AltWeeklies Wire
The Master of Breaksnew
Murry the Magnificent has a way with the vinyl, and it's beginning to gain him wider notice.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Murry the Magnificent
The Good Kind of Awkwardnew
The Fake Fictions make refreshingly unpolished power pop.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fake Fictions
Hello, We Must Be Goingnew
High Hawk's new album is genius, but your chances of hearing it are slim.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: High Hawk
A Life in the Pitnew
Dan the Fan passes the half-century mark with no plans to quit pogoing.
Chicago Reader |
Monica Kendrick |
11-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dan the Fan
Happy to Stay Homenew
The guys in Zelienople cultivate a fan base in spite of themselves.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
11-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Zelienople
The Plumbernew

Steve Albini discusses Touch and Go, the Stooges, and how his analog work ethic is faring in the digital age.
Chicago Reader |
Bob Mehr |
10-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Blair Witch-y Projectnew
Industrial-disco refugee Chris Connelly heads for the woods with Tim Kinsella.
Chicago Reader |
Bob Mehr |
09-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Connelly
Former Wilco Member Debuts First Solo Albumnew
The ash from Jay Bennett's cigarette is about to burn his fingers. Suddenly he feels the heat, snaps from his trance, crushes out the cigarette, and begins fiddling with knobs and faders. The song's finished, and he's pulling up another one.
Chicago Reader |
Bob Mehr |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews