it, I really enjoyed the record. I think everybody in the band did a really nice job and played well and, for the most part, we enjoyed the process. It always feels like an accomplishment to me, just to finish a […]
Hello, My Name Is Paul
Q&A with Paul Weller IE: Are you gearing up for the England/ Algeria game? Paul Weller: Yeah. I’ll watch with me girlfriend tonight. Just be home.
File: July 2010
Rough Boys On the Monday after Blues Fest, Out The Box Records invited a select group to view a rough cut of White, Black & Blues at Film Row Cinema. John Anderson‘s film honors Chicago Blues Reunion members Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Harvey Mandel, and Corky Siegel,
Around Hear: July 2010
Local Band Reviews It seems only yesterday Canasta were youngsters joyfully tossing sand on the beachhead of local indie-pop. With The Fakeout, The Tease & The Breather, however, Matt Priest and Elizabeth Lindau’s band have matured not beyond recognition, but what used to be heartbroken odes to young loves lost have acquired desperation. Priest opens […]
Media: July 2010
Where Are They Now: Podcasts, Blog Posts, & Black Holes Local radio stations began jettisoning their high-priced talent in the late 2000s, when the new Portable People Meter ratings system showed that big names were no longer pulling in the big numbers. Now, it seems the days of the high-priced, well-loved, hyper-local radio personality are […]
Sweet Home: July 2010
Blues Baby The blues had a baby and it called her Shemekia. Nursed on her father Johnny “Clyde” Copeland’s legacy of throbbing, funk-filled blues and groomed on the nuanced belting of Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Mahalia Jackson, and O.V. Wright, Shemekia Copeland represents the greatest contemporary blues hope since Stevie Ray Vaughan. At 31, she’s […]
Caught In A Mosh: July 2010
Death Warmed Over Experimentation is great in heavy metal. New sounds, new techniques, new styles . . . if done right and with the band’s roots in mind, results can be great. Even spectacular. (Read the Nachtmystium review in this month’s “Spins.”)
Digital Divide: July 2010
The Man With No Name Trilogy MGM For a good part of film history, the western genre always seemed curiously out of place. Not because it wasn’t worthy subject matter, but because the execution never seemed right. The settings, old-timey enough to be sure, but too clean, too pristine to be believable. The heroes and […]
Studiophile: July 2010
St- St- Studios (Whoa, Oh) Local longtime mainstay Pete Berwick entered the studio to record his follow up to 2009’s Just Another Day In Hell. Co-producer Jason Botka and engineer Mike Kozitka have been drafted for the 11-song album’s sessions at SKYE BLUE STUDIOS in Villa Park. Due for late summer release, the new album will be only […]
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