By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Neurosis at the Metro on Sunday night.
Posted on December 31, 2012
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Western at Subterranean on Thursday night.
Posted on December 24, 2012
The Week In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Draconian Crusade at Reggie’s on Sunday night.
Posted on December 21, 2012
Remembering Chicago Gospel Icon Inez Andrews
Don’t You Weep; She Made It
“Chicago gospel icon Inez Andrews was the last of her kind, a towering figure from a golden age when giants such as Mahalia Jackson, Albertina Walker and DeLois Barrett Campbell still toured the world,” Howard Reich writes for the Tribune.
“Andrews’ throaty contralto made her low notes thunder, while the enormous range of her instrument enabled her to reach stratospheric pitches without falsetto. Her dramatic delivery made her a charismatic presence in church and on stage.
“Andrews, 83, died at 2:01 p.m. Wednesday in her South Side home, said her granddaughter Vanessa Moultry. A cause of death has not been determined, but Andrews was being treated for cancer, her granddaughter said.”
Posted on December 20, 2012
Chief Keef: Baller Of Confusion
By Steve Rhodes
“On Tuesday, a 17-year-old South Side rapper born Keith Cozart but better known as Chief Keef [released] Finally Rich, his major-label debut for the morally vacuous Interscope Records,” Jim DeRogatis writes on his WBEZ bog, Pop N Stuff.
“The album is a bleak, nihilistic celebration of street violence, gang culture, drug use, disrespect for women and the worship of the almighty dollar above all humanistic conscience, arriving as Chicago nears the end of a year that’s seen an epidemic of violent killings in African-American neighborhoods every bit as tragic – and preventable, if the political will was present – as those in Newtown, Conn.”
Posted on December 19, 2012
Chicago Has Gangnam Style
PSY OPS
The most inescapable and undeniable song of the year was PSY’s “Gangnam Style,” a sly satire of the insipid materialism and faux class of Seoul’s Gangnam District, which the artist has described as his country’s Beverly Hills.
The video is the most-watched YouTube upload of all-time – and also the most “liked.” It’s also likely the most parodied.
PSY performed the song in Chicago for the first time over the weekend. So here’s the original video, that performance, and the “best” Chicago versions we’ve found.
Posted on December 18, 2012
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. PSY in Rosemont on Saturday night.
Posted on December 17, 2012
The Week In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Rotten Finko And The Convicts at the Liar’s Club on Wednesday night.
Posted on December 14, 2012
The Gibson Goldtop Collection
In Store: Guitar Royalty
“The Gibson Les Paul Goldtop changed the world of guitars when introduced in 1952 and created one of the most significant guitars in rock ‘n’ roll history.”
Posted on December 13, 2012
Local Music Notebook: Billy Corgan, Arcade Fire & The Waco Brothers
By Steve Rhodes
A loose collection of whatnot.
1. Billy Corgan plays to his demographic, appears on CBS Morning Show.
Posted on December 12, 2012