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Not-So-Sacred Cow
We were never fans of Erich “Mancow” Muller, the libertarian shock jock who started drawing young male listeners to him like flies when he came to Chicago in 1994. But we were not pleased when Emmis Communications-owned WKQX-FM (101.1) dumped his top-rated “Mancow’s Morning Madhouse” in July.
Roll With It
GRETSCH G400JV Archtop Guitar Fresh from his victorious performance at FitzGerald’s, Jimmie Vaughan has a new piece of signature hardware to show off.
A Trip To The Moon
You’re older/shorter of breathe/ and one day closer to death.” Pink Floyd’s overview of how quickly time ravages is certainly true for most everything and everyone except of course, the iconic album from which those verses were taken: Dark Side Of The Moon. Originally released in 1973, the legendary concept album spent almost 15 straight […]
Local CD Reviews
Page [1] [2] Absolutely Perfect deliver an amalgam of lo-fi, guitar-driven rock. With slick, melodic touches such as the agile guitar leads reminiscent of Pretty Girls Make Graves, on “4crease,” and huge, angular riffs on “Burner” and “Ghetto Fabulous,” they show off technical virtuosity that suits their hard rock. Surprisingly, they also toss in phrases […]
Around Hear Page 2
Page [1] [2] Split Series Vol. One (Bone) consists of 11 tracks, the first five by After The Fight, the second six by #HighBall#. Both bands do the emo-punk thing with enough spastic energy and piledriving riffs worthy of any faux hawk-laden mosh pit. But while After The Fight’s rhythm section hit harder, Highball’s hit […]
Cover Story: Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab For Cutie By The Time We Get To Lollapalooza When Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park from August 4th through 6th, last year’s attendees will note a few subtle changes: an extra day and a billion more attractions.
Lollapalooza preview
Lollapalooza Grant Park, Chicago Friday, August 4th through Sunday August 6th, 2006 Conflicting Interests: Worst Time Crunches Friday, 11:45 a.m. — Deadboy & The Elephantmen vs. Sound Team: Right off the bat (almost)! Jeff Buckley fanatics will be amazed by Deadboy (Dax Riggs) while anyone who would rather wake up to something with a beat […]
Smokey Robinson interview
Smokey Robinson Life Of The Party Smokey Robinson, the man Bob Dylan famously called “America’s greatest living poet,” has had an impact on music like few others. He wrote such classics as “Shop Around,” “Tears Of A Clown,” “I Second That Emotion,” and “Going To A Go-Go” and, with Berry Gordy, made Motown Records successful. […]
Los Lobos Interview
Los Lobos Five Horse Town From humble beginnings in East Los Angeles to four Grammys, worldwide recognition to critical respect, Los Lobos — and, by extension, its multi-instrumentalist members Steve Berlin, Louie Perez, Conrad Lozano, David Hidalgo, and Cesar Rosas — have lived that part of the Great American Dream we hold most dear. To […]
Jurassic 5 interview
Jurassic 5 Adrenaline Rush Jurassic 5 are arguably the most popular act to come out of the L.A. underground — specifically the open mic night movement at the Good Life Café. Appearing: 9/1 at House Of Blues (329 N. Dearborn) in Chicago.
Say Hi To Your Mom Interview
Say Hi To Your Mom Interview With A Vampire (Fan) Robots and vampires aren’t only the domain of the movies or sci-fi conventions, though it’s unlikely the first place you’d look is a Say Hi To Your Mom record. Comically sincere and endearingly eccentric, for four albums Eric Elbogen, the man behind the moniker, has […]
Get Your Band Into Street Festivals
Street Smarts: Getting Your Band Into The Festivals By Jill Haverkamp Almost every summer weekend there’s live music being blasted on all sides of Chicago. Street festivals are a cheap, fun way to see a variety of musical acts. And for the bands lucky enough to land a slot on a festival lineup, it can […]
Hello, My Name Is Bruce
Hello, My Name Is Bruce IE: Are things new and exciting for you? Or are you just Bruce? Day-in and out, you’re Bruce. Bruce Hornsby: I just did this bluegrass album with Ricky Skaggs and I got this jazz record with Jack DeJohnette and Christian McBride and I got this box set coming out. I’d […]
File For August
Separate Ways Mama once said, “Boy, don’t grow up to be the lead singer of a washed-up arena rock act, they’ll chew you up and spit you out.” Steve Augeri found this out the hard way. On July 7th, in the midst of Journey‘s tour with Def Leppard, Augeri was forced to leave the band […]
DVD Zone: August
THE BILL COSBY SHOW: SEASON ONE Shout! Factory We all grew up with “The Cosby Show,” whether in its first run or in its ad nauseum syndicated repeats. The show was almost the perfect sitcom, and earned its place in the television hall of fame with its blend of characters you wanted to spend a […]
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