Links to my newest freelance pieces.
ELECTRONIC | Debuts by Sarah Weis and Supreme Cuts via Debuts from Sarah Weis and Supreme Cuts, finally a new release from Peira, and fresh stuff from Weekend Nachos and Novembers Doom | Three Beats | Chicago Reader. I get the scoop on these two very different electronic acts.
Soundboard: May 12-18 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Childish Gambino.
Matt “Romeo Dance Cheetahâ€Â Cornelison on the art of air guitar | Music | A.V. Local Video | The A.V. Club Chicago. What a fun interview, but don’t take it from me. Let the following image clue you in:
Already Dead tapes and records | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Still going strong with my cassette label series…
INDIE | A party for Implodes’ overdue debut via Three Beats: Implodes’ overdue debut, fingerstyle prodigy Ryley Walker, and a ‘moving painting’ at Chicago Opera Theater | Three Beats | Chicago Reader. A little write-up about fuzzed-out rock act Implodes.
Soundboard: May 5-May 11 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Title Tracks.
As inquisitive as ever, The A.V. Club headed to the MCA to speak to Chamberlin and a couple participants about the concept behind Mnemonic, the connection between a tattoo and community, and how it felt to participate in the piece (and get a tattoo in the process, too). via Getting inked at the MCA | … [Read more…]
Known for its intense, mucked-up punk rock, Dope Body cranks out some brutal jams on Nupping. via Dope Body’s Nupping, Reviewed – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. This is one insane record. Read my dictionary-entry style review of the album and pick up the record.
World Music: A Shady Grove on Java | Bleader. I wrote a little piece about Chicago’s Friends of the Gamelan as part of the Reader‘s new “Three Beats” feature.
Soundboard: April 28-May 4 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Fielded.