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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWeekly Voyages: Friday 04/26 to Thursday 05/02
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Friday April 26
Ghostface Killah, Adrian Younges' Venice Dawn
Abbey Pub 9pm 21+
Hard Kiss, The Dead On, The Black Tape, Queen Buzz
Beat Kitchen 8:30pm, 21+
PANIC! Dance Party
Beauty Bar 9pm 21+
Punch Cabbie, Red Novella, The Action Blast, Daylight Dawns
Bottom Lounge
Soul Summit Presents: Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics, Soul Summit DJS Dave Mata, Sloppy White, Duke Grip
Double Door 9pm, 21+
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Duane Eddy Edition
Today, let’s give birthday wishes to the king of the twang guitar, Duane Eddy. Eddy hooked up with Lee Hazlewood on a series of classic instrumentals in the late ‘50s. In order to get the proper echo for Eddy’s records, Hazlewood purchased a 2000 gallon water tank for Duane to record in. This only added to robust instrumental classics like “Rebel Rouser”, his version of the Peter Gunn theme and “Cannonball”. Eddy amassed 15 Top 40 hits in all, and is one of the most influential guitarists of the pre-Beatles era. He is still active today, and just last year, released an album produced by one of his disciples, Richard Hawley. In honor of Mr. Eddy, please grab your iPod or MP3 player, hit shuffle and share the first 10 songs that come up.
Jeremy Peruski writesAudiences, Kellen and Me and the Soil & the Sun @ the Hideout 03/30/13
(above, the Soil & the Sun)
Audiotree presented Audiences, Kellen and Me, and the Soil & the Sun, to a sold-out show at the Hideout on Saturday, March 30th, 2013. To preface this article, Audiotree is a Chicago-based hodge-podge of band management, concert promoters and most notably, their live video/audio in-studio sessions with supreme, unaltered audio quality. All three of these bands have recorded sessions with Audiotree and can be found at Audiotree.tv.
Shawn Campbell writesRecord Store Day is Here!
Today is one of CHIRP's favorite days of the year - Record Store Day! We love our local independent record stores, and we encourage you to go out and support them, not just today, but throughout the year.
Our friends at the Reader have put together this amazing comprehensive guide for the Chicago area, so take a look, plan your day, and then go buy some records!
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—In Memory of Scott Miller Edition
Monday, a cult figure in power pop passed on. In the early ‘80s, Bay Area musician Scott Miller formed Game Theory. The heady name was a bit of a give away – Miller and crew conjured up some of the brainiest power pop ever created. Taking cues from Big Star’s Radio City, The Beatles, The Raspberries, Brian Eno and other art poppers, Miller managed to marry strong melodies and oddball hooks to dense lyrics that sometimes had a James Joyce influence. Taking a break after Game Theory, he formed The Loud Family which found him further exploring his muse. He was planning the first new Game Theory record in about 25 years when he died this past Monday. While neither of his band’s never made it, Miller was influential – some of his acolytes include Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt, Aimee Mann and Carl Newman of The New Pornographers. In honor of the later Mr. Miller, please get out your iPod or MP3 player, hit shuffle and share the first 10 songs that come up.