Fiona Apple and Blake Mills Cover Conway Twitty’s “It’s Only Make Believe”

I realized that I never posted this short video from September of last year featuring Fiona Apple and Blake Mills performing together at Mayne Stage in Chicago. I was fiddling around with the camera and only shot the last minute or so of the song, but it’s worth checking out. Fiona delivers a really strong vocal and Mills is great as always on the guitar. … Continue reading Fiona Apple and Blake Mills Cover Conway Twitty’s “It’s Only Make Believe”

Willy Moon at Schubas 2/11/13

I knew very little about Willy Moon before going to see him last night at Schubas. What I did know is mostly common knowledge-his song “Yeah Yeah” was used in a recent iPod commercial, his star is rising quickly, and one of his early  singles released in the US, “Railroad Track,” was put out by Third Man Records (which is really all I needed to … Continue reading Willy Moon at Schubas 2/11/13

Terrible Spaceship-Invaders ’38 Record Release Show

Normally when I go to a record release show, or any show for that matter, I have  a pretty good idea of what I’m getting myself into. But after  I read a couple quotes about this band, I decided to go in with as little knowledge as possible. This remark from the Chicago Tribune pretty much nails it, “equally influenced by Danny Elfman, Portishead and … Continue reading Terrible Spaceship-Invaders ’38 Record Release Show