Archive for 'Music' Category
WE DID IT!!!
13 May 2008The promoter’s ordinance is being pulled and WILL NOT BE VOTED ON TOMORROW!
I’m waiting for the press release from Alderman Schulter, but I received confirmation from his office that it’s been pulled. They’re going to return it to committee, so we’ll have to keep our eyes open, but this time there will be input from […]
Save Chicago Culture
12 May 2008Visit SaveChicagoCulture.org now and sign the petition. Here’s why:
I just got back from a run along the lakefront. What is normally an almost-vacation-like experience for me as I head toward the beautiful city skyline with Lake Shore Drive on one side and Lake Michigan on the other was, today, bittersweet.
On my mp3 player were songs […]
Podcast: The Orange Opera
4 May 2008The Orange Opera came into the studios at Chicago Acoustic Underground from Fort Wayne, Indiana. What’s a bunch of Hoosiers doing on CAU and The Local Tourist? Well, they’re just plain fun. Multiple styles, multiple accents, heck - multiple personalities make this almost hour-long show seem like it needs to be longer. And I’m not […]
Standard Podcast: A Musician’s Integrity
30 April 2008It’s a cliche. The Artist with a capital A quits his job to pursue his craft full time. The musician bucks the establishment to start a rock band. The drummer gives up financial security to live a life of freedom and independence and ramen noodle soup.
Except Ted Atkatz isn’t just any drummer, and he didn’t […]
Live Life Benefit Concert
25 April 2008This Sunday Chicago Music Guide is hosting a concert to benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Besides performances by great Chicago musicians, there will also be an auction. Be the highest bidder and take home autographed items from Bon Jovi, John Corbett, Ani DiFranco, John Hiatt and others. Chicago Botanical Garden and The Museum […]
