Apr 27, 2015
The Replacements have been performing a new song titled Whole Foods Blues during their current tour. Video of the song, literally written about the grocery store chain, now exists.The song features a laid-back, bluesy vibe, with plenty of guitar soloing throughout.According to Billboard, the band has produced seven or eight new songs over...
Apr 27, 2015
By Alex Wood | Videos:seijinleeMuch like his albums, every Sufjan Stevens tour changesdramatically, showcasing a different side of the complex and endlessly evolving songwriter. Though known best for the intricate, dense layering of instruments and melodies on albums like Illinois, his Chicago Theatre performance boasted a more stripped-down, minimal sound, tomatch the tone of his...
Apr 25, 2015
More on this show to come. But just WOW. "Throwing Stones" had to be close to 20 minutes. Jams within jams all night. Could this be my present favorite band?Friday, April 24, 2015Music Never Stopped > Here Comes Sunshine > THROWING STONES, Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Ophelia Alligator > Crazy...
Apr 24, 2015
Five things I learned attending DeadPhish Orchestra at Wire on Friday, April 17th.1. Intellecutally, I cant help feeling a small sense of betrayal in choosing a cover band over the many original music options available. But, my heart very much belongs to Grateful Dead and Phish, and in creating a band that specializes in those...
Apr 22, 2015
Pinch me. Neil Young playing at a brewery with two of Willie Nelson's kids, debuting a ton of new tunes, most of which are filled with righteous anger about corporate disregard for the earth's fragile ecology. When news broke about this gig last weekend, it seemed like a dream.The videos that emerged the next...
Apr 22, 2015
Reflecting on 50 Years of Pink Floyd: The Circle Is Completed (Part 3 of 3)By: Matt FricksThis is the third in a three part series in which Matt explores Pink Floyds unique career over three distinct eras and fifty years of constant change. It chronicles the internal and external forces that established them as one of the...
Apr 22, 2015
Shortly before the Kurt Cobain documentary Montage Of Heck is to be released, a slew of new videos and audio clips have arisen. Amongst the newly discovered material from the late singer is this somber cover of the Beatles And I Love Her.The raw home recording finds Cobain fitting the McCartney-penned pop song to...
Apr 21, 2015
A Musicians Musician: The Scott Metzger Interview by @312mrgTrying to follow all of Scott Metzger's musical output is like drinking from a firehose. You're just as likely to see him as one of Phil's friends, a member of Anders Osborne's touring band or popping up in a one-off all-star super jam.Friday night at the...
Apr 17, 2015
It has been a remarkable run for Mountain Goats, who headline a show Saturday, April 18th at The Vic. Here's a look at an older recording from Empty Bottle that helps to put this achievement in perspective.Back in 2002, the Mountain Goats released two albums, All Hail West Texas and Tallahassee. Though both are widely...
Apr 15, 2015
By: Alex WoodDeath Cab For Cuties Ben Gibbard performed an intimate WXRT Studio X session at the Empty Bottle on Tuesday, offering a handful of acoustic songs and multiple live interviews.Two weeks away from Death Cab For Cuties Chicago Theatre dates, Gibbard flew to Chicago specifically for the short sessions, a fact that WXRTs...