Recent Posts Tagged With 'chicago'

• Social Media Linkage

  Posted on Friday February 6th, 2009 at 11:30 in music, live, beer, chicago, ethanol, twitter, andrew bird, friendfeed, fleet foxes, willy joy, gene ween, sierra nevada brewing co.

  Details You May Have Missed From our Twitter, Friendfeed or otherwise Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to Make Beer Waste Ethanol Fleet Foxes "Mykonos" (Video) Andrew Bird - Anonanimal Live last week Check out Gene Ween Live- Full Show Bootleg Pre......

• Musician John Glick and Friends Remembered

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 18:16 in music, chicago, show, killer, concert, bottle, jeannette sliwinski

  Show At Bottle On Saturday Musician John Glick and Friends Remembered. In 2005, a suicidal driver smashed her Mustang into an idling car full of 3 Chicago indie rock musicians -- killing them all. (and she - Jeannette Sliwinski -......

• WLUW Moving

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 13:09 in indie, music, Radio, new, chicago, move, broadcast, upgrade, wluw, loyola

  Radio Station Upgrades This from the WLUW meeting last night. Are still going to be a 24/7 FM and streaming station with a blend of student and non-student community volunteers. The majority of our programming will stay the same. Will......

• New Wave Coffee - Logan Square

  Posted on Wednesday February 4th, 2009 at 20:11 in indie, coffee, chicago, new wave, logan square

  New Indie Shop In the Hood Couple weeks back we stopped by a new business in Lsq called New Wave Coffee. A roomy spot with free wi-fi, various varieties of Joe and a few delicious snack items, New Wave has......

• Other Crap We Do

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 13:06 in art, photo, pictures, chicago

  We Take Photos Sometimes...

• Links To Other Links

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 12:03 in chicago, twitter, phelps, of montreal, vid, grammy, gossip girl, bonnaroo

  Social Media Obsession Brighton, MA on Gossip Girl last night Bonnaroo announces lineup Of Montreal: Various Acoustic Tracks (Vid) South Sider Karkazis goes for Grammy Ain't nothing wrong with puffing on the hay...

• Chi-Hop Sneaks

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 00:45 in fashion, shoes, chicago, kicks, lupe, chi-hop

  New Treads Lupe Fiasco - Converse 100 Supplementaire All-Stars...

• The Wailers At HOB

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 12:54 in pictures, photos, chicago, concert, wailers, chad smith

  Photos Of A Show It was a great show last Friday. And here's Great shots from Chad Smith. The Wailers played Exodus in full and other songs after. Sold out XRT show. We had fun....

• Free Practice Space

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 09:35 in music, chicago, show, concert, schubas, brighton ma

  Better Mondays We've been tauting the merits of Brighton, MA for awhile and now's your chance to see them. Each Monday in Feb. they'll be playing for free at Schubas as part of their Practice Space series. Come by and......

• New Chicago Music Reviews

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 13:52 in music, chicago, releases, office, indie pop, andrew bird, new albums, noble beast, tenniscourts, loyal divide

  Quick, Simple Takes Andrew Bird - Noble Beast - The highly intelligent, always far-flung stylings of Bird are a little more focused on Noble Beast. There are few surprises. The album has girth as well, clocking at close to an......

• Best Show In Town

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 13:02 in music, cheap, chicago, concert, loyal divide, horse in the sea, ultra sonic edukators

  This Is Why Living In Chicago Is Great Three Bands 1. Loyal Divide2. Horse In The Sea3. Ultra Sonic Edukators One Place & Price Schubas - $8 - Friday...

• Show Tonight

  Posted on Wednesday January 28th, 2009 at 12:58 in music, chicago, concert, powers, jennifer hall, nuke mutes, the robert hynes band, the rubes

  4 bands, 8 Bux, 1 Night Tonight at Elbo Room a four band throw down with Nuke Mutes / The Rubes / Jennifer Hall and The Robert Hynes Band. Do it......

• Kings Of Leon Benefit Show

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 in children, chicago, show, shows, benefit, kings of leon, dare 2 dream, platform one

  Music For A Cause On Saturday, Platform One Entertainment presents Dare 2 Dream, a benefit concert and silent auction at House of Blues Chicago featuring Kings of Leon. (Check the Platform One site becasue they plan to add more to......

• Tickets To Best Show in Town

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 in Free, chicago, show, concert, rjd2, prefuse 73, disco biscuits

  Disco Biscuits/RJD2/Prefuse 73 Free Tix Yesterday we told you about the show Saturday at the Congress. Earlier this morning we played some music on our show by the bands that will do said concert. Now is your chance to win......

• Trio of Amazing Acts Plus After-Party

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 10:30 in chicago, show, Dance, party, congress, concert, rage, light show, db, rjd2, prefuse 73, disco biscuits

  Disco Biscuits, RJD2, Prefuse 73 & After-Party This is a no brainer. Saturday night at the Congress is the best show of the week (and probably month) for the Chicago area. When 3 amazing musical powers like Disco Biscuits, RJD2......

• Best Nights This Weekend

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 09:26 in music, chicago, parties, nightlife, clubs

  Who Wants To Party? A quick look at some of the best places to be this weekend. From Sono to the Congress - time for the get-down ballas....

• Can You Follow?

  Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 13:42 in art, Culture, music, chicago, new media, twitter, tweet

  Junk We Twittered, Junk You Need To Know Junior Senior's Jeppe Remix Quincy Jones, others in Trib A Saturday Night Tortoise Progress Report MCA announces music sched...

• The Best Chicago Songs

  Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 12:55 in music, list, chicago, singles, greatest, midwest metropolis, illinois entertainer

  The Top 'Singles' From The City of Music Illinois Entertainer looks at the greatest songs in Chicago history. From Cherub Rock to Duke of Earl, a nice look. Also the Top 5 by various categories....

• Two New Remixes from Paul Anthony & Zxx

  Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 10:49 in music, Free, chicago, releases, rick ross, paul anthony, zxx, lil' wayne. remix

  Songs Redone Uh Oh Disco! has put up two floor hummin' remixes from Paul Anthony & ZXX. Both Rick Ross and Lil' Wayne get a redo....

• The Hammer Strikes Again - Spring Edition

  Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 02:54 in music, live, chicago, show, concert, telepath, rage, shows, lotus, hammerstrike

  Lotus Returns Bigger & Better The best live show for the money will be back in Chicago on April 4 with many other Midwest dates. Lotus at the Vic w/ Telepath. Prepare to rage....

• Florasonic at Experimental Sound Studio

  Posted on Monday January 19th, 2009 at 11:33 in music, sound, chicago, plants, exhibit, florasonic

  They Say Music Helps Plants Grow Florasonic at Experimental Sound Studio is inside the Lincoln Park Conservatory until Feb. 28. TOC article with more info. Florasonic is a unique program that commissions composers and artists to make new site-specifi...

• [prak-sis] Contempory Art Association Launch Party

  Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 17:50 in art, contemporary, Sono, chicago, Dance, parties, party, dj

  Culture, Club [prak-sis] Contempory Art Association Launch Party is happening on Sat. at Sono. If done right the mix of art and dance party is a hella good time....

• The Official Funeral Notice For Chicago Hipsters

  Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 14:09 in Culture, lifestyle, chicago, death, hipster, advertisement, funeral, fad, lifestyles, marketing tool, bad fashion, post-hipster

  Please Take Your Skinny Jeans To Suburban Goodwill Now We are cultural know-it-alls. (and have a couple degrees and ego to prove it) We've been pointing out to our loyal readers for quite some time that the hipster fad is......

• 15 Minutes with Stephen Westman

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 15:16 in chicago, nightlife, clubs, grilled cheese, lakeview

  Chicago Nightlife Getting Cheesy Nice interview entitled 15 Minutes with Stephen Westman. Lakeview Broadcasting company is done and a Grilled Cheese joint is opening in its place, well sort of. Wouldn't be surprised if a Wicker Park location is in......

• Cool Kanye West Interactive Billboard

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 14:06 in music, Marketing, cell phone, chicago, hip-hop, kanye, billboard

  Unique Marketing From The Ye Camp Found this on Craigslist. Cool Kanye West Interactive Billboard I just drove by Randolph and Peoria and saw a weird billboard. You can actually take a picture of it with your cell phone and......

• God We Do Love To Twitter

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 04:52 in music, book, Free, food, obama, chicago, bands, new media, twitter, target, sxsw, animate objects

  Tweeting The Info Some of the stuff we put up on the ol' Twitter Best Sandwich Ever? Meet the Mainline Attention Target Shoppers SXSW band list - Chi lacking Animate Objects Free EP Obama's love for Chicago music...

• Miss Illinois is a Luvabull

  Posted on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at 12:16 in chicago, bulls, cheerleaders, beauty contest, miss illinois, luvabull

  Cheerleaders Rule For Two Years In A Row For the second year in a row Miss Illinois is a Luvabull. (Bull's cheerleader) Yes we know, it's important information to get you through the day....

• Tomorrow Never Knows Festival Set For This Weekend

  Posted on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at 11:40 in music, live, chicago, concerts, shows, schubas, hey champ, tomorrow never knows

  Find Out Who's Rising Now Tomorrow Never Knows is happening this week at Schubas. Starts tonight with great acts for the next few days like Bishop Allen, Hey Champ, Dept. of Eagles, Flosstradamus and more. Lost in Tress, another TNK......

• Elbo Room Throwdown - Concert

  Posted on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at 05:03 in cheap, chicago, show, bands, live music, concert, elbo room

  Another Night In Chicago's Music Scene Elbo Room has a nice bill tonight. Veda, Seeking, Kismet and Arthur Westinghouse all take the stage for mere 8 spot. Various styles of rock, most with doses of funk, world and Latin....

• Free Music/Full Albums/Fabulous

  Posted on Friday January 9th, 2009 at 13:16 in new, chicago, releases, free music, glasvegas

  New Releases For Nothing While the week was super busy for new releases, on the comped tip it's still a little slow. Earlier in the week we told you about free music from 3 Chicago acts - Bird/Office/COT. Here's more......