The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
This week, the UPS kid came-a-bangin’ on Christopher Long’s front door with a love package filled with FREE vintage vinyl. Among the bounty of bangers contained in that massive shipment was a seasoned copy of Flat As A Pancake, the 1975 classic from the Illinois-based brigade Head East.
Breaking Stretch (Pyroclastic records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Does it matter if there are few or no original members in that band you’re paying to see? Bob Pomeroy muses on legacy bands. Are they real or are they Memorex?
Wherever You Aren’t. Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Carl F. Gauze sits in on Nick Cavalier’s Kasama, the story of Genie Kwon and Tim Flores, who open a restaurant in Chicago during a certain global pandemic.
A black family in 1950’s Chicago struggles to find stability and the American Dream.
New Haven CT. Makes a pretty sound argument it’s pizza is better than New York or Chicago. And Detroit? Please. Have some respect.
Golden (Annie O’Malley). Review by Christopher Long.
CWF II (Black Lodge Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Wild and Free (Devious Planet). Review by Joe Frietze.
Don Felder took music fans down Eagles’ memory lane at Disney Epcot’s® Garden Rocks Concert Series, and Michelle Wilson loved every nostalgic moment of it.
Iconic store, label, & genre-maker, Wax Trax!, celebrates with a new documentary & accompanying soundtrack!
Couldn’t let 2018 get past us without a few quick takes!
Latin Bugaloo: The Warner Bros. Singles (Omnivore). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Tampa was rockin’ with Chicago and REO Speedwagon, and Michelle Wilson was rockin’ right along with them.
A woman struggles with mental illness and gaining acceptance as a theoretical mathematician.
A documentary about the legendary chart topping band, that tries to cram a lot of history into a short running time.
Celebrating its golden 50th anniversary, legendary rock / pop / jazz combo, Chicago, returned to Melbourne, Florida’s King Center for another sold-out, hit-packed performance.
Live From The North Side Of Chicago (Rock Beat). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Reinvented. Review by Stacey Zering.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
