The Department of Cultural Affairs has to work hard each year to drum up the money to put on Chicago's World Music Festival, since the city generally ...
Decider | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago
Remember Tricky? You know, the English producer and hip-hop/rock musician who had a fling with Björk, pissed off Gary Oldman for "facking eatin' a Tw...
Decider | Posted 10.06.2008 | Chicago
Damien Dempsey is an Irish singer-songwriter who's found a massive following in Europe and a champion in Morrissey, whose vanity label released Dempse...
Flavorpill | Max Goldberg | Posted 10.04.2008 | Chicago
In their 30 years together, the Kronos Quartet have single-handedly maintained the string quartet's cultural relevance. The San Francisco ensemble's d...
Decider | Posted 10.03.2008 | Chicago
Devil in a Woodpile plays the Hideout Tuesday. Hideout 1354 W Wabansia Ave Chicago IL 60622 773-227-4433 ...
Decider | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago
Frank Sinatra once called Tony Bennett "the best singer in the business," which means something even if it was never exactly true. Few of his stripe a...
Flavorpill | Stephen Gossett | Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago
Considering the recent personnel upheavals (including the departure of co-founder and songwriter Richard Gintowt), it's a miracle that Lawrence, Kans...
Chicago Reader | Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick | Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago