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Category Archives: Artist Reviews
The Black Keys’ "Brothers"
When one has a “traditional” band comprised of two people, and only 4 hands, it is quite difficult to consistently produce quality songs. This proves even truer within the genre of blues-rock. The sound must be creatively cared for so … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Brothers, Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival, Sean Brna, The black keys
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Metric @ The Vic Theater | 5.20.2010
The performance commenced with great style. It’s not often that lights and audio begin prior to a band’s appearance, but that’s how Metric took to the stage at Chicago’s Vic Theater. As blue lights pulsed and white ones danced the … Continue reading
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Tagged cbbfestival, Chicago, indie, Metric, Sean Brna, Show review, The Vic Theater
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A review of Great Divide’s new LP, Reservoir
Reservoir is the newest full-length release from the Chicago band Great Divide. If one desired to generalize the their type of music it could be deemed ‘roots music’, because they seem to amalgamate blues, rock, soul, R & B and … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, cbb festival, Chicago, Great Divide, Reservoir, review, Sean Brna
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The True, Taste Of Chicago l 4.10 l The Metro (Chicago)
What do you get when you mix a high intensity, heavy bass dubstep legion with an entertaining sing-along act and a backing powerhouse DJ? The crowd at the local Chicago venue, The Metro, can answer just as well as anyone, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, chris hemstreet, Diplo, dupstep, hemstreet, Lazers never die, lazers never die tour, Major Lazer, Metro Theater, rusko, The Metro
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Miike Snow & Their Sold Out Show's l 4.05 l The Metro (Chicago)
It was a wet spring evening in Chicago, one of many in the early months of the spring season. Chicago has extremely unpredictable weather, and gruesome winter months as well. It would be an understatement to say that April 5th … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Wyatt, April 5, CBB, cbb festival, Chicago, Chicago Blues and Bluegrass, Chicago IL, chris hemstreet, Delorean, hemstreet, Metro, Metro Theater, Miike, Miike Snow, The Metro
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