By The Beachwood Bloodshot Bureau
One-time Chicagoan and Bloodshot Records artist Justin Townes Earle appeared on Late Night With David Letterman on Wednesday.
Posted on January 7, 2011
Breakdancing At Catholic Underground Chicago
Happy Birthday, Chicago Independent Radio Project
By CHIRP
The Chicago Independent Radio Project will celebrate the one year anniversary of CHIRPradio.org throughout the month of January in recognition of the online radio station’s first 365 days on the air.
CHIRP Radio plays a wide array of independent, eclectic, and under-appreciated music from diverse genres, and is staffed by live DJs 21 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The station launched online on January 17, 2010, live from studios in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago.
CHIRP also is celebrating the passage of the Local Community Radio Act, was signed into law on January 4, 2011 by President Obama. Over the past three years, CHIRP worked with an array of national partners to pass the measure, which eventually will allow the organization to apply for a low-power FM broadcast license.
2010 has been a banner year for the Chicago Independent Radio Project, and the organization’s achievements are numerous:
Posted on January 5, 2011
Floyd Jones: Stockyard Blues
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Bureau
You shoulda been there.
1. The Black Keys at the Aragon on Friday night.
Posted on January 3, 2011