Review: Where Dylan Grew into His Genius, Bob Dylan’s New York By June Skinner Sawyers
Bob Dylan’s New York By June Skinner Sawyers The History Press,142 pages, $21.99 First of all, a story: In April…
Review: Dark, Rough, Brutal, and Real: Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay
Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend By Jackie Kay Vintage Books Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues,…
Let’s Support Some Local Acts on Another Bandcamp Friday!
It’s another Bandcamp Friday! Bandcamp has been waiving their fees on the site on the very first Friday of the…
Your #StaytheFHome Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/24 and Beyond
It’s another great weekend in Chicago with plenty of things to do at home from a long list of amazing…
The Looming Near Extinction of Live Music in Chicago Is Very Real and Very Terrifying
Chicago Independent Venue League (CIVL) is a coalition of more than 20 Chicago music venues who initially banded together to…
ROOKIE Comes Up With Their Own Sound To Span The Ages
ROOKIE is the latest Chicago act to emerge from our house party / DIY scene as real contenders for the…
Preview: of Montreal Believes ‘UR FUN’
On his latest album, Kevin Barnes returns of Montreal to its one-man-band roots on UR FUN, yet still manages to create…
I Want Nothing (no quid pro quo) Is the Anthem We Needed
Despite claims from administration loyalists that Congressional impeachment hearings are either “too boring” or “too complicated” for mere peasants to…
“I Wanna Go on with That Next One Myself”: Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson By Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow Chicago Review Press…
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/30 – 6/2
The last two days of May and the first two days of June are bringing you some amazing events! So…
Review: Orville Peck Brought Mysterious Cowboy Vibes and Pure Sincerity to Empty Bottle
I jumped onto the Orville Peck train a little late, only having discovered him on Twitter a few weeks ago.…
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/21- 3/24
Spring is finally here (technically) and C2E2 weekend will be in full swing. So why not add to the pop…
