Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Candy Hearts at Bottom Lounge on Wednesday night.
Posted on January 30, 2015
Local Music Notebook: Who Is Lydia Loveless?
Plus: Kanye As A Kid & OK GO’s Dronefest
1. 13-Year-Old Kanye West On MLK.
Posted on January 27, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Wild Skies at Schubas on Friday night.
Posted on January 26, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Vaselines at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday night.
Posted on January 23, 2015
Grateful Dead Chicago
Fare Thee Well
“To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Grateful Dead, the four original members – Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir – will reunite at Chicago’s Soldier Field, nearly 20 years to the day of the last Grateful Dead concert, which took place at the same venue,” the band has announced.
“‘Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead’ will occur over three nights on July 3, 4, and 5, 2015, marking the original members’ last-ever performance together. The band will be joined by Trey Anastasio (guitar), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards), and Bruce Hornsby (piano). The group will perform two sets of music each night.”
Here’s the announcement by Jerry Garcia’s daughter Trixie.
Posted on January 20, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. KRS-One at the Shrine on Friday night.
Posted on January 19, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Lowell at Schubas on Wednesday night.
Posted on January 17, 2015
Local Music Notebook: Gary Records, Garth Fucking Brooks & St. Vincent’s Bowie
Plus: City Plays Chicken With Congress Theater
“A few years ago, Gary Records founder Robyn Chang gathered her possessions and traveled to Taiwan for a job at Groupon, the coupon company,” Jaycee Rockhold writes for the DePaulia.
Her interest in local music scenes followed her there, where she began doing research. The language barrier was a problem.
“There was one website that was in English,” Chang said. “All the other ones were in Chinese.”
The band names were primarily listed in Chinese as well, which proved difficult in finding homegrown bands. Chang relied on one of her friends in Taiwan, who introduced her to a few groups, but this struggle of discovering international bands led to the birth of Gary Records.
Named after drunkenly searching for pictures of a man named Gary on Google, Gary Records produces “international splits,” in which two bands from different parts of the globe are paired on the same 7-inch vinyl.
Posted on January 13, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Adore Delano at the Bottom Lounge on Saturday night.
Posted on January 12, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
You shoulda been there.
1. The Alex Hoffer Band at Mojoes in Joliet on Friday night.
Posted on January 6, 2015