7/5/6 at Schubas in Chicago Talkdemonic is a two piece band hailing from Portland Oregon consisting of Kevin O’Connor and Lisa Molinaro. It’s a somewhat ill fitting name that they’ve given their band as there are very few vocals in their songs and, most of the time, their music is somewhat enchanting and peaceful. Live, [...]
6/30/06 Perhaps one of Chicago’s best kept secrets, Tenki is one of my favorite local bands that never fails to let me down in terms of album recordings or their live sets. 2004’s View of an Orbiting Man remains to be one of my favorite albums but their newly released ep We’re Not Talking About [...]
7/5/6 at Schubas in Chicago Richard Swift is a musician for anyone who really wants to listen to music where there is a strength in the lyrical writing. As Richard sings himself in “The Novelist”: “Try to write a book each time I speak.” He is, in a word: endearing. Some of his songs can [...]
7/4/06 Taste of Chicago I remember the time when I first heard The Kinks. Aside from their radio hits “Lola,” and “You Really Got Me” I hadn’t really heard what they had to offer the world. I didn’t truly experience them until after college when I came across a couple of pivotal albums: Arthur (Or [...]