The Chicago Latin Jazz Festival

By CAN TV

“The 11th Annual Latin Jazz Festival celebrated the centennial birthday of the legendary American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie and Cuban conguero Mongo Santamaria.”

Posted on August 3, 2017

The Neo Story

Serving Chicago’s Underground Since 1979

“It’s been almost two years since Neo, the pioneering dance club hidden inside a Lincoln Park alley, has closed. From the ashes, a documentary maker has been working on a film chronicling the venue’s importance. Filmmaker Eric Richter on Sunday dropped the first teaser trailer for 2350 Last Call: The Neo Story,” Eater reports.
“The club was open for nearly four decades as a late-night 4 a.m. bar where goths, punkers, and more gathered to escape the sports bar crowd.”

Posted on August 2, 2017

The Weekend In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Guided By Voices at Wicker Park Fest on Saturday night.

Setlist.

Posted on July 31, 2017

The Week In Chicago Rock

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. The Gizmos outside East Room on Sunday.

Posted on July 28, 2017

3 Logan Hardware Grab Bags

By TAP Records

Three times the suspense.

Posted on July 27, 2017

Roger Waters In Chicago

The Greatest Show On Earth?

Roger Waters, one of the most brilliant artists of our lifetime, just performed three shows in Chicago on his “Us + Them” tour to much acclaim. Here is a partial re-creation using this setlist as a guide, drawn from the video available on YouTube from those shows.
Breathe.