In Tall Buildings | photo by Elise Bergman March is finally here. You know what that means? Spring is in the air, snow is melting on the ground and pedestrians are spraining their ankles in newly formed potholes. Anyway, let's get on with our picks for this weekend's top shows, shall we... We've got In Tall Buildings at Metro , Tyler Jon Tyler at The Hideout and Nomo [...]
Chicago Mixtape Madness Casey Meehan thinks you need more Chicago musicians in your aural diet. Meehan, the man behind the digital distribution service Rock Proper, which has released albums by Jay Bennett and Jonny Rumble, will launch his latest project Chicago Mixtape on Monday, Feb. 14, to show Chicagoans exactly what they've been missing. The aim of Chicago Mixtape is simple: to expose you to great local artists by delivering free weekly mixes straight to your inbox. Sign up at the project's Facebook page now [...]
Listening : 1. The Oh My's : This is one of my favorite young bands in Chicago. They play a hybrid of soul, funk, and indie pop. They are making their way down to sxsw, and are on the verge of stardom. 2. Jitney : Casey Meehan is the founder of Rock Proper, one of the most inventive label in Chicago. This month he release his latest album as Jitney for free. Listen to: Fin ( mp3 ) 3. Valina : This Australian band has played over 75,854 shows, but their sound [...]
the remainder of the adams/paradiso show will be up later tonight. i forgot that shit at home, sorry. anyway, anyone going to jazz fest this year? i will probably be hitting up the first weekend, which has dbt, wilco, spoon, pete seegeer and an enless amount of other folks. second weekend looks good too, with los lobos, neil young, dr john, and my wifes personal favorite buckwheat zydeco. click here for the schedule and tickets. speaking of free albums, anyone can offer an album for free, lets be honest. shit, i could go home right now, pound out some stuff [...]
the remainder of the adams/paradiso show will be up later tonight. i forgot that shit at home, sorry. anyway, anyone going to jazz fest this year? i will probably be hitting up the first weekend, which has dbt, wilco, spoon, pete seegeer and an enless amount of other folks. second weekend looks good too, with los lobos, neil young, dr john, and my wifes personal favorite buckwheat zydeco. click here for the schedule and tickets. speaking of free albums, anyone can offer an album for free, lets be honest. shit, i could go home right now, pound out some stuff [...]
A busted leg, a year plus recovering and two years driving a taxicab came between Casey Meehan's Violet and his new project Jitney. Kind faces, cruel faces, always going somewhere, were the wildflower seeds planted in the cracked leather backseat that grew into these songs. 6pm to 6am, 6 nights becoming dawns each week, with chauffeur license 86-300 taped to the dash. All those charcoal mornings, and the half-heard stories couched in the cacophony of city-din became this collection of songs that jump and buzz like missed connections. I got a couple rides from him and must admit the city [...]
Here are The Wheel's Still In Spin 's suggested new releases for this week: Evening Magazine – The Ride Across Lake Constance [EP] | MP3 Download "Apple Eye" (mp3) Download "Eddie" (mp3) This debut EP was scheduled to be digitally released today, but the band pushed it up and it was released on Jan 6. Evening Magazine has a multi-layered pop sound. With [...]
Dispatch from the Midwest: Casey Meehan [left], the Chicago-based artist who launched the online music distributor that offered free downloads of Jay Bennett's album last year, today releases the album by his new project, Jitney. The album, "86-300," is available for free at Rock Proper . Jitney's album — which is quite a tour de force — was inspired by two long years Meehan spent as a graveyard-shift taxi driver in Chicago ("86-3003 was the number on his chauffeur's license). It's one of 12 albums Rock Proper is offering for free, with three [...]
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