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Concert Preview: Kate Diaz Opens Righteous Babe Showcase

January 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Continuing our story about aspiring 13 year-old musician Kate Diaz, we’ve got an update about how you can see her perform live at the Abbey Pub in Chicago. Digg Digg

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Weekend Preview: Lyrics Born, Keys N Krates, Bonnie Raitt & Newport Jazz Festival

January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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To get your weekend kick-started, here’s a live show preview featuring California-based rapper Lyrics Born and live remixing trio Keys N Krates at Abbey Pub, plus the usual plethora of Friday download gems from Wolfgang’s Vault celebrating Bonnie Raitt, The Newport Jazz Festival, The Grateful Dead and more.

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The Beautiful Things That Concert Fans Write On Bathroom Walls

November 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Keep your eyes open. Look around, my friends. The live music experience is teaming with sacred and serendipitous moments lurking around every corner. And you never know what you’re going to stumble upon or find written on the bathroom walls at concert venues. It just might change your life. It did during our trip to [...]

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How Live Music and Visual Art Merge Into A Beautiful Canvas Of Human Expression

October 26, 2010 By 3 Comments

There are many ways that concert fans get inspired during the show. And the beauty of it is that we all show our inspiration in different ways. Some of us love just watching the show and smiling blissfully as it unfolds in front of us. Others like to feel the music and get lost in [...]

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Concert Review: The Sensual, Mystical & Tribal Live Show of Beats Antique

October 22, 2010 By 2 Comments

Earlier this month, Oakland-based trio Beats Antique traversed through their seethingly tribal set at the Abbey Pub in Chicago. We were there to cover the show for Ink19. Now, here’s what happened as the scene grew more exotic and eccentric with each passing moment.

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Do You Suffer From LSLD?

May 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

  Back in March I was diagnosed with LSLD (Live Show Let Down.) I contracted it in February when I interviewed Sam Spiegel(AKA DJ Squeak-E-Clean) one half of N.A.S.A.  for an upcoming issue of Alarm Magazine. During the interview Spiegel explained some of the added enhancements that would be a part of their forthcoming spring tour. So naturally, since [...]

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Opposing Thumbs: Do U TXT MSG?

June 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I’ll admit I was a tough convert. And I have to thank my sister for showing me the glow, of my cell phone at a live show, that is. Even though we had a long (somewhat helpful) argument about the difference between hip hop and rap on the way home, I have to give her [...]

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