Concert Preview: Fishbone Debuts New Film in Chicago, Ready To Rock Bottom Lounge

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Editorial note: The following is a guest post from our friend and Live Fix contributor Moira McCormick who recently saw the new Fishbone documentary Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone and caught a gig by the band in L.A. And here’s a preview of what awaits Fishbone-heads as the film debuts in Chicago and Fishbone [...]

CHIRP & Lawyer 4 Musicians Host “This Is Chicago” at Bottom Lounge

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What makes Chicago’s independent music scene one of the most unique in the world? How can independent artists educate themselves on the legal details of performing live? How can fans support the local music scene and learn more about how lawyers are helping musicians in the Windy City?

Can We Create Real Live Concert Mashups?

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The debut album of Los Angeles afro-pop collective Fool’s Gold erupts with an exotic mix of African rhythms, percolating rock melodies and purring synths. Instantly the urge to dance grabs you. Then the fantastic fusion of music and lyrics (sung mostly in Hebrew) sends you on an ancient journey that’s majestic, yet intimate, as the [...]

Live Preview: Fool's Gold, BLK JKS at Bottom Lounge

  For the last two months I’ve been re-absorbing  the self-titled debut album by Fool’s Gold, a Los Angeles band that blends world rhythms with afro-pop and rock. They seem to be carving out their own niche and style because their music speaks to me in ways that other afro-pop and world music hasn’t in a while.  Maybe it’s the lyrical [...]

Concert Review: Black Moth Super Rainbow

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On a warm Spring Chicago evening, Black Moth Super Rainbow and School of Seven Bells took the crowd at the Bottom Lounge for a psychedelic ride to a place where vocoders spoke of love and pain, and where ecstasy and horror evolved into joyful jubilation and perpetual elation. Cracking open the door to this mid-week [...]

Live Preview: Black Moth Super Rainbow & School of Seven Bells at Bottom Lounge

Tonight I’ll be covering Black Moth Super Rainbow & School of Seven Bells at the Bottom Lounge for a forthcoming Popmatters review.   I have yet to see both bands live, so I’m excited to see how their live shows are. School of Seven Bells is a Brooklyn, NY trio made up of former Secret [...]