Everybody in the club stop getting tipsy for two seconds because we're talking about yet another busy weekend for Chicago music. Buzzing all over our radar screens are the 10th Annual CHIRP Record Fair, Distractions/Distortions Fest, a free show by JC BROOKS & The Uptown Sound plus so much more. As Gwen Stefani once said, what (are) you waiting for? FRIDAY DASTARDLY It's rock and roll happy hour over [...]
Rooftop Sessions has released a new video featuring Tom Schraeder performing his track "Honest Man".
Photo by Audrey Leon Spring has sprung. Not officially for another week, but it sure feels that way. Snow is gone, and heavy coats are no longer outdoor necessities. Yay! Don't have plans yet? Plenty of great shows this weekend including Pelican at the Beat Kitchen , Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Bottom Lounge , the Hideout's SXSW send off and more! But first, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, March 12, at [...]
*MP3: Tom Schraeder - "Pat Baby"Very Don't Look Back, but still neatly executed. Tom Schraeder releases his new cassette tonight at the Beat Kitchen. Listen to his song "Pat Baby" at the top of the post.Tom Schraeder MySpace Page(Jon Graef)
We weren't originally planning to host a party at SxSW 2009, but as fate would have it, we're now collaborating with Tom Schraeder and QuinnStorm.com to throw one helluva a shindig. The economic crisis is stealing a lot of our thunder, but we're kick-starting the festival with a Stimulus Package of our own. In true near-Depression fashion, the event is free and open to the public. There will be DJ's spinning in between sets to avoid the awkward silence during set changes and rumor has it that there will even be a singer/songwriter performing in the restroom area. [...]
For my local Los Angeles people, Tom Schraeder is coming to town this Sunday, November 2nd at The Hotel Cafe . YCD wrote about him at the start of the year and if you haven't had a chance to catch him live or buy his album now is the time to do so. Please come out and support him. Start learning the words to "When You're Not Around" so you can sing along. Loved the EP Tom, can't wait [...]
Download: Tom Schraeder - "Needle Will Bite" If brevity is the soul of wit, then Tom Schraeder 's got to be the savviest motherfucker around. The first track from his upcoming Lying Through Dinner clocks in at a minute-and-a-half, but manages to accomplish quite a lot in that time. Guided By Voices had short songs. Why shouldn't Tom and His Ego get right with the hit-it-and-quit-it spirit? Inspired by comparisons of himself to Ryan Adams (which, uh, I haven't really helped to rebut ), Schraeder wrote this alt-country ode to frustration—"somethin's [...]
It's a strange time when you can call someone you met on MySpace a friend. I would say that about Tom however we really haven't been able to connect outside of the Space world. One thing I can say though is that I've met several people on the net whom I now consider good friends and all because of Ray LaMontagne, his music brought as all together. Tom and I started chatting several years ago when Ray was out here touring with Rachel Yamagata. I've been in touch on and off. Laura you might [...]
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