May 12, 2011
During the Phish Jukebox Summer Tour of 1998, the "Terrapin Station" debut got all the press, demonstrably connecting Phish to the looming presence and influence of the Grateful Dead. But I argue that it was the bust-out of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" that got the more intense and personal reaction from fans. For many Phish fans...
May 6, 2011
We've got Beastie Boys on our mind this week...From the AVClub: 170 Beastie References explained and the 23 minute Beastie Boy MegamixAnd from its sister publication, The Onion: a Beastie Boys History InfoGraphicWillie Nelson wants you to help farmers devastated by the recent stormsJimmy Fallon to host a week long tribute to Bob Marley
May 5, 2011
How would you like it if somebody took a recording of your first month on the job, and posted it to the web? We're not trying to be mean, we're just excited about our upcoming event, and think this is genuinely awesome.Consider the circumstance: a 27 year old Melvin Seals, an organist "straight out of...
May 5, 2011
Leave it to our friends Mr. Blotto to use their setlist to make a musical comment on Good Friday. That was the approach for their show at Fitzgerald's on Friday April 22 (a show that The Barn spotlighted), busting out a playful take on "What's The Buzz?" and "Strange Things Mystifying" from Jesus Christ Superstar before...
May 3, 2011
We're always happy to give a shout to a band that brings the funk as long and as hard as these guys. This Must Be the Band returns to Brixie's in Brookfield for another Barn Spotlight show this Friday, May 6th.To celebrate, let's revisit the five posts that made up our popular Talking Heads...
May 2, 2011
With all sorts of incredible reports rolling in from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival over the weekend, we've got to reflect on how lucky we are to have the good folks at Fitzgerald's bringing a little bit of NOLA home to us. This past winter, the final chapter of a small, but significant...
Apr 29, 2011
At long last, we have updated our FAQ Page to reflect The Barn's latest missionPrince: genius or madman?A guide to all the celebrity cameos in the Beastie's new Fight For Your Right Revisited long form video.We lost Lynn Hauldren, the Empire Carpet Guy this week. Here is a link to our trip down...
Apr 28, 2011
If you missed the AF Easter show on Sunday and the XRT broadcast, no need to worry... we've got this Notable Show covered. As always, you can download zipped, tracked, tagged and iTunes ready version at the link below. Have a listen and see if it lived up to the considerable buzz (we think it...
Apr 28, 2011
After this week's artist announcement, it looks like this will be another year that we won't be attending the biggest music festival that Chicago has to offer. Other pundits have already said it better than I can, but the prevailing thought seems to be that bigger and more diverse does not equal better. Certainly, the...
Apr 22, 2011
Cornmeal on Chicago radio - and on WGN of all places ?!?The Do's and Don'ts of Deadheads bridging the gap with Indie Rockers. This was a hot topic in the blogosphere this week with The National announcing a GD tribute album featuring various artists. Seattle weekly also weighs in.Coming to a box office near...