For those outside of Chicago, know this: Shawn Maxwell follows the long lineage of Windy City reed players and composers with a big, brawny sound and thought-provoking art. On Expectation & Experience, Maxwell delivers 17 slices of musical exploration that came to him during the pandemic. He includes a family of[…]
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Chicago singer/songwriter Jared Rabin is about to release his third album next month, and this time around, he’s going all acoustic with some bluegrass flair. We are delighted to premiere the second single today, Cold Rain and Snow, an absolute classic of the genre from the master himself, Bill Monroe. Jared plays all the[…]
Check out the entire playlist for this week’s show and please let me know what you’re listening to. My handle on Twitter, Insta, and Facebook is RyanArnoldRocks. -Ryan A. ** Gang of Youths – “The Angel of 8th Ave” CHVRCHES – “How Not To Drown” feat Robert Smith Jungle –[…]
This week, Features contributor Mike Nikolich speaks with saxophonist and composer Mars Williams, the force behind Liquid Soul and previous member of The Waitresses and The Psychedelic Furs. They discuss his illustrious decade- and genre-spanning music career, regular stops through the 90s and 2000s at the Elbo Room and Double Door with Liquid Soul, and his[…]
To be honest, I’m not the biggest on voting competitions but this is pretty painless (No sign up, takes less than 30 seconds to vote). It’s an opportunity to massively grow the fan base and would mean a lot to me if you voted. I’d be opening for American Authors and[…]
LIQUID SOUL RETURNS WITH “LOST SOUL Vol. 1” A Collection Of Unreleased Live And Studio Recordings Spanning Three Decades From The Critically Praised Chicago Jazz-Funk Collective Liquid Soul, the Grammy-nominated collective led by innovative saxophonist/composer Mars Williams, has built its reputation on a compelling mix of jazz, hip-hop, funk, and[…]
Phillip-Michael Scales invites us to take the road in “Feels Like Home”, new bluesy title with the footprint of his ancestorsLast year, we had noticed Phillip-Michael Scales at the release of his EP Sinner-Songwriter and his appointment as resident musician Magellan Development Group in Chicago – he was finally on the bill[…]
Don Gallardo & Lilly Winwood, “Shine a Light on Me” – Two East Nashville luminaries join forces on this easygoing duet, which finds folksinger Don Gallardo trading harmonies with Lilly Winwood (the daughter of Steve). The optimistic message is straightforward and the music follows suit, mixing a loping chord progression[…]
ALBUM REVIEW: Don Gallardo – Still Here : Southern Carousel Records Such is the classy clarity to Don Gallardo’s music; there should be rampant rewards for putting the coolness back into easy listening. Building upon the elevated appreciation of his most recent record HICKORY, the new album lands on the[…]
NEW JC BROOKS The Chicago singer and his band today publish “Red, Black and Blue, Vol. 1 “, a new EP engaged. With a first clip that does not joke. Anywhere but America … jcbrooksband.com