Plus: Michael Jackson’s “Chicago”

Bloodshot recording artist Wayne “The Train” Hancock hopes to go home on Friday after a motorcycle accident last month landed him in a Texas hospital near his home with a collapsed lung and fractured elbow.
The accident occurred a week ago Saturday (April 26) and was serious enough that Hancock was initially admitted into the ICU.
His tour dates through June 8 are postponed.
“As with most independent musicians,” Bloodshot says, “Wayne’s income is wholly derived from performances and selling music and merch. Please help him offset growing medical expenses and the additional financial woes of canceling two months of tour dates, by donating on PayPal to waynehancockfund@gmail.com.”
Here’s Wayne at the Westport Saloon in Kansas City on April 4th:

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Posted on May 6, 2014

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. M.I.A. at the Riv on Thursday night.

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Posted on May 5, 2014

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Yo La Tengo at the Concord on Thursday night.

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Posted on May 2, 2014

Plus: ‘This Wasn’t Supposed To Be A Eulogy’

1. The Revenge of The Revenge of the Mekons.

Q&A after “Revenge of the Mekons” screening at @CIMMFest/@LincolnHall pic.twitter.com/xtlnCQy5Bl

— Robert Loerzel (@robertloerzel) May 1, 2014

From the Beachwood vault, September 2013: The Revenge of the Mekons.

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Posted on May 1, 2014

By Steve Rhodes

“Mouse Trap is an independent, anti-gun violence poetry short film directed by Cliff Notez and written and performed by poet and performing artist Shane Romero,” Evelyn Wang reports for The Chicago Bureau.
“Inspired by the rhymes of a 14-year-old Chicago rapper named Li’l Mouse, the film focuses on the South Side of Chicago and Brooklyn and was released online [this week].”
Here it is:

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Posted on April 30, 2014

‘Chicago’s Footworks Ambassador To The World’

“DJ Rashad, aka Rashad Harden, started out as a dancer in Chicago clubs and streetcorners, and turned into a pioneering producer. He helped usher in the next wave of dance music known as footwork,” Greg Kot writes for the Tribune.
“Harden, 34, of Calumet City, was found dead Saturday afternoon in an apartment on Chicago’s West Side and pronounced dead shortly after. Narcotics and drug paraphernalia were found near his body, police said.
“The DJ, who was scheduled to perform Saturday in Detroit, toured last year with rising Chicago hip-hop MC Chance the Rapper, who mourned Harden’s death on Twitter: ‘Music lost a legend today. And he was my friend. Love you DJ Rashad. RIP.'”

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Posted on April 29, 2014

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Horse Feathers at the Old Town School on Saturday night.

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Posted on April 28, 2014

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. Neil Young at the Chicago Theatre on Tuesday night.

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Posted on April 25, 2014

Plus: The CSO’s DJ & Northbrook’s Kaskade

“Chance the Rapper has been released from the hospital and is now in Los Angeles resting after an on-going illness forced the cancellation of his second Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival set last weekend. He has since cut remaining shows through Sunday,” BET reports.
“A now deleted statement tweeted out by his management team revealed the cause of the rapper’s illness.

“Upon rising on Sunday morning, Chance was running a 104 degree fever and could not speak due to the inflammation of his throat. He was rushed to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital where he was put on an IV drip and medicines were introduced to help control his body temperature and pain caused by his illness,” the statement read.
“Chance has since returned to his home in Los Angeles and is recovering. His doctors have come to the conclusion that this illness was caused by a combination of the flu virus and tonsillitis. Chance is due to see a specialist this week to determine whether or not surgery is required.”

Hip-Hop Wired has a photo of Chance in his hospital bed.

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Posted on April 24, 2014

By Perspectivas Latinas/CAN TV

“Founded in 1996, the Chicago Cuatro Orchestra has worked to create a cultural program to preserve Puerto Rico’s national instrument, the Cuatro.
“Founder and director Orlando Rivera talks about the orchestra’s history and importance and also about the Mother’s Day concert they will do in collaboration with the Ballet Folklórico Juvenil de Chicago.”

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Posted on April 23, 2014