Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Alestorm at Mojoes in Joliet on Saturday night.
Posted on February 9, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Low Swans at the Subterranean on Wednesday night.
Posted on February 8, 2015
Local Music Notebook: Buy A Piece Of JBTV
Plus: Hot For Rockabilly Blue Island Teacher
“Jerry Bryant has put up for sale his massive, one-of-a-kind JBTV archive of 30,000 remastered, first generation digibeta music videos from the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s in order to capitalize the expansion and resources of his live music show,” Reel Chicago reports.
“The painstakingly preserved vault of 1,100 one-inch tapes is a cultural mother lode of Smithsonian proportions. The storage devices alone are worth $125,000. Bryant has ‘no idea’ of the content’s value.
“It’s a one of a kind collection that nobody has,” he says. “It’s got some of the best and some of the worst of all the music videos ever released, sort of a history of rock and roll since 1984.”
Does it come with the hyperbole?
But no, seriously, this is a pretty good collection.
Posted on February 4, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. COIN at Schubas on Thursday night.
Posted on February 2, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Candy Hearts at Bottom Lounge on Wednesday night.
Posted on January 30, 2015
Local Music Notebook: Who Is Lydia Loveless?
Plus: Kanye As A Kid & OK GO’s Dronefest
1. 13-Year-Old Kanye West On MLK.
Posted on January 27, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Wild Skies at Schubas on Friday night.
Posted on January 26, 2015
The Week In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Vaselines at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday night.
Posted on January 23, 2015
Grateful Dead Chicago
Fare Thee Well
“To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Grateful Dead, the four original members – Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir – will reunite at Chicago’s Soldier Field, nearly 20 years to the day of the last Grateful Dead concert, which took place at the same venue,” the band has announced.
“‘Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead’ will occur over three nights on July 3, 4, and 5, 2015, marking the original members’ last-ever performance together. The band will be joined by Trey Anastasio (guitar), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards), and Bruce Hornsby (piano). The group will perform two sets of music each night.”
Here’s the announcement by Jerry Garcia’s daughter Trixie.
Posted on January 20, 2015
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. KRS-One at the Shrine on Friday night.
Posted on January 19, 2015