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Yard Dog Party Lives
“On Friday, March 20th, 2020, the Waco Brothers took to the web and played a live set from Jon Langford’s art studio in Chicago in place of the canceled annual Bloodshot Records Yard Dog Party in Austin, Texas, where they’ve performed for 24 straight years.”
Posted on March 28, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
“Kenny Rogers, a prolific singer who played a major role in expanding the audience for country music in the 1970s and ’80s, died on Friday at his home in Sandy Springs, Ga. He was 81,” the New York Times (and many others, of course) reports.
“Singing in a husky voice that exuded sincerity and warmth, Mr. Rogers sold well over 100 million records in a career that spanned seven decades. He had 21 No. 1 country hits, including two – ‘Lady,’ written and produced by Lionel Richie, and ‘Islands in the Stream,’ composed by the Bee Gees and performed with Dolly Parton – that reached No. 1 on the pop chart as well.
“By the time he stopped performing, Mr. Rogers had placed more than 50 singles in the country Top 40, of which 20 also appeared in the pop Top 40.”
I liked Kenny Rogers well enough – who didn’t? – but “The Gambler” nearly got ruined for me by an ass who lived in the floor below me when I was in Wicker Park – the only dick we had in that house in my 18 years there.
Posted on March 21, 2020
By Erik Nielson/The Conversation
Rapper Darrell Caldwell, better known to fans as Drakeo the Ruler, was on his way to stardom. Hailed as one of the most original rappers to emerge from Los Angeles in a generation, he had garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram, tens of millions of views on YouTube and the attention of media outlets like Spin, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
Now he’s on trial for his life, and prosecutors are planning to do what they’ve done to hundreds of other accused hip-hop artists: Use his own lyrics as evidence against him.
Posted on March 17, 2020
By Genius
Two-thirty baby won’t you meet me by The Bean?
Plus: “When To Say When.”
Posted on March 4, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
With accompanying video for your enjoyment.
1. “I’m Good” / Wafia
Posted on February 14, 2020
Free Isaiah via YouTube
Top 50 – 9:04
Top 25 – 13:15
Top 10 – 17:01
Posted on January 13, 2020
By Research and Markets
The electric guitar market worldwide is poised to reach $546.9 million by the year 2025, bringing in healthy gains adding significant momentum to global growth, according to the report Electric Guitar – Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts.
Electric Guitar, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this study, displays the potential to grow at over 3.5%. The shifting dynamics supporting this growth makes it critical for businesses in this space to keep abreast of the changing pulse of the market.
Posted on January 4, 2020
By Steve Rhodes
Radius is the new venue in Pilsen.
First, the press release. Then, reality.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – New independent Chicago music venue RADIUS, set to launch in 2020, has announced AXS as it’s official ticketing partner, utilizing patented Mobile ID technology that offers consumers an innovative, mobile-first identity-based ticketing solution. The first set of RADIUS events are set to go on sale this week on the AXS platform.
Posted on December 17, 2019
By Aeon
In traditional katajjaq, also known as Inuit throat singing, two women stand face to face and perform a duet that doubles as something of a musical battle. Chanting in rhythm, they attempt to outlast one another, each waiting for any crack in the pace of her opponent – whether in the form of loss of breath, fatigue or laughter.
Posted on December 12, 2019
