Los Lobos Stories

These Are My Jams, Volume Six

This is the sixth edition of the The Barns These Are My Jams series. To see what this is all about, check out Volume One and for more jams, check out Volume Two, Volume Three,Volume Four, and Volume Five.1. I've parsed it every which way, and this song title, "Megachills" sounds alternately cool or...

The Rock Fan's 2013 Guide To Ravinia Festival

Ravinia Festival may not be a festival in the way the most readers think of it -- in fact, its cornerstone has always been a fine program of classical music, a genre that has yet to infiltrate any other festivals that I've been to (except the Clifford Ball).However, if you're looking for a more...

Ten Spanish Language Songs That Rock

With so much great music out there, I have a hard enough time keeping up with English speaking bands, not to mention all instrumental groups.But, every so often I get a feel for crossing the language barrier. Maybe I'm looking for vocal music, but want to remain blissfully unaware of the lyrics. Maybe I...

Chicago's Top Phish-loving Chef, Frankenstein Desconstructed, The Amazing Clickable Infographic,More

Not sure if it was the intent of the piece, but after reading about Chef Ryan Poli's huge love of Phish and inspiration he gets from music, I'll be visiting his Chicago restaurant soon.After having a picture of Phish covering on our front page for the last couple of months, I just had to...