MWA Live: Record Store Day Roundup with Luck of Eden Hall, Local H, Buckingham Palace SVU & More Gene Wagendorf III LiveMusic May 13, 2015 0 176Whatever your thoughts are about Record Store Day, major label re-issues, or how the “holiday” neglects small, independent labels, there’s...
HVY DRT VOL I by Thee Arthur Layne Ron DeMay Music May 5, 2015 0 6Welcome to pure fuzz madness. Thee Arthur Layne‘s HVY DRT VOL I sounds like a blown speaker parade and the...
CIMMFEST Recap: Smoker, Jamaican Queens, My Gold Mask, Sidewalk Chalk & Bailiff at Double Door – 4/17 Gene Wagendorf III FestivalLiveMusic April 23, 2015 0 94Night two of the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival (CIMMfest) featured roughly fifteen shows/musical performances, but deciding which to...
MWA Live: Jeremy David Miller, Axons and Dahlia Revolt at The House Cafe – 4/9 Gene Wagendorf III LiveMusic April 20, 2015 0 193Sometimes a show is worth driving through tornado country for. On a dark, cold, stormy Thursday evening, I found myself...
MWA Video Premiere: “Sweet Relief” by Cavepainters Eric Slager MusicPremiere April 20, 2015 0 191A few Friday’s ago on April 3rd, Chicago folk quintet, Cavepainters, released their latest album With the Trees. To accompany...
MWA Video Premiere: “Weatherman” and “Holocaust (Big Star Cover)” by Minor Characters Alyssa Welch MusicPremiere April 15, 2015 0 222What a day for Minor Characters fans. Today marks the release of not only one, but two, new videos featuring...
MWA Approved: CIMMFEST with Bailiff, Jamaican Queens, My Gold Mask & More at Double Door – 4/17 Gene Wagendorf III FestivalMusicShow Preview April 13, 2015 0 131CIMMFEST has returned to venues around Chicago for its seventh installment, and the rad team at Shotwell Booking have put together a killer...
Give It A Spin: “Don’t Need No More Rahm” by Kent McDaniel Gene Wagendorf III Give It a SpinMusic March 18, 2015 0 82In Chicago, disliking the mayor is almost as much of a tradition as the blues. With a crucial run-off approaching...
MWA Premiere: “You Can’t Break Me” by JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound Alyssa Welch MusicPremiere March 11, 2015 0 251There are plenty of things Chicago could break: records for lowest temperatures, records for most snow accumulation, records for cheesiest...
MWA Approved: Mike Maimone of Mutts at The High Hat Club, 3/5 Eric Slager MusicShow Preview March 4, 2015 0 65If you haven’t noticed, we’re big fans of Mutts around here. The hard-working Chicago trio are always up to something,...
