Interviews, Music, Previews

Interview: Dana Fuchs, Dynamic Singer-Songwriter, to Play Evanston SPACE July 27

If you’ve never listened to Dana Fuch’s solo music, you might still recognize her voice. The powerful singer played the role of (Sexy) Sadie in Julie Taymor’s Beatles musical Across the […]

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Music, Reviews

The Evening Attraction and Joe Bordenaro & The Late Bloomers Shake Up Schubas

The Evening Attraction lit incense on stage at Schubas. They brought out a vintage Farfisa organ, plenty of Vox amps, and even a Danelectro bass. The five-piece band was going […]

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Interviews, Music, Previews

Rock ’n’ Roll Isn’t Dead: A Giant Dog Talks to Us and Opens for Titus Andronicus Tonight at the Bottom Lounge

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dBvZLehlNs] “I’m too old to die young,” frontwoman Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog belts out on “Sex & Drugs.” These lyrics, along with lines like “you’ve been told […]

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Music, Previews

Preview: Patti Smith & Family at Old Town School of Folk May 14-15

Oh gosh, I feel like I’ve been anticipating this weekend and the chance to hear Patti Smith perform her poetry and music for my whole life. Well, I only found […]

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