Chicago – People in Chicago often joke that the city is one of the few places where you can experience all four seasons in one day. The weather here can change at any given moment. So when it comes to summer festivals, like Pitchfork, you never know what you’re going get… though, you can be
Chicago – Have you ever encountered someone and instantly knew they were something special? That’s precisely what happened when Sima Cunningham heard Macie Stewart sing at a high school play. Cunningham immediately told her brother Liam, who was at the time forming a band, that he needed to make music with Stewart. And he did.
Chicago – While for most people July triggers images of fireworks, American flags, grilling, and BBQ, for music festival junkees, this wonderful month ushers in thoughts of relaxing with a nice Goose Island beer, on the baseball field in Chicago’s Union Park, while listening to some of the best new bands around, at one of
Manchester, TN – The sun rose on the second day on the Farm hot and strong, beaming with promise of a new day at ‘Roo. The second day of Bonnaroo saw the first shows at the venue’s main stage and a dynamite headlining set by LCD Soundsystem, but we went out to check out some of the
San Francisco – “Enigma” is a word that is not used enough these days, despite the many modern artists whose personas can really only be described in such a way: Björk, ANOHNI (f.k.a. Antony Hegarty), Richard James (Aphex Twin), etc. When it comes to originality, these are all people whose musical innovation and talent is surpassed only by the
Chicago – I’m going to say what many have surely been thinking but are too afraid to say. Now that Michael Jackson has left us – way too soon, I might add – it’s time to think about who might take on the title of the New King of Pop. Now, I know there will
Chicago – Day two of Pitchfork Fest was wet and wild. Rain came pouring down a little after three, forcing the festival to close. People were ushered out of Union Park and readmitted later in the afternoon, when the fest kicked back off at 4:20. Go ahead and laugh. We all did. It made the
San Francisco – Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey—known simply as Shamir—took appropriate time and care when constructing his debut LP Ratchet. According to Urban Dictionary, ‘ratchet’ refers to a state of mind in which one exudes an illustrious diva persona, though often such entitlement is either misplaced or misguided. When talking about Shamir’s debut LP,
Berkeley – This past Friday, rising star and Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey (known simply as Shamir) plunged into a blistering 11-song set on UC-Berkeley’s Upper Sproul Plaza. Each song had its own flavor, its own delicious tones and timbres that dare to push the proverbial envelope of modern DIY dance music even further than