It seems crazy, but it’s already CIMMFest time! The music and movie festival takes place from November 9th-12th, with most of the bigger events being held at Davis Theater on Lincoln Ave. 2017 brings the 9th running of this festival, with some bigger names putting in films. The biggest name is Penelope Spheeris, the rock doc legend receiving this year’s Badaaaasssss Award. The music lineup … Continue reading CIMMFest 2017 Preview
The opening act for Polica was Mothxr, a four-piece band from Brooklyn (where else?). They also have a new album out, Centerfold, which dropped back in February. They’re pretty similar in tone to Polica, so it seems like a good fit. Again, I wasn’t there so Erin Brown will be our eyes. Continue reading Mothxr at Thalia Hall 4/16/2016
A few days ago Poliça hit Thalia Hall as part of the Chicago International Music and Movies Fest. They’re currently on the road touring behind their latest album, United Crushers, the band’s first full-length in three years. I was unable to attend, but Erin Brown got some photos for us (our first ever photographer that doesn’t live in the apartment I’m writing this from). She did … Continue reading Poliça at Thalia Hall 4/16/2016
30 years before the east coast-west coast beef that took the lives of Tupac and Biggie, another battle was raging between artists. No blood was shed, but the results are felt all throughout music around the world today. I Dream Of Wires dissects the journey of the modular synthesizer from its first beginnings in the early part of the 20th century, to its meteoric rise … Continue reading I Dream Of Wires-Chicago Premiere At CIMM Fest 5/2
Back in the day when music videos were still THE popular form of artists getting their music out there I would spend hours in front of the television watching elaborate dances to all the big pop songs. It never occurred to me that someone was coming up with all the moves the dancers were performing. It certainly never crossed my mind that one person was … Continue reading The Man Behind The Throne-Chicago Premiere at CIMM Fest 5/4
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