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Back in April, I reviewed M. Ward’s show at the Vic Theatre. That night I also did a Live Fix experiment, which involved moving around the venue and tweeting what I felt, saw and heard. Experiencing Ward’s music in different locations, […]
Ever since its release in February, M. Ward’s Hold Time has been on constant rotation in all my musical playing devices. And much thanks to NPR All Songs Considered for sharing one of his solo live performances and an interview […]
Hey, I wanted to let you know that concert culture is now in cartoon form. This Ink19 interview by Michael Sutton with author Steve Weinberger about his new book “No Air Guitar Allowed” was so up my alley that […]
They say that year-end lists tell more about the list maker’s emotional journey in the last 12 months than they do about the year in music. Knowing the truth in that thought, I took a more sociological approach when […]
Back in November, I spoke with Anthony Davis (aka ANT) of Atmosphere for Ink19 before their Chicago show at the Vic Theatre. It was a rare interview because rapper Sean Daley (aka Slug) usually does the talking. The duo released […]
One of the hardest things about covering live music is picking the photos. Sure it’s labor intensive going through photos, but it’s also difficult because you’re forced to pick 2-3 pictures to sum up the entire visual significances of a […]
In a few hours it’ll be one of the scariest days of the year, so I thought I’d pass along two quick treats since I’m all out of tricks at the moment. I’ll leave the tricking up to hip hop […]
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 […]