By PBS
The People’s Music School in Chicago is trying to fill the gap in music education left by budget cuts to public school music programs. The tough part? Getting in.
Posted on May 4, 2011
A D.I.Y. Punk Scene And Open Access Scholarship
By jasondr11
The connection between the Chicago punk scene in the 1990s and open-access publishing.
Posted on May 3, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Steve Somogyi & Friends at the Elbo Room on Sunday night.
Posted on May 2, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Freelance Whales at Metro on Tuesday night.
Posted on April 29, 2011
Remembering Lacy Gibson, Master Bluesman
Worked With ‘Damn Near All Of ‘Em’
1. From Steve Balkin:
This Friday, April 29, 2011, I have been invited to attend an outside street memorial celebration to honor Bluesman Lacy Gibson. He passed away a few days ago.
Lacy was the brother-in-law to Maxwell Street Bluesman Bobby Too Tuff, a friend of mine.
There will be free food and free Blues music. I was told this is a free event. No asking for donations.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 2628 W. Wilcox. They will be blocking off two streets for this.
Posted on April 28, 2011
International Pop Overthrown
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
The International Pop Overthrow wrapped up its Chicago schedule over the weekend. Here are some highlights.
1. Material Re-Issue at the Abbey.
Posted on April 26, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Uh Huh Her at the Double Door on Sunday night.
Posted on April 25, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Submarines at Schubas on Wednesday night.
Posted on April 22, 2011
The Wax Trax! Retrospectacle
By The Beachwood 33 1/3 Affairs Desk
“As important as Chess Records was to blues and soul music, Chicago’s Wax Trax imprint was just as significant to the punk rock, new wave and industrial genres,” Richard Giraldi wrote for the Sun-Times on Sunday.
“What began as a record shop on Lincoln Avenue that specialized in underground music more than 30 years ago morphed into an influential label and seeped into the city’s culture. Even after the label went bankrupt, the storefront closed and founders Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher passed away, the music and reach of Wax Trax Records never dissipated.”
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“Amid almost ceiling-scraping stacked amps pumping surging, unyielding beats, Wax Trax! artists – including Front 242, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, and members of KMFDM and Revolting Cocks – paid tribute over the weekend at Metro to the label that shaped their formative careers,” Althea Legaspi wrote for the Tribune. “Dubbed the Wax Trax! Retrospectacle, Friday and Saturday’s benefit shows were sold out; an encore performance was held Sunday.”
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Here are some of the highlights.
1. Rights of the Accused.
Posted on April 20, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. No Devotion and the Revolting Cocks at the Metro on Saturday night for the Wax Trax! Retrospectacle.
Posted on April 18, 2011