Song of the Moment: Almost Gone (The Ballad of Bradley Manning)

Submitted by The I Am Bradley Manning Affairs Desk

We, too, think Bradley Manning is a hero – and one whose sacrifice is both historic and almost unimaginable.
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Song: Almost Gone (The Ballad of Bradley Manning)
Artist: Graham Nash and James Raymond (son of David Crosby)
Composed: Spring 2011
Released: December 2011
Length: 3:50
Nash: “‘Bradley Manning is a hero to me,’ he says, acknowledging Manning’s role in making public videos and documents that shed light on such as issues as the true number and cause of civilian casualties in Iraq, human rights abuses by U.S.-funded contractors and foreign militaries, and the role that spying and bribes play in international diplomacy.”
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Posted on July 31, 2013

The Weekend In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. The Weeks at the Empty Bottle on Thursday night.

Posted on July 29, 2013

The Week In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Killer Mike at Pitchfork on Sunday night.

Posted on July 26, 2013

The (Biggest) Weekend In Chicago Rock (Ever?) (Cont’d)

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

Did we just experience the biggest weekend in Chicago rock history? Just by sheer quantity and breadth of artists big and small? Possibly even qualitatively?
The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk wondered just that in this illustrative (but not even exhaustive) post of 53 shows from not only Pitchfork but the Vans Warped Tour and acts like Pearl Jam and Phish, who all collided here for a citywide musical jamboree. (If Smashmouth, Sugar Ray and the Gin Blossoms are more your speed, they played Ravinia.)
Well, guess what, the fun didn’t end on Sunday night. On Monday the freakin’ Melvins played the Double Door and The Handsome Family played Millennium Park. And if your tastes run that way, Jay Z played Soldier Field with Justin Timberlake.
Besides an ordinary night in New York or LA, has any other city seen such a collection of talent at one time?
So here’s our unexpected Part II of Monday’s post updating the action, as well as additional video from the weekend that wasn’t yet available yesterday.
54. The Handsome Family at Millennium Park on Monday night.