Interviews Stories

Big Sky Ramblin: An Interview With Jay Stanek and Chris Meier

Jay Stanek and Chris Meier are friends and bandmates. Emerging out of the fertile music scene of Champaign-Urbana in the mid-nineties, their muse has taken them to stages, studios and points beyond to achieve their goals.Filtering a ton of musical and personal influences through a shared vision and welcoming a revolving cast of talented...

Riffing With A Hootenanner: A Conversation With Tim Lydon

Despite that fact that the Chicago version of Live Band Karaoke has been gigging since 2002, LBK has existed under-the-radar even for some hardcore live music junkies and karaoke fans. Admittedly, I too was curious about the ins and outs of a constantly performing live karaoke band. Recently, I had a chance to touch base with...

Introducing... The Ark Band

Lest we make this next event all about the honoree, we wanted to add a few words about our featured performers: The Ark Band.In a career that has spanned decades (the band formed in 1987), these guys have seriously been everywhere, from their homeland on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, to their adopted home...