Like last week, I’d like to point you in the direction of some choice news, commentary, and otherwise from our partners and friends. Without these sites, this festival wouldn’t be happening. Enjoy….
- Based in Chicago and representin’ on behalf of our biggest ethnic community, our friends from the country’s #1 Polish Magazine would like to say hello (PLUS Journal)
- I live in Illinois, so our election results are a foregone conclusion….but they may not be for you, Hippie (Jambase)
- This album cover is kinda giving me a seizure (Can’t You See the Sunset)
- The Avett Brothers have a new music video for “Murder in the City” (Hearya.com)
- Since when is being mistaken for Neko Case a bad thing? (Tiny Mix Tapes)
- Jerry Douglass is my kind of guy. Even though I’m not a fan of self-portraits on album covers, I’ll let this new one slide (Bluegrass Works)
- Whimsical, Radical, and Rootsy: Backyard Tire Fire’s New album has dropped (Americana Roots)
- Eating Bodega style, with our friends at Gapers Block (Gapers Block)
- Billy Branch: Better at harmonica than you are. Better at most things actually.. (Chicago Blues Guide)
- This site is awesome at teaching me about pretty girls that sing (Songs:Illinois)
- A wonderful book review about making it in the music biz (Babble and Beat)
- The Ettes: Loud, Sexy, Ferocious.. Did I mention sexy? (Theft Liable to Prosecution)
- Jambands.com: All the news you care about, and some you might not (Jambands.com)
- Since when was texting while driving unsafe? (The Local Tourist)
- Looks like we missed a great birthday party for a man of God (CAU)
- Regardless of your religious affiliation, free Silver Jews tickets wicked (RadioFreeChicago)
- Pickin’ on the Beatles….hopefully better than the pickin’ on Pink Floyd album that just didn’t “work” (Mandolin Cafe)
- Girly Name, awesome musician (PopMatters)
- Visit this site, get lost in happiness for the rest of your day (Dead.net)
- Man, who does OurStage rob to get all this free stuff to get away? Well, actually it should be kinda self-explanatory (OurStage)
- Damn Lonesome River Band, if Worldwide Bluegrass calls you their artist of the month, you must be doing something right. (Worldwidebluegrass)
