Alyssa Welch, Author at Midwest Action

September 26, 2013 0 56

Happy Thursday! I’ve been looking forward to today for a week or two now. Myself and the other bloggers were...

“The Machine” Opening Reception at Union Street Gallery – 9/27

September 24, 2013 0 67

From September 25 until October 26, Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights will be home to 46 pieces interpreting mechanics...

Midpoint Music Fest – Thursday Edition

Alyssa Welch

Festival Midpoint Music Fest Music Show Preview

September 24, 2013 1 56

Cincinnati is no stranger to the music festival. With a genre-spanning line-up announced, Midpoint Music Fest definitely gives others a...

MWA Presents: Jillian Nickell

Alyssa Welch

Art & Culture

September 23, 2013 0 73

Though “chicken wrangler” was an obvious career choice, illustrator and fine art printer, Jillian Nickell, left her childhood farm and decided...

MWA Approved: Hemmingbirds and U.S. Royalty at Beat Kitchen – 9/19

Alyssa Welch

Music Show Preview

September 18, 2013 0 86

Beat Kitchen, a staple among Chicago venues, will be hosting U.S. Royalty as they tour in advance of a new...

MWA Approved: RiotFest Chicago – 9/13 thru 9/15

Alyssa Welch

Festival Riot Fest

September 12, 2013 0 29

Chicago’s go-to punk, rock, and alternative music festival, Riot Fest, is fast approaching. What started in 2005 as a multi-venue weekend...

Save the Clocktower to Premiere “Like That” Music Video on mtvU – 9/10

Alyssa Welch

Music

September 9, 2013 0 22

Chicago indie-electric outfit, Save the Clocktower, is premiering a new music video off their album, Through the Looking Glass. If...

Uneasy by Soul Low

Alyssa Welch

Music Review

September 7, 2013 8 192

A week or two ago, a friend handed me a manilla envelope at a show. “Just some local bands I...

Paper Thick Walls return to Double Door – 9/6

Alyssa Welch

Music

September 5, 2013 0 76

No one does folk quite like local quintet, Paper Thick Walls. Since 2011, PTW has won audiences over with their...

Four Fists Release First Single, “MMMMMHMMMMM”

Alyssa Welch

Music

September 4, 2013 0 24

Born of a collaboration between P.O.S and Astronautalis is Four Fists. For years, these Minneapolis-based rappers have been making music together, even occasionally performing, but...

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