Not every band out of Nashville is country, and
making the point is Thornton, a two-man group that performs sexually ambiguous rock material that falls
somewhere between cabaret and gosp
Like most worthwhile artists, the
Los Angeles-based folk singer Mia Doi Todd is a mess of
contradictions. This slipperiness, this ability to be
simultaneously on
Born
in Mexico and reared in Brazil and Venezuela, singer/songwriter Erika
Luckett continued her international upbringing with extended stays in
France. She sings in Portuguese, S
Besides being a character in a
William S. Burroughs novel, Clem Snide is a band, a funny and
touching alt-countrified/indie-rock band whose frontman and
singer/s
Viele’s
Planet (126 E. Jefferson St., 217-525-9029), long the last refuge of
Springfield’s still-performing original rock bands, hosts three of
the best this Friday, M
The consensus on The Great Destroyer,
Low’s seventh full-length and first for Sub Pop, is that it
represents a Great Departure. Adjectives that have never before
Everyone
wish a happy birthday to the Illinois Central Blues Club as it commemorates
two decades in the blues society business. The ICBC, one of the senior
blues associations in t
Sure, globalization has its
drawbacks: McDonald’s in the ruins, Wal-Marts in the
rainforest, Guatemalan peasants quoting Dr. Phil. Sometimes,
though, it
Don’t forget, here’s your chance to
see some of the area’s finest hard rock bands plus a national touring
group at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, at Club 217 (3075 No