Photo Credit www.bradhodgephoto.com "Over their eight-year career as a band, Backyard Tire Fire has created a presence in the music world that is hard to ignore. Their fifth full length release Good To Be was produced by Los Lobos' Steve Berlin and is a culmination of guitarist/vocalist Ed Anderson's 13-year journey on the road of rock and roll. With this release Backyard Tire Fire delivers an album full of working-man songs that demonstrate their upbeat, glass half full approach to life". Tunes made [...]
Words: Gareth O'Malley No band is unpidgeonheoleable, they say. While that may be true for most bands, there are some that continue to push themselves outside the boundaries of genre: bands like These New Puritans , for instance, are sounding like no-one else but themselves. Animal Collective , too, have always managed to avoid being pinned down completely, even as their sound has taken on more accessible - 'poppier', if you will - elements. Illinois quartet So Many Dynamos could be seen to fall into this category as well. They have seemed [...]
" If you're a hater- by all means, suffocate. " New freestyle from Chicago, Illinois ian HiClas! with production by Seven . Listen & Download: HiCLAS! - Everlasting Gobstopper Freestyle (Prod. Seven) - http://usershare.net/3q9r30t5g p38 http://cid15851.fdcupload.net/ files/7/sfgh9gudv5ny5j/Everlas ting%20Gobstopper%20Freestyle% 20(Prod.%20By%20Seven).mp3
Chicago indie rock boy/girl duo My Gold Mask are something of a vested interest around these parts here at THE CULTURE OF ME. By that we mean that we are simply a reactionary agent for the ever-coming brilliance from Jack...
An old Chevy van has its windows smashed. Shattered glass litters the pavement, reflecting the yellow sodium streetlight above. The thieves quickly vanish into the darkened alleys with their loot. Following the robbery outside a concert venue in Seattle, the band So Many Dynamos were left without any guitars and seemingly unable to make the scheduled [...]
This show is not for the "faint of heart". There is a lot of anguish in Jerry's voice. SBD Link is here: www.archive.org/details/gd1995 -07-09.sbd.gardner.4091.shnf Band/Artist: Grateful Dead Date: July 9, 1995 Venue: Soldier Field Location: Chicago, IL Set 1 Touch Of Grey Little Red Rooster Lazy River Road When I Paint My Masterpiece Childhood's End Cumberland [...]
Nachtmystium Addicts: Black Meddle Pt II Century Media Spring 2010 What they're saying Nachtmystium main man, Blake Judd, has offered up a brief description of what to expect from the band's next album: "Our love for post rock and industrial (a la Ministry, Killing Joke, etc) is even more present this time around. We're hoping to make a record that will [...]
The Decemberists - Echoes 10.28.07 - Vic Theatre, Chicago IL Covering Pink Floyd
"The Right Now plays soul music, and soul music is all about feeling; not style, not fashion, but emotion. The band's new album Carry Me Home, set to be released on March 3, 2010, lives within the four walls erected by the arresting lead vocalist Stefanie Berecz, the stellar songcraft of Brendan O'Connell, the spot-on horns and layers of back-up vocals, and a solid bedrock of rhythm." To be completely honest while sheepishly holding my hands up, I was half expecting a resurrection of a `Commitments` soul cabaret before plunging head first into the [...]
</center< This week, we bring you Top 10 Albums from 2000-2009 lists as determined by Loud Loop Press editors and contributors. Today, Associate Editor Andy Kahn starts things off with a bang with his list for the Top 10 Albums from 2000 - 2009. 1. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot It took a long and arduous process both creatively and commercially to ultimately produce what is the [...]
TkS aka Nick Arcad e and Johnny Redd aka MC Fly are together aka State Champs and hail from Dekalb & Chicago , Illinois . They both rap over beats Nick Arcade makes. Look at their MySpace page for more info and contact: http://myspace.com/statechamps Listen & Download: State Champs - Almost Famous - http://usershare.net/b81e8kq1l beu http://thecluh.com/mp3/State Champs - Almost Famous (thecluh.com).MP3 State Champs - Weed [...]
I suppose this is the first instance in this series where life is actually imitating life. Henry Hill, whose rise and fall was portrayed by Ray Liotta in Scorcese's Goodfellas, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arres t in downstate Illinois. "I don't drink every day," he added. "Sometimes I have one too many. I know I shouldn't drink this much, but they give you free drinks. I had a few and it got pretty foggy after that. The lady I was with doesn't drink, so I had six drinks and [...]
"The Violent Femmes meet James Brown on the back porch of your old Kentucky home." That's how Peter describes these guys from Bucks County, Pennsylvania (not Illinois). Led by Arch, who writes, sings, plays guitar, banjo and keys and endearingly pours his humble heart - all the sad, raw, unwanted, cocky and desirous emotions - into the songs he so deftly threads and plays with the band, Illinois is a warm, southern rock flavored adventure. She's So Blonde and Nosebleed anthemically evoke foot stomping and rabble rousing. Where's The Woman I [...]
This past Friday night at the Girls & Boys party (photos coming soon), Chicago, IL rap duo The Cool Kids came to Webster Hall and headlined a night that saw them playing with Spank Rock DJ XXXchange and the resident...
His words, not mine, folks. Either way, you can probably stop that long running bet with your bro who writes for the university paper about whether or not Oregon, New Jersey or Rhode Island will be the next Sufjan States record, because, well, it probably ain't going to happen. In an interview with Paste , Stevens calls the absolutely ambitious and totally NPR-worthy States Project "a joke." The dude who wrote tunes about a holiday that celebrates a Revolutionary War officer from Poland and the pot-holed mess of a raised motor path known as the BQE, goes as far [...]
His words, not mine, folks. Either way, you can probably stop that long running bet with your bro who writes for the university paper about whether or not Oregon, New Jersey or Rhode Island will be the next Sufjan States record, because, well, it probably ain't going to happen. In an interview with Paste , Stevens calls the absolutely ambitious and totally NPR-worthy States Project "a joke." The dude who wrote tunes about a holiday that celebrates a Revolutionary War officer from Poland and the pot-holed mess of a raised motor path known as the BQE, goes as far [...]
Get Hip To Ha Ha Tonka Once upon a time we loved this band, then they slipped our mind. Now they've put out a Daytrotter Session. (Ha Ha Tonka). We remember why we like them. You will too.
As indicated by a recent trip to Chicago's Electrical Audio Studio (owned by Nirvana/The Pixies mastermind Steve Albini), Chicago band SLEEPING AT LAST have once again upped the artistic ante in this ambitious, self-produced affair, while concurrently maintaining relatability on all planes. Their third national release, Storyboards, is an intricate web that builds off the surging soundscapes of 2003's Ghosts and the lush atmospherics of 2006's Keep No Score, coupled with previously uncharted instrumental expeditions and glorious orchestration. "Every time we go into the studio, we want to stretch ourselves musically as much as possible and we've noticed [...]
Try ODing on Local Music Friday! Tell me...what is this Local Music Fridays? We played with this self-defined "dance/indie/folk/art rock/noise" outfit in Chicago at Loft 3A . I have to say, it was kind of hard to concentrate on their set with them running all around the place , freaking out, but it was a good time, nonetheless. Learn more about them here . The totally sweet Drew sent me [...]
(photo by Ryan Kirlin and Jack Armondo) Gretta and Jack from My Gold Mask sent us and Sheena Beaston a joint email this evening thanking us in advance for having them in our CMJ showcase. You know, the one happening...
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