Interviews, Music, Previews

Interview: Beth Orton Discusses the Intimacy of Her New Album Weather Alive

When I first became obsessed with British singer Beth Orton’s first album Trailer Park (1996), her combination of folk and electronic beats so completely infected my being to the point […]

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Blues, Interviews, Music

Interview: Pandemic Blues—Chicago Musician Karl Meyer Talks Punk, Blues, and Recording in a Lockdown

From his Cincinnati childhood to his Chicago adulthood, music remains a motivating force in Karl Meyer’s life. He looks back on a broad career as a hardcore punk and blues […]

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Festivals, Interviews, Music

Interview: YAKZ is an Open Book as he Discusses his Influences, Touring and Life Before DJing

Guest article by Shaela Johnston. YAKZ, aka David Mitori, is a dubstep producer currently living in Las Vegas, who has made a huge name for himself within underground dubstep scene. […]

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Festivals, Interviews, Music

Interview: SISTO Dips into His Lore and Rise in the Dubstep Scene

While photographing and taking in the atmosphere of North Coast Music Festival, I had the pleasure of sitting down with SISTO, one of the most exciting dubstep artists to make […]

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Interviews, Music

Interview: Aunt Kelly Summer Single, “Master of My Mind”

There’s always something special about a pleasantly unexpected vocal performance in music. As soon as I hear it, I’m eyes wide-open and hooked into the lyrics. It’s the same experience […]

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Classical, Features, Interviews, Music

Feature: Chicago Embraces a Major Talent: Clarice Assad

One of the more recent arrivals to Chicago’s vibrant art music scene is a product of a musical family in Brazil. Clarice Assad had lived in Chicago on and off […]

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Interviews, Music, Previews

Interview: Luke Ray Debuts EP, “Thank You, Anyone”

The liveliness of music is what moves people. An authentic, simple, yet warming tone is what Luke Ray creates when he picks up his guitar. Ray grew up in a […]

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Features, Interviews, Music

Feature: Chris Porterfield Is Surviving, and That’s Enough

Chris Porterfield sings with a kind of howl. On his songs, recorded with the folk-rock band Field Report, his words come out with a ferociousness that charges the poetry with […]

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Interviews, Music

Interview: Alex Stoitsiadis of Dogleg Is Ready to Perform a Proper Show of Melee for an At-Home Audience

From a bedroom project to a full band, Dogleg have been making waves with their hyper referential and energetic sound. Back in March, Dogleg released Melee to critical acclaim and […]

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Interviews, Music, Previews

Interview: True to Their Music–Introducing Patrick Bale & The Pale Ales

“If you try to be something you aren‘t people will see right through you. If you stay true to who you are you can‘t go wrong.” Two winters ago, the […]

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Interviews, Music, Previews

Interview: A Summery Delight, Soul Honey Records Debuts The Family Barbecue

One of my favorite musicians of all time, Nile Rodgers, has a quote that couldn’t be more applicable to our worldly situation. What do great artists do when they see […]

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Interviews, Music

A Quarantined Mini Interview with Emily Wolfe

From her Walmart Harmony acoustic guitar, the Slammer Hammer Stratocaster, getting into Gibson Guitars, and even her Sheraton Epiphone, Emily Wolfe is an artist who strives to add something good […]

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