Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Soul: Margot
23 Jul 2009I won’t be around this time, but if you are, Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s are playing Sunday at Wicker Park Fest, around 8pm.
Here’s “Pages Written on a Wall”.
The Hold Steady (Music Friday)
19 Jun 2009On Sunday night, one of America’s finest live bands takes the stage for a $10 show at the Taste of Randolph Street festival, 8-9:30pm, near Randolph & Racine. The Hold Steady are highly celebrated for their Springsteen-esque chops, their storytelling and their ability to rock out like few other bands. I’ve heard them [...]
On Becoming The Bends
18 Jun 2009Allow me to beat a metaphor into the ground in the name of church creation:
Before we can become OK Computer, we need to become The Bends.
OK Computer is one of the all-time life-changing records. Entire books have been written dissecting each moment of that record. It is a hyperbole-inducing hour of music made [...]
Phantom Band (Music Friday)
In: Music
12 Jun 2009It’s time to get Glasgow’s Phantom Band out there. The album is called Checkmate Savage, and you can grab it for $8 at Amazon. In my hiatus from blogging, few things were sadder than making you wait to discover this great, great band. I’m including one song below, but each song is so creative and [...]
Saturday. Ribfest. Margot. Go.
10 Jun 2009If you only go to one neighborhood festival this year, you should probably choose Taste of Randolph Street, since the Hold Steady might be the most perfect choice for a street festival band in the history of street festivals (June 21). However, I’d be remiss if I didn’t put a vote in for what’s going [...]
My Summer Jam, One Year Too Late (Music Friday)
In: Music
5 Jun 2009Somehow I ignored Passion Pit when they were making waves last year with their EP, Chunk of Change. Having filled my noggin with that EP for the last two months or so, I’m officially ready to call “I’ve Got Your Number” (homemade YouTube video below) my summer jam, just as MGMT’s “Time to Pretend” was [...]
White Rabbits (Music Friday)
In: Music
29 May 2009The latest album from White Rabbits, It’s Frightening, is produced by the mastermind behind one of my top-three bands (Spoon), Britt Daniel. And on first listen, you would be forgiven for mistaking this for a Spoon side project. It’s got all of the elements that make Spoon so great - use of space, tight guitar-driven [...]
2009 Summer Festivals in Chicago
27 May 2009While this week has looked more like April showers than Spring flowers, summer is indeed just around the corner. And with it comes all of the street festivals you can handle. In Chicago, each weekend different neighborhoods and organizations create festivals with music, food and much more. Most are free, none are expensive. It’s one [...]
Burial & Four-Tet (Music Friday)
In: Music
22 May 2009I thought about kicking off my Friday music series with something that would appeal to everyone. But then two of my favorite electronic artists teamed up and created something extraordinary. And since I’ve pretty much had it on repeat for the last two weeks, I need to share it with the world. If you aren’t [...]
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