Features
Thursday, March 25 2010
The Cure for the Sleepless Nights Blues
Something had to knock this sleepless child out and put her in a blissful somnambulistic state. That something turned out to be the raucous guitar musings of Texas-born blues guitarist Johnny Winter.
Thursday, October 15 2009
The Ever-Shifting, Hour-Glass World of Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III has recently undertaken the ambitious task of writing songs that Charlie Poole might have given voice to had he not sabotaged his own career trajectory.
Monday, September 21 2009
From Scatter to Cantor: Lisa Sokolov Defines Herself
The vocalist explains, "In the commercial world, music can be very shallow, but music as service and language gives its full due."
Monday, September 21 2009
A Love Letter from Lisa: To Paul McCartney, My Confession
As I recall historical events, I can’t imagine a timeline existing without your presence, without your warm smile and those careful words that I’ve heard in interviews and television shows and movies.
Thursday, July 16 2009
Re-Inventing the Deal: An Interview with Michelle Shocked
Corporate battles, homelessness, and forgiveness are routine to this "indelible" woman.
Reviews
Tuesday, October 5 2010
Lone Wolf: 6 August 2010 - Chicago
It’s been a long, long day and a dark, dark night. Almost apologetically, Lone Wolf leaves amidst gracious applause, back into the steamy darkness of a somber night.
Tuesday, May 25 2010
Cloud Cult: 15 April 2010 - Chicago
It’s not always possible to know when a Cloud Cult song begins and ends. But, that’s the whole point. Human emotions are never that calculated.
Friday, April 2 2010
Robyn Hitchcock: 5 March 2010 - Chicago
Flavoring cadences with irresistible falsetto, Hitchcock’s performance created an aura of eerie intimacy.
Tuesday, March 16 2010
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: 28 February 2010 - Chicago
This was The Soundtrack of Our Lives’ last night of their US tour, and it was an emotional one for the fans and the band, too.
Thursday, February 4 2010
Jann Klose: 16 November 2009 - Chicago
Klose has the classically incandescent look of a young James Taylor. Wavy brown hair frames his chin and ocean-blue eyes sparkle as he strums.
