What quenches your thirst during a live concert? Is it a cold brew, an energy drink or a coke perhaps? Are you sure sight and sound are really the most important senses for concert fans?
Roll On: A Tribute To A Live Music Fan
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Wicker Park Fest Gives Birth to Pregnant Rock?
July 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
Frank from Windy City Rock posted a review from Wicker Park Fest in Chicago this weekend. And this review included a comment about Grand Duchy‘s pregnant keyboardist. And as you can imagine it got me thinking about many things. Even so, husband and wife duo Black Francis and Violet Clark, along with Jason Carter on drums and [...]
Popmatters: Interview with Danny!
April 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
So what does a hip hop artist/producer who loves creating lushly layered albums do when he can’t create the same feel live? He relies on his rhyming and storytelling talent. Those two combined can reveal to the crowd a deeper dimension of the music that can’t be conveyed on record. Such was the intended approach explained to me by [...]
Greek Philosophy Seeps Into SXSW
March 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Even though I wasn’t there in person, I have to thank Popmatters music scribe Jennifer Kelly for putting me right in the thick of things at the SXSW music festival this week in Austin, Texas. I especially enjoyed her detailed reporting and pictures during Julie Doiron’s set as she tells how the elements factored into [...]
Sound Opinions: The State of Clubland and Johnny Cash Live
August 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been waiting for the right time to merge Live Exhaust with a radio show that I’ve enjoyed for several years and has for the last two weeks discussed two excellent topics that are perfect litmus for Live Exhaust. Sound Opinions, is a weekly (Friday nights 8pm CST)Chicago Public Radio show where pop music critic [...]
