By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Naked Raygun at the Congress on Saturday night.
Posted on February 28, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Drastics at Lincoln Hall on Wednesday night.
Posted on February 25, 2011
Let’s Welcome April Wine To The Illinois State Fair
By Steve Rhodes
“The Tubes and April Wine are the first bands to announce a Grandstand show at this year’s Illinois State Fair,” the Springfield State Journal-Register reported last week.
The Tubes? Ugh. “She’s a Beauty” was one of the worst songs to ever infect our planet.
But April Wine? Sure, it would be nice if the Illinois State Fair booked bands that we’re relevant at least sometime in the last 20 years, but I never thought April Wine was given its due.
Let’s take a look.
Posted on February 23, 2011
Song of the Moment: On, Wisconsin!
By The Beachwood Wisconsin Fist Graphic Affairs Desk
“Tens of thousands of union supporters from Wisconsin and other states are engaged in an epic battle over what they see as a threat to the basic rights of workers to organize and bargain fair contracts,” the Detroit Free Press reports.
“The 14 Wisconsin Democratic state senators in self-imposed exile are going to stick it out in northern Illinois even though conditions are far from ideal,” the Ashland Current reports.
“The union protests that ballooned to nearly 70,000 people in Madison on Saturday have started spilling into other capitols, as well,” AP reports.
Totally cool protest graphic spreads like wildfire!
On, Wisconsin.
Posted on February 22, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Dismemberment Plan at the Metro on Sunday night.
Posted on February 21, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Kids These Days at Lincoln Hall on Thursday night.
Posted on February 18, 2011
The Music of The Chicago Code: Billy Corgan Gets Schooled
By The Beachwood CSI: Chicago Code Affairs Bureau
Compare and contrast.
1. By Billy.
Posted on February 16, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Robyn at the Riv on Monday night.
Posted on February 15, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Radio Dept. at the Empty Bottle on Tuesday night.
Posted on February 11, 2011
Jeff Tweedy (D-Rahm) Has Broken Our Hearts
By Steve Rhodes
“For knowledgeable music fans, two things jump out from the list of donors to the campaign of mayoral frontrunner Rahm Emanuel,” Jim DeRogatis reports. “The first is the contributions from the two top executives at Ticketmaster/Live Nation, the monopolistic giant that has become the most reviled entity in the music business.
“Executive chairman Irving Azoff, the notorious ‘Poison Dwarf’ of the music industry and a man who’s been pushing concert ticket prices ever higher since he started as manager of the Eagles, gave the campaign $10,000. And CEO Michael Rapino, as ruthless a figure as the music business ever has produced, gave $5,000.
“The second fact that leaps out is that no fewer than 15 employees at William Morris Endeavor, the Hollywood super-agency run by Ari Emanuel, have donated a total of $141,000 to his brother Rahm’s campaign. Not coincidentally, William Morris co-owns Lollapalooza, which has a tax-free sweetheart deal with the city of Chicago that keeps it in Grant Park through 2018.”
Just the latest reportage that makes one wonder: What the hell is Jeff Tweedy doing not only endorsing Rahm Emanuel but playing a fundraiser for him?
Posted on February 10, 2011