By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Rihanna at the big basketball/hockey arena on the West Side on Wednesday night.
Posted on June 17, 2011
Neil Young From An Art Gallery Somewhere In Chicago
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Millipede at the Abbey on Friday night.
Posted on June 13, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. California Wives at the Do Division festival on Sunday.
Posted on June 8, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Teddy Thompson at Schubas on Thursday night.
Posted on June 3, 2011
Tribute: Gil Scott-Heron
A compendium
1. “‘Whatever happened to the people who gave a damn?’ Gil Scott-Heron once asked in song,” Greg Kot writes for the Tribune.
“The Chicago-born artist was a voice of dissent in a music industry that was turning into a big business during the ’70s, transforming pop hits and party tunes into profit. It wasn’t a particularly hospitable place for Scott-Heron, who died Friday at 62. But he never set his sights on the charts. Instead, he devoted his life to writing, speaking, agitating and thinking out loud about the world. He gave a damn.”
2. A Brief Look at Hip-Hop’s Love Affair With Gil Scott-Heron.
3. Kanye West & Common Tribute Remix:
Posted on June 1, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Jetty Boys at the Cobra Lounge on Friday night.
Posted on May 31, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Lykke Li at the Metro on Monday night.
Posted on May 27, 2011
Chicago Does Dylan: Part 3
Chicago Does Dylan: Part 2
Second in a three-part series
Celebrating Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday this week with a collection of covers by Chicago artists or by artists performing at Chicago venues over the years.
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Part 1.
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1. “Highway 61 Revisited” by PJ Harvey, performed at the Metro in 1993.
Posted on May 25, 2011