Karl Denson Stories

Karl Denson Rings In 2014 With Tiny Universe

While 2013 has been a busy year juggling multiple projects for Karl Denson, you'll find him greeting 2014 at Chicago's Park West the way he'd like to spend the most of next twelve months: with his friends in the Tiny Universe."I want to get back to just doing Tiny Universe," he told me in a phone...

Enter And Win: New Year's Eve In Chicago with Karl Denson + Robert Walter

We're running some great giveaways this Holiday Season but I do say this one takes the cake. Karl Denson and the Tiny Universe will ring in 2014 at the Park West. He'll also have his Greyboy band-mate Robert Walter and the 20th Congress along for support. Expect a packed dance floor for this one, people.Fill...

A-Freak-A: An Afrobeat Playlist For A Sound and a Movement

Contributed by Gee Forjay (@312mrg)Afrobeat is a sound and a movement, music and a state of mind. It's the joyous awakening of a continent from a colonial nightmare and the crushing realization that the nightmare isn't over yet. It's anguish and happiness whipped together with traditional drums, cheap guitars, and even...

The 21 Greatest Halloween Concerts Of All Time

Any day with great music is like a holiday, but there are certain days on the calendar that make the live music experience even more celebratory. Even without music, the transformation that occurs in late autumn takes on a surreal, ominous tone, it's no wonder that ancient societies create myth and ritual that mirrored the...