By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Dillon Francis at the Congress on Friday night.
Posted on March 11, 2013
The Week In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Tame Impala at the Vic on Wednesday night.
Posted on March 8, 2013
Gear Is Good: 1969 Ebony Les Paul Custom In Mint Condition!
By The Chicago Music Exchange
“This 1969 Les Paul Custom was played for two days after its original purchase, then placed back in its case only to be stored there for the next 40 years. This is one of the absolute cleanest vintage Les Pauls that exist.”
Posted on March 7, 2013
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Skull Fogger at Nitecap on Friday night.
Posted on March 4, 2013
The Week In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Delta Rae at Lincoln Hall on Sunday night.
Posted on March 1, 2013
Gear Is Good: Wood Stock, Earthquaker Transport & Satin Walnut
Bass, Reverb, Keys
Three pieces.
1. Fodera’s Victor Wooten Bass.
Sam came into Bass Club Chicago to get some new strings for his Fodera YinYang standard and he just had to play this Fodera we picked up from Namm 2013. This is the Fodera Victor Wooten Limited, there are only six of these in the world and they are made from the same batch of wood as Vic’s!
Posted on February 28, 2013
Local Music Notebook: Jeff Tweedy, Chief Keef And A Pocketful Of Soul
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
A loose collection of whatnot.
1. From the newsletter of yipster/huppie Ald. Joe Moreno:
Wilco front man, Jeff Tweedy, is a parent at Near North Montessori School, in the 1st Ward and is holding two shows at The Vic to benefit the school.
I am an enormous fan of Wilco and have seen them and Jeff over 20 times. For this show, I will have the unique and incredibly exciting honor of introducing Jeff.
You should buy tickets soon, because the first show is already sold out and the second one will sell out soon too.
Tickets went on sale on February 1 and can be purchased here. The two shows are Wednesday and Thursday, March 13 and 14, and proceeds will specifically benefit NNM’s financial aid program.
Previously:
* Jeff Tweedy Oughta Be Ashamed
* Jeff Tweedy (D-Rahm) Has Broken Our Hearts
Posted on February 26, 2013
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Passion Pit at the UIC Pavilion on Friday night.
Posted on February 25, 2013
Remembering Magic Slim: Keeper of the Flame
A Distinctly Urban Bluesman
“Magic Slim, a singer and guitarist acclaimed as a keeper of the flame of electrified Chicago blues, died on Thursday in Philadelphia. He was 75,” the New York Times reports.
“Magic Slim was one of the last in a long line of musicians who grew up in the Deep South and then moved to Chicago, where the blues evolved in the years after World War II from a folk music played primarily on acoustic guitars to a loud, raucous, distinctly urban music, played on electric instruments by the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, that was a precursor of rock ‘n’ roll.
“He was known not just for his musicianship but also for the intensity of his live performances. The music magazine No Depression once described his music as “the in-your-face variety” of blues, noting, ‘Magic Slim doesn’t just play the blues, he body slams his audiences with a vicious guitar attack that pins them to the floor.'”
Posted on February 23, 2013
The Week In Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Kevin M Buck at Reggie’s on Sunday night.
Posted on February 22, 2013