The Weekend In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Kozmic Kicks at Livewire on Friday night.

Posted on November 27, 2017

The Week In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Angus and Julia Stone at the House of Blues on Tuesday night.

Posted on November 24, 2017

Fan Note: Malcolm Young’s AC/DC

By J.J. Tindall

I vividly recall the first time I heard AC/DC.
It was 1978, and I was waiting in line at the Tilt-a-Whirl at the Last Fling Carnival, a Naperville Labor Day weekend tradition. The carnies were classic biker types, taking tickets, running the rides and cranking music out of an eight-track player lined through huge, heavy bass-end speaker cabinets.
I was 17, a “classic rock” fan just getting into new wave – a typical example of one who had older brothers who were into the original great bands of the ’60s (with the notable exception of The Who). I was a diehard Stones fan, loved guitar bands, and as I waited in line that night for the Tilt, I became acutely self-aware: my ass was being kicked (cue Artie Fufkin).

Posted on November 21, 2017

The Weekend In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Junglepussy at Thalia Hall on Sunday night.

Posted on November 20, 2017

The Week In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Parquet Courts at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday night.

Posted on November 18, 2017

Song Of The Moment: Alabama

By The Roy Moore Affairs Desk

I’ve been to Alabama, people, ain’t a whole lot to see;
Skynyrd says it’s a real sweet home, but it ain’t nothing to me
– Molly Hatchet, “Gator Country”

Artist: Neil Young
Released: 1972
Album: Harvest
Length: 4:02
Label: Reprise
Charts: No. 4 in the Billboard Hot 100
Wikipedia: “Guest musicians David Crosby and Stephen Stills added a soulish harmony to it.”