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If you’re not covered in sweat, you’re doing something wrong. Sunday night Iggy and the Stooges tore apart the Riviera Theatre in Chicago proving once more that they are a force of nature at any age. Pushing nearly 65, Pop and the boys puts on a show that would put most 20 year olds to shame. My ears are shot, my body is sore but it was worth every minute. Read more...
Poi Dog Pondering Ways to Make You Groove
Poi Dog Pondering is more than just a staple on the Chicago music scene—they are a genre unto themselves. Blending soul with orchestra and modern-day electronic music, this band captures the pulse of Chicago Read more...
Goodbye, Newark. Here We Go Magic.
I’m not going to lie. I almost bitched out.
I’d never interviewed a band before, and I’d planned on descending upon my first such experience with a great deal of impenetrable coolness and informed insight. Upon my arrival at The Earl on August 6th, however, I realized that I was neither cool nor informed. In fact, I was woefully unprepared and kind of sweaty. It seemed best to just watch Brooklyn-based indie rockers Here We Go Magic from the shadowy corners of lameness and then flee the scene. But then, all of a sudden, I realized that this was one of those do-or-die moments, and it was time to do. So I did. And it was splendid! Read on, friends. Read more...
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