The List: February 17-22, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
The List: February 17-22, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. Future Islands
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The List: February 10-16, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
The List: February 10-16, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. This week: Say Anything’s Max Bemis does a solo set at Schubas.
Synthesizers con Carne | Music Feature | Chicago Reader
Naucke, a Chicago noise artist and creator of experimental-music label Catholic Tapes, is half the brain trust behind the First Annual Synthesizer Chili Cook-Off, which takes place this Sunday at the Empty Bottle. via Synthesizers con Carne | Music Feature | Chicago Reader. Naucke told me about this when I went to interview him for … [Read more…]
The List: January 13-19, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
The List: January 13-19, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. This week, I wrote about Angel Olsen for the Reader‘s List.
The List: January 6-12, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
The List: January 6-12, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. I wrote about Houses for the Reader‘s List this week.
The List: December 30 – January 5, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
The List: December 30 – January 5, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. I wrote about Castevet for this week’s List.
The List: December 23-29, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
The List: December 23-29, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. I wrote about No Wave icon James Chance’s upcoming appearance at Beauty Bar for this week’s edition of the Reader‘s List. A rare James Chance show for free? Can’t go wrong there…
The List: December 16-22, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
Milwaukee rapper Juiceboxxx is only 24, but hes already been performing for almost a decade, and he treats every show like its his last. via The List: December 16-22, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. I love the Reader‘s “List,” a weekly breakdown of the noteworthy concerts in town. It’s an absolute pleasure to … [Read more…]
The Buddy System | Music Feature | Chicago Reader
Evan Thomas Weiss doesnt exactly have a lot of name recognition—the 26-year-old emo troubadour, who plays a mix of singer-songwriter ballads and heavy pop-punk tunes, does most of his recording as Into It. Over It., and that cant be helping. via The Buddy System | Music Feature | Chicago Reader. I met Evan while researching … [Read more…]
Everything’s Coming Up Kittens | Music Feature | Chicago Reader
Last month a Chicago band called Houses hit the charts at the Hype Machine, a massively popular online aggregator that tracks which artists and songs more than 1,500 music bloggers are posting about. Their track “Soak It Up,” an airy, infectious bit of electronic pop, reached number six on the Most Blogged Artists chart the … [Read more…]