Tag: chicago
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04/09/24 [A Visit from an Old Friend, Avant-Garde Choices and WE’RE BACK BABY] I’ve had a lot happen with life lately so Before the Break had a brief intermission. I hope you haven’t missed me too much… Anyways, I’ve stocked up on good shit to show you guys so I hope you enjoy good music…
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Pink Floyd, “The Dark Side of the Moon” (Harvest, 1973) Keefer– You help me challenge my perception and comfortability in music, and you always have since I met you; without you, I would be a less empathetic and enlightened human being, let alone a music lover. So many people love this album, so I dedicate…
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THE JAPANESE HOUSE Metro 12|03|2023 Photos by Mollie Menuck, Words by Mollie Menuck and Destiny Graham Walking into Metro on December 3, you’re hit with the exuberant energy of expectant fans awaiting a show destined to warm them up from the confusing weather of the Windy City. The crowd was backed up all the way…
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In The Pocket: Indigo Flood at Epiphany Center for the Arts Hannah Pope, guitarist, vocalist and founding band member, looks inquisitively at the Epiphany Center for the Arts sound engineer for a mic check while slowly, the orchestra of musicians joins to soundcheck brass and keys. Decorated in green and black, the band stands underneath…
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In The Pocket: “26 Missed Calls” by Liam Taylor Zooming through the doors of Studio A, Liam Taylor stops before saying his “Hellos” to the few band members and engineers already here at Rax Trax, a prominent Chicago recording studio in Lakeview. Dolled up with glitter on his high cheekbones, Taylor slowly unravels his coat…
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In The Pocket: “Motel 6” by DZ Riley As they buckle in for a long night doing the last of the mixes of their upcoming single “Motel 6,” DZ Riley jokes about some of the technical difficulties they had on stage last night. The band played BookClub, a hole-in-the-wall venue just a couple blocks west…
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STEVIE’S GIRL Bookclub 03|12|2023
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DZ RILEY Bookclub 03|12|2023
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DZ RILEY Bookclub 03|01|2023
where do we go from here? 