AltWeeklies Wire
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
Like a Little 'Black Korea'new
Middle Eastern shopkeepers in Chicago boycott an up-and-coming MC over a song about liquor stores in the hood.
Chicago Reader |
Dustin J. Seibert |
12-04-2006 |
Music
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
There is No Guyville in Swedennew
If Liz Phair had grown up where it was OK to like sex, she'd be Frida Hyvonen.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
11-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Frida Hyvonen, Until Death Comes
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
Gentle Into That Good Nightnew
Mac McCaughan embraces his adulthood.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
10-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Be Still Please, Portastatic
Heretical Metalnew
Isis heads east in a tribute to an Islamic mystic.
Chicago Reader |
Philip Montoro |
10-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: In the Absence of Truth, Isis
Making eLemonadenew
Thrill Jockey's Bettina Richards isn't thrilled about the digital revolution, but she's determined to meet it head-on.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
10-30-2006 |
Music
On the Beatnew
A Chicago cop with a love for 60s soul helps the city's forgotten stars get heard again.
Chicago Reader |
Bob Mehr |
10-23-2006 |
Music
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
Ra Materialsnew
Hundreds of artifacts from Sun Ra's Chicago years nearly wound up at the dump.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
10-02-2006 |
Music
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
Rock by Numbers
To determine if there's any rhyme or reason to music writing on the Web, guitarist Loren Wilson analyzed the language used in record reviews on Pitchforkmedia.com.
Chicago Reader |
J. Niimi |
07-20-2004 |
Music
