AltWeeklies Wire
Blowing Upnew
Austin's Explosions in the Sky are not to be missed.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Explosions in the Sky
Deeler's Choicenew
Is Portland's Menomena worthy of the hype?
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Menomena
Bizarre Pop Scientistnew
Charting Andrew Bird's unconventional path toward rock stardom.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Andrew Bird
Love, Lethem, Lovenew
The Fortress of Solitude author Jonathan Lethem writes a romance, kind of.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
El Perro Del Mar Puts All the Chips on the Tablenew
Sarah Assbring's project is documented evidence of textbook introspection finally, painstakingly, leaked out.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: El Perro Del Mar
Counting Crownew
The endlessly prolific San Diego singer and musician Rob Crow talks about life at home and on the road.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rob Crow
Syked Outnew
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter open the halls.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dead Calmnew
Brockmeier talks about the two worlds of his quick, slim novel.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Pablo's Family Affairnew
Paul Schalda has broken through the Pavement-inspired glass shield that encompassed his previous band, AWEK, and has turned his head towards an acoustic-laden, folk-influenced project.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pablo
Rock Citynew
These ten Chicago musical artists are on the verge.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-17-2007 |
Music
Never Mind the Parentsnew
Meet Neal Pollack, alternadad.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
Hard Livingnew
The smoking, drinking poker player James McManus gets a physical.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-18-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Good Repnew
Elizabeth Elmore discusses changes in indie rock, her budding law career and how she ended up on punk stalwart Lookout! Records.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sarge, The Reputation
Music to Our Eyes: Books That Rocknew
Six of the more intriguing books about music released late in 2004 are reviewed. They include Benjamin Nugent's shallow look at the life of Elliott Smith and an entertaining overview of British indie-rock in the '90s.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
