Cue hula girls. Naw, just kidding. It’s colder than Satan’s backside. DIY spaces have made headlines recently for not-so-positive reasons. I’ve briefly discussed my own experience within these spaces. Last Saturday night, I had the good fortune to see a show in one I hadn’t visited. James Fauser, gentleman and scholar, invited me to a…
Category: music
On the Artscience of Sound
A man wearing a gorilla mask manipulates a theremin as though he’s attempting to summon the demon that dwells within. His fellow performers are a guitarist and keyboardist, both in balaclavas (totally appropriate, given the season). Interestingly, their instruments aren’t the main focus: it’s the manipulation of console and pedal sets that feature. The result…
SMACKDOWN!: Mountain Swallower vs. Condor and Jaybird
New Year’s Eve is a smörgåsbord of debauchery and decadence. As per usual, I had many options this year: the always amusing Analog Arcade Bar offered some sweet console giveaways alongside their champagne toast, the Candymakers took over RME, and good old Chicago offered some amazing shows from the likes of Umbra and the Volcan…
10 Years of Little Steven’s Rocking Stories
Little Steven’s Underground Garage is among the top five best weekly syndicated radio shows of the past decade. Thank you, Steven Van Zandt, for seeing fit to bestow your gift upon the world and restore life to the dying art of radio broadcast. LSUG‘s most recent show (aired 29 Sept. 2013) was also its 600th and…