It's been a week, and I'm still going to try to put some thoughts together on the Widespread Panic Chicago Theatre run. But until then, how about a little media to keep you going.We posted audio from Thursday's show already, and here's two more great pulls via Z-Man: FRIDAY and SATURDAY.There's also a...

Jeff Tweedy performed two shows at Chicago's Vic Theater this weekend to benefit youth scholarships. After the 2015 event was reduced to a single show, it's great to see him pack to the pair, especially since each show gave a different look.Of course, the same house rules from years past still apply. The first 30 people...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Undergroundwas culled from the May 6thbroadcast.For me, this show is what drew me to this program to begin with, even with a little self promotion from host Paul Abella.Let's start with Grateful Dead. "King Solomon's Marbles" is a triumph and just hearing those opening notes clues you...

What I love about music: I've probably cycled through about fiveor six Album Of The Year choices since January. But Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide To Earth just might end up sticking.After a few late night talk show and other promotional appearances where he brought a horn section (featured prominently on the album) to...

We'll always cover the old favorites, but it's also worth keeping a lookout for artists that may be on their first few swings through Chicago. This new feature, 8-UP, showcases eight acts on the way up-- catch 'em before they're big.Check them out in this Spotify Playlist and check out when they'll be in...

Are you fascinated with terrible songs? Would you like to participate in a long, drawn out process to determined the most terribleof those songs?You're in luck. Sidespin, a kinja blog that describes themselves as "a bad place full of jerks" have introduced a full bracket of 64 godawful songsreleased since 1990 in four delightfully named divisions:...

This a new band for me, and a little research shows it's a relatively new band period. But I like what I'm hearing, and felt that these two videos were more than worthy of a post.We recently sharedvideocaptured byseijinleeof Ryley Walker and Charles Rumback's Record Store Day performance. It turns out they weren't the...

We're starting to learn more about what will godown for Grateful Dead Night (July 5th) at U.S. Cellular Field. The confirmed stuff is pretty cool, and the speculation is even cooler.As previously reported, Terrapin Flyer will be your live entertainment, featuring special guest muicisian Tom Constanten.The band will perform a setprior to...

Beyondify is our periodic feature which features new music before it hits Spotify. As usual, we mine Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube for the goods.Here's what we came up with recently. The enigmatic Bob Dylan is set to release his second record of standards. Especially given the declining quality of his live performance lately, the...

 Dear Chicago,I realize that Sugar Blue plays around town an awful lot.I realize that it's easy to take that fact for granted.Here's some advice: don't. Sugar just put out an new CD called Voyage and busted out of the clubs he typically plays, and checked in to Fitzgerald's for a...