If you missed out on Jill Andrews beautiful folk album The War Inside when it came out last year, don’t fret. They just released a new deluxe edition that’s streaming on Spotify with two new songs. If you’ve been avoiding it because she’s a “country” artist, well, grow up. Take a listen and you’ll find she’s more in the vein of First Aid Kit than … Continue reading Jill Andrews at Thalia Hall 4/15/2016
Today kicks off the 7th annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, and they’ve got a great lineup for the first day of viewing. There’s also some awesome bands playing later tonight that you should check out. Below, my picks for which films to see and which concert to hit. If you have the day off from work, you can hit some of the early … Continue reading Day 1 CIMM Fest Highlights
Alexander Dunn’s documentary about the Roland T-808 drum machine is the kind of fact-filled film that reminds me there is so much about music that I don’t know. Like a lot of people 808 only really makes me think of Kanye’s polarizing album 808’s And Heartbreaks. I knew very little of the history surrounding the instrument going in to 808: The Movie, and they … Continue reading CIMM Fest Preview-808 The Movie
British DJ Joseph Fletcher’s debut film American B-Side is an oddity to say the least, and it gets its world premiere next Sunday at Logan Theater in Chicago. CIMM Fest continues the now 7-year tradition of finding interesting films related in one way or another to the music world. Many of them are straight fiction or documentary, but this one feels like a little bit … Continue reading CIMM Fest Preview: American B-Side
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