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Rebecca Rego&The Trainmen: homespun acquaintance
I’m listening to superb Americana dosed with a unique blend of antiquated folk. The album presents as a conduit that carries you off, back in time, to the sun-porch at your grandma’s house. That porch, where you’d sit to sift through old photographs and reminisce, learn a thing or two. There, records were played on […]
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An homage to Heather MacAllister: act one
“I fucked the bassist of the MC5 once,” she admitted. It wasn’t an outwardly surprising confession. At 35, she was stark raving mad in the kindest way, a burgeoning LGBT activist who never quit her day job as world’s most profound debate enthusiast. She stood there…tall, brisk, and ample. She always wore black,
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Caleb Hawley: a vital dose of reality
“Sometimes a good feeling just can’t last.” Thankfully, in reference to Caleb Hawley, these words simply aren’t true. Snow beginning to drift, I rush to Lincoln Hall. Running late, cab driver unnecessarily chatty (why yes, it is snowing heavily…just drive faster), I text Hawley to let him know I’m almost there. After haggling with
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Curious Minds Chicago: RoboToaster
In the land of misfit toys, RoboToaster is king. Progressive and equally as innovative, the multi-media creative agency is ruling Chicago with an iron fist. Approaching a vastly growing industry takes cunning perception, vision, and skill. None of which RoboToaster lacks. With the digital economy expanding
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The Broken Record Chicago: volume ten
Another day, another dollar… found wadded up inside the winter coat you’ve been tossing around like a rag doll. After the bar, after the party…the thing takes a beating. Make use of all that crumpled up green in the days ahead. Take it out on the town, throw it back in your jacket and the […]
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The Broken Record Chicago: volume nine
This week, as the last, we’re here to support your filthy live music habit. We’ve strewn letters, numbers and the like across this template. They’re yours to sort through. Ignite a fire in your heart and set out for one the venues housing talent. You’ll enjoy it. Bands are linked to their respective band pages […]
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John Newman: old-style charm with youthful precision
Auras of blue, peaceful and serene, are the backlight to pure white vocal realness—in striking contrast, harsh tones, petulantly brow beating and stimulating at once. John Newman has been sent from otherworldly milieu to share his grit. Quick stepped, sure as lightning. And, what really
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Curious Minds Chicago: John Kopanski
Perfection is in the eye of the beholder. Thankfully, John Kopanski’s vision of such perfection is staggering. At age 25, he’s successfully started Kay Video Productions (KVP) and he’s well on his way to building an empire of lasting proportions. Kopanski draws inspiration from his urban Chicago upbringing, incorporating trends in
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Wax Poetic: Frank Zappa presents Freak Out
It’s not that deep… no resounding or epic thought patterns provoked my foray into Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. It was quite the opposite. This album, it was a breach of epic proportions… a breach of steadfast moral and virtue. Some perverted little lyrics wrapped up in shiny