It’s almost that time of year again. No, not National Cheesecake Day. That’s Thursday July 30th. I’m talking about Dunn Dunn Fest, one of the best music festivals in Chicago. Head of the class if you’re talking indoor venues. Lots of great local bands from all genres are joined by fantastic touring acts. One of which I’m particularly excited about. When I went up to … Continue reading Dunn Dunn Fest 2/19-2/21/2015
We’re down to the last couple weeks of the year, and I don’t see anything on the horizon that’s gonna blow me away (even if Yeezy does decide to drop his new album before the new year, I probably won’t care). This was a tough year for ranking songs, with no real clear number one. The difference between my top 1-5 songs is negligible. The … Continue reading Top 50 Songs Of 2014
How has he managed to stay this cool for this long? While most peers of Prince have aged into recidivism, putting out awful records to cash in on their name, The Purple One has stayed true to his artistic vision. Not only has he kept the music funky, he’s actually getting better. You can try to refute that point if you’d like, but I would … Continue reading Prince & 3rd Eye Girl-PLECTRUMELECTRUM
After over a decade doing somersaults across stages as one fourth of The Poison Control Center, Patrick Tape-Fleming has taken a deeper look inward on his new project, Gloom Balloon. The loud guitars and screaming are gone (mostly), making room for a more subtle balance of musical experimentation and sincere songwriting. The album is broken into two halves-the first a crazy exploration through musical genres, … Continue reading Gloom Balloon-You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Disaster/Fix The Sunshine Pts 1-7 (An Ode To Bill Doss)
I got a surprise invitation to cover a Willy Moon show at Schubas back in February. Willy was heating up with his song “Yeah Yeah” appearing in an iPod commercial, and I kinda dug his sound so I went ahead and covered the show. The opening band was The Outfit from Chicago, and they were really good. They played songs that ranged from blues rock … Continue reading Ariada-S/T EP
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