Sep 11, 2012
I love to see Chicago bands dive deep into the creative well to help get the word out. These two bands have created some impressive visuals that spotlight what makes them unique contributors to the city's varied musical landscape.Furious Frank harnesses some crazy-energy gypsy punk, the seven-piece features a bevy of strings augmented by...
Jun 25, 2012
Chicago very much approves of "Chicago Falcon", the crazy funky lead-off track from the Budos Band's second LP. Here's a great video from an August 21, 2010 performance in Austin.
Jun 5, 2012
Doug Hagman combines the Bobby guitar role with Jerry-like vocals in his Terrapin Flyer project, but lately he's been taking on some Leshian tendencies, inviting unlikely groups of friends to come together to see what kind of musical magic they can make.This was the case last Friday at The Alley in Highwood when he...
May 11, 2012
The 30db / Van Ghost pairing was just one of the many inspired double (sometime triple & quadruple) bills that the Abbey Pub has been programming lately and certainly one of the most high profile, considering the national prominence of the artists involved, yet a strong sense of Chicago hung in the air all night. This...
Feb 16, 2012
Here's some backstage footage of Kris at the 2012 version of the Mayan Holidaze music destination weekend in Mexico The man is clearly a master -- I wouldn't be surprised to see this setup on stage sometime.
Jan 9, 2012
No doubt there was tons of great music this past New Year's eve, but nothing quite gave me the warm fuzzies about 2012 quite like this take on Phish's "Free" from the ageless folks in the Young At Heart Chorus.As one youtube commenter suggests, the only thing that could have been better is if the...
Nov 17, 2011
Yonder Mountain welcomed good friend Brenday Bayliss of Umphrey's McGee to the stage at their stop in Chicago last week. Some video has surfaced, complete with enthusiastic crowd response. Brendan sat in for the first set closing "One More", followed by a jammed out version of Talking Heads' "Girlfriend Is Better". Have a look. See...
Nov 11, 2011
The first video of this old spiritual from Madison Square Garden 11/10/11 has arrived.
Nov 1, 2011
Another interesting mix of covers this year, spanning decades and genres with ease. Kudos to WSP for uncompromising dedication to music they love and turning on their fans to some of their more obscure obsessions.Vic Chesnutt - "Degenerate"Howlin' Wolf - "Tail Dragger"Blue Oyster Cult - "Godzilla"Black Sabbath - "Iron Man" (Paris 1970)...
Sep 7, 2011
Umphrey's McGee welcomed special guest Bob Weir to the stage to open their second set last night at Brooklyn Bowl. They opened the set with a tune long associated with Weir and the Dead "Not Fade Away" and segued into the Umphrey's original "Glory". The show was the first of a four night stand with...