http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:54:01 -0700 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:32:54 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Just-Folkin-Around?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner  Time and time again as I walk around my ‘hood of Lincoln Park, I go past Old Town School of Folk Music and wish I could play an instrument well enough to validate an attempt to enter the store. Instead, I look from outside at the myriad o... awesome folk music classes Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:32:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Just-Folkin-Around?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Just-because-Summer-is-ending-doesnt-mean-the-fun-is-gone?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner (photo by Megan Hundley)With the weather getting cold(er) in Chicago this time of the year usually comes along with an uneasy feeling that the fun is over. Ha! This is not the case, my friends. While I have always been a bigger fan of balmy weather I... Chicago bands awesome Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:18:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Just-because-Summer-is-ending-doesnt-mean-the-fun-is-gone?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Bands-I-didnt-know-were-from-Chicago-until-now?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner A few of the new releases in KSLU Radio, Saint Louis University, Spring '08 (photo by Megan Hundley)Teenaged me would be flipping out to know how many of my favorite bands back in the day were from Chicago. I grew up in a northern suburb of Milw... Chicago bands music awesome rock Filter Allister Alternative Rock Mest Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:57:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Bands-I-didnt-know-were-from-Chicago-until-now?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Pitchfork-Music-Festival-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Thanks, google image search! With an almost completely sold out weekend full of indie-tastic bands, Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 is sure to impress all in attendance.I'm only fortunate enough to be able to attend Saturday with two of my favorite m... Chicago music festival pitchfork Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:33:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Pitchfork-Music-Festival-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Let-there-be-Mahjongg?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Mahjongg (one of the band's promotion pictures)Over the past few months I've realized that Mahjongg is more than just a sweet tile game that my grandpa sent me a link to. In fact, Mahjongg is a really creative and interesting band based out of Chicag... Chicago mahjongg european tour Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:31:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Let-there-be-Mahjongg?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d6-Paragoncoming-to-a-venue-near-you?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Paragon (one of their promo pictures)One of my favorite things to do is check out new bands. Hearing new music, fresh takes on old sounds, the melding between genres that is creating the music we hear today--it's amazing! Every time a promoter or a m... Chicago summer concerts Paragon rock Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:26:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d6-Paragoncoming-to-a-venue-near-you?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d8-BluegrassGet-used-to-it?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Sean doing what he does best, making music! Take a moment to settle yourself and maybe even sit down. News flash: There is better music than all the over produced crap-ola "the man" force feeds us on a daily basis.Let me nip this one in th... Chicago bluegrass sean watkins nickel creek Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:02:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d8-BluegrassGet-used-to-it?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d2-Check-out-Oso-Friday-April-3rd?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Courtesy of Oso's myspace pageAll the way from Santa Barbara, CA, there's a great band that you should definitely check out.Oso, founded in late 2005, brought their mid year tour to our lovely city of Chicago before they head over to pond t... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:29:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m4d2-Check-out-Oso-Friday-April-3rd?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m3d3-Music-to-make-you-dance-as-Spring-is-on-the-way?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner thanks, google image search!With my passionate love affair with last.fm still aflame, I bring you the top techno artists from Chicago! I wanted to bring you some tunes to make you dance for joy since Spring is almost here. These are two great reasons... Chicago techno spring Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:08:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m3d3-Music-to-make-you-dance-as-Spring-is-on-the-way?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d11-New-Season-of-ANTM-commercial-song--Im-obsessed?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner publicity photo from Lady GaGa's siteI watch my fair share of DVR'd television and the one commercial that I have not been skipping over is for the new season of America's Next Top Model. My reasoning is 80% due to the song, 15% because I want to kno... music ANTM Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:10:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d11-New-Season-of-ANTM-commercial-song--Im-obsessed?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Top-Chicago-Hip-Hop-in-Lastfm?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Original logo with some of my photoshop actionI love, love last.fm. It has made me even more obsessed with the music I listen to and, at the same time, opened my ears to bands that I've grown to love as much as the original ones.I got a comment on on... awesome hip hop. last.fm hip hop last.fm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:44:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Top-Chicago-Hip-Hop-in-Lastfm?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d9-My-most-anticipated-albums-of-2009?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner First image in google images for "new". Original, I know.To be 100% honest, I wanted to compile this list in December '08 but I forgot. So, sue me! I get excited when bands that I like come out with new stuff. To give you idea of how much I... new great anticipated Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:46:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d9-My-most-anticipated-albums-of-2009?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d9-Epic-Terminator-4-Bale-Out-Mash-Up?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner A probable face made by Bale during Terminator rant (google images)I s'pose I'm just adding fuel to the rapidly growing fire but after hearing the epic Christian Bale tirade on the set of Terminator 4 and then hearing what I'm about to describe next,... Bale Out RevoLucian Christian Bale awesome Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:42:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d9-Epic-Terminator-4-Bale-Out-Mash-Up?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d2-Coyote-Afloat-at-Goose-Island-in-Wrigleyville?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Coyote Afloat, Goose Island, Jan. 30, 2009 (photo by Megan Hundley)There are a few key factors that show how well a band plays together. There's a certain connection that the audience can just sense, a positive flow to the music, the f... Chicago coyote afloat reggae goose island band Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:48:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m2d2-Coyote-Afloat-at-Goose-Island-in-Wrigleyville?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Preconcert-review-interview-with-Coyote-Afloat?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner photo courtesy of Mateo, himselfThe beauty of having all different species of friends at my primary place of business is that sometimes I come across some really awesome individuals. This is one of those times. It was on one of my co-worker's birthda... bands Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:16:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Preconcert-review-interview-with-Coyote-Afloat?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m1d20-Whistle-a-happy-tune--Andrew-Birds-new-album-Noble-Beast-released-today?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner Mr. Bird working on, yes, a bird house. (thanks google image search!)As is to be expected from a noteworthy whistler and an experienced glockenspiel player, Andrew Bird's new album, Noble Beast, is sensational.Whimsical and melodic from the first tra... Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:27:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2009m1d20-Whistle-a-happy-tune--Andrew-Birds-new-album-Noble-Beast-released-today?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d21-How-Sweet-2Sweet-local-bands-final-show?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner  2*Sweet on Dec 20, 2008 (photo by Megan Hundley)Though it was a hell of a blizzard outside, no one inside Subterranean on North Ave. in Chicago cared in the least. The main event that night was something that demanded everyone's full attention;... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:30:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d21-How-Sweet-2Sweet-local-bands-final-show?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d17-Interview-with-Dave-from-2Sweet-before-final-show?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner courtesy of 2*Sweet's myspace page In the midst of their last show of all time, Dave of 2*Sweet was kind enough to take a couple minutes and answer a few questions for me. Bottom line: go to their final show this Saturday, December 20th, at Subt... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:38:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d17-Interview-with-Dave-from-2Sweet-before-final-show?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d10-Underground-goes-classical?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner (Courtesy) Comprised of some 40 musicians, the International Contemporary Ensemble (endearingly known as ICE) has been taking the Chicago new music scene head on. Retuning our ears since 2001, ICE is, “a uniquely structured chamber music ensem... classical ensemble Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:51:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d10-Underground-goes-classical?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d9-The-5-best-venues-Ive-found-great-new-Chicago-music?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner photo by Caroline Doerhoff I've been to my fair share of concerts over the years but with my new stepping grounds, I have put together a "thus far" list to the best venues I have been to, or really want to go to, in Chicago to see great ne... Review bands venues best music concerts metro Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:07:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1803-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner~y2008m12d9-The-5-best-venues-Ive-found-great-new-Chicago-music?cid=exrss-Chicago-Underground-Music-Examiner