Riot Fest Chicago 2014 – Sunday
Sunday brought Billy Bragg, Superchunk, Naked Raygun, Lucero, My Gold Mask, Patti Smith, Primus, Weezer, and more beautiful weather. Fueled on discarded Red Bulls and beer, the bees buzzed around Humboldt Park looking to start fights with me wherever I went. The machine kills fascists: Billy Bragg Superchunk: Naked Raygun: This is the look of […]
Riot Fest Chicago 2014 – Saturday (NSFW)
Saturday: The Buzzcocks, Television, The Afghan Whigs, (burlesque dancers), Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, The National The Buzzcocks still have it. Old school Brit punk at its best. Talked with Steve Diggle (white shirt) about how Simon Cowell is ruining music, his love of rock ‘n’ roll, and the importance of music festivals. […]
Don’t Be a Jerk: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Grand Rapids, Michigan (Part III)
Don’t Be a Jerk (Part I) Don’t Be a Jerk (Part II) Antrim Dells Jacob Bullard grew up in Traverse City and attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a thirty minute drive from Grand Rapids. While a college sophomore, he began writing songs and wanted to put […]
Don’t Be a Jerk: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Grand Rapids, Michigan (Part II)
(Read part I of this series) John Hanson (http://strawberryheritage.bandcamp.com/#) John Hanson is a bit of a polymath— founder of Lamp Light Music festival, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and photographer. We first met while he was living in an old ballroom in Chicago playing in Photographers, an aptly named band, with Maren Celest (also from Michigan). After a […]
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