The Week In Chicago Rock

You shoulda been there.
1. The Who in Rosemont on Thursday night.

Posted on November 30, 2012

Local Music Notebook: Dreamin’ Cowboys, Flamin’ Lips, Burnin’ Lamps & Bacon Fat

Foxes AND Hounds

A loose collection of whatnot.
1. “To simply call The Sundowners a country-western trio is to diminish their free-swinging landscape of long-neck bottles, neon lights and bright ideas,” Jon Langford wrote for Bloodshot Records in 2004.
“They held court in several downtown Chicago honky tonks from 1959 to 1989 and provide a direct, important historical road map of Country’s Northward wanderings – away from the mountains and plains and hollers and towards the factories and jobs. They took their name from a 1960 Robert Mitchum film and learned more than 15,000 songs, playing about 7,000 songs annually.”
We were moved to revisit this history when we saw that buckybadger84 had uploaded this video to YouTube this morning:

Posted on November 29, 2012

The Year In Bloodshot Records

Twisted, Troubled, Wicked And Beery

Bloodshot Records has always been the preferred label of the Beachwood Reporter, so it’s with great pleasure that we bring you this Bloodshot press release with Beachwood added value.
ANDRE WILLIAMS
Hoods and Shades
Released: February 28, 2012

“Rockabilly, psychedelic funk and twisted, swampy soul/blues combine with Williams’ salty, baritone vocals for a riveting collection that’s a wonderful example of music made for the love of it by a been there/done that journeyman arguably just reaching his prime.” – American Songwriter
Sample: A Good Day To Feel Bad

Posted on November 27, 2012

The Weekend In Chicago Rock

By The Beachwood Rock Local

You shoulda been there.
1. Leonard Cohen at the Akoo Theater in Rosemont on Friday night.

Posted on November 26, 2012

The Week In Chicago Rock

By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Bow Wow Wow at The Mayne Stage on Sunday night.

Posted on November 23, 2012

Record Store Day Black Friday

A Visit With Dave

“In the past Black Friday was an American event celebrated by large corporate retailers as a shopping day that promoted mass produced items at super low prices in hopes of driving customers into their stores.
“RSD’s Black Friday subverts the model and creates pieces of art in the form of limited special editions, often numbered, from some of the most revered artists of our time.
“RSD’s version of Black Friday is an excuse to celebrate the specialness of music in our lives by putting out these unique releases. In other words, cheapness is not a main goal. Celebrating art is.”
* Special releases.
* Participating Chicago stores.
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Rock It Out! Blog Interview With Dave Of Dave’s Records.