Plus: Chuck D feat. Mavis Staples

“DJ Rashad, a pioneer in the footwork genre of music who was found dead in April at a West Side apartment, died of an accidental drug overdose, according to autopsy results released [Wednesday],” the Tribune reports.
According to the Sun-Times, “Toxicological tests found that Rashad died of heroin, cocaine and alprazolam intoxication, and his death was ruled an accident, according to a spokesman for the medical examiner’s office.
“Police said at the time that both narcotics and drug paraphernalia were discovered near the body. There were no visible signs of injury.”
See also: Remembering DJ Rashad.

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Posted on August 7, 2014

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Warpaint at Lollapalooza on Friday.

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Posted on August 4, 2014

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Courtney Barnett at Schubas on Wednesday night.

Loerzel: “Courtney Barnett sang her delightful lyrics in her deadpan style on Wednesday night at Schubas, which was very charming – but what really wowed me was her guitar playing. Early on in the set, she stepped away from the microphone stand and started flailing around with her guitar, her hair hanging down over her face, digging harder into her riffs, while bassist Bones Sloan and drummer Dave Mudie pounded away. As terrific as this Australian’s songs sound on her 2013 record The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, they were even more intense and alluring in live performance.”

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Posted on August 1, 2014