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Sweet Home: November 2012
Wayne Baker Brooks has always been a rebel. While most blues musicians were weaned on a steady diet of classic blues, he also listened to house music, ’80s rock, and hip-hop. While most scions of blues legends gain musical schooling from the masters themselves, Brooks is self-taught. And while most musicians regularly perform riveting examples […]
Gear: November 2012
Fender Guitars Jaguar 50th Anniversary The Fender Jaguar electric guitar is 50 years old. Wow. Unveiled in 1962, it was the last and arguably, most criticized of the guitar maker’s four signature electric guitars to be introduced, and, as it turned out, the last major “six-stringer” by Leo Fender whose name is still adorned on […]
Studiophile: November 2012
Longtime studio owner/engineer Michael Kolar has upgraded his Chicago-based SOUNDSCAPE STUDIOS with Carl Tatz Design‘s (CTD) acclaimed PhantomFocus System, a monitor tuning protocol that stands above all other possible control room upgrades. “When you can mix from instinct and taste as opposed to compensating for playback anomalies, the sky is the limit,” Kolar contends. “At […]
Afghan Whigs live shots!
The lighting gods were not with our photographer Ed Spinelli during Saturday’s Afghan Whigs show at Metro, but the shadows do give the shots a Halloween flair. (Hey, over here at the IE offices we believe in turning pumpkins into pumpkin spice lattes.) Afghan Whigs:
IE’s 2012 Digital Haunted House Guide
IE’s Annual Digital Haunted House Guide is back for it’s second year! Halloween is only two weeks away, so get in the mood for the “scary season” by visiting many of area’s best haunted houses with IE’s handy guide, including a satchel full of money saving coupons. Our digital guide includes live links to featured […]
Ben Folds Five live shots!
They’re baaaack! The Ben Folds Five reunion tour hit Chicago on Sept. 30 with a rousing set at the Chicago Theatre.
Cover Story: Divine Fits
Some dive into a pint of Ben & Jerry’s to mend a broken heart. Dan Boeckner packed up his possessions and moved to Los Angeles to start a band.
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