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Artist Interview: Pomegranates
A Pomegranates show is all about throwing away your inhibitions. The Ohio four-man indie band want to recreate the feeling of discovering music – the feeling you had the first time you went to
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Artist Profile: Suns
Suns: a direct and simplistic band name. Right? Well, in a two year old (virtually ancient!) interview with Betta Promotions, lead singer Mike Russell said the inspiration for the name Suns is long and
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Artist Interview: Honest Engines’ Steve Mulcahy
When Steve Mulcahy sings “we’re not there yet / but at least we’re moving steadily / at least we’re moving faster than before” on the single “Faster Van,” one wonders whether he might be
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Artist Profile: Jet Black Comedy
Jet Black Comedy is one of those rock bands that you don’t hear a lot of lately. Theirs is the kind of rock that time and a penchant for synthesizers and/or ukuleles has pushed
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Artist Profile: The Belvederes
The Belvederes would like you to know that, joking aside, they are really very serious about what they do. Playing rock music is more than just a hobby for John Ford, Tyler Kock and
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Artist Profile: Audiences
“And then I just wanted to scream at them too, you know?” It’s an early summer evening and we’re sitting with Chicago rock band Audiences on the back porch of their Lakeview home/recording space.
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Volcanoes Make Islands Hard at Work on Debut Album
“[Our] early songs were about the myriad of the external struggles one goes through for love,” Henry Bianco, lead vocalist and guitarist of Chicago rock band Volcanoes Make Islands, told Chicago’s NPR affiliate WBEZ
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The Band’s Levon Helm Dead at 71
The Band’s lead singer and drummer, Levon Helm, died in New York on April 19th after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 71. According to Rolling Stone, he passed away peacefully this afternoon with
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Axl Rose Declines Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
Since the 2012 inductees of the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame were announced months ago, the biggest point of discussion was legendary hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, and the potential of a
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Bruce Springsteen Comes to Wrigley Field
New dates and locations have just been added for rock legend, Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball Tour in August and September- and Chicago, you are in luck! The legend will be performing at Wrigley Field
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