Q87.7 Chicago’s XMAS Extravaganza
text: Greg Sheer | photography: Peter Kulak Chicago’s newest alternative radio station Q87.7 hosted their inaugural Christmas bash in the mammoth Uptown venue the Aragon Ballroom this past …
text: Greg Sheer | photography: Peter Kulak Chicago’s newest alternative radio station Q87.7 hosted their inaugural Christmas bash in the mammoth Uptown venue the Aragon Ballroom this past …
text: Greg Sheer | photography: Peter Kulak October rolled through Chicago this year, chilling the air and pavement sooner than most expected, and Friday the 5th is no exception. Breath …
text: Greg Sheer With the 2012 release of Fink’s first live album, Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet, comes the recorded catalogue of a throbbing and atmospheric live show, setting on display a …
text: Greg Sheer | photography: Brandon Farrington A block up from the Congress, it’s Friday night and a free hardcore show is well underway at Ultra Lounge. The doors swing open, from the …
text: Greg Sheer The third full-length release from British five-piece The Heavy, finds its roots, once again, drenched in soul and R&B, dripping with funk, and strung together by …
text: Greg Sheer Cycles, the premier release from Chicago-based duo, This is Cinema, suggests a high-concept collection of tunes, and mostly delivers. The unifying element throughout the …
text: Greg Sheer Chilly Gonzales, Canadian musician, contributing member of German puppet-centric rap-group Puppetmastaz (Gonzales aka Mix Meister Mike?) has released Solo Piano II, the …
text: Greg Sheer If the silences between notes are truly the basis of rhythm, than the space between words must be the basis of thought. Dan Le Sac’s newest solo offering The Space Between …
text: Greg Sheer Lorn’s sophomore effort Ask the Dust lifts its title from the novel of the same name by John Fante, which details the existential peril facing a young man, Arturo Bandini, …
text: Greg Sheer | photography: Mark A. Spomer for Summer Camp Passing a minivan at 80 miles per hour on a two-lane country highway, with the sun in your eyes and a cigarette in your hand, …