[Video] Marrow: “Two” (Behind The Scenes)
It's not where you start, but where you finish. The age-old fallacy is one everyone can live by, but likely rings a bit more true for the members of Marrow. Six months ago band members Liam Cunningham, Macie Stewart and Lane Beckstrom made up the core of Chicago genre-fusion band Kids These Days. Having reached a good deal of success (playing on Conan & at Lollapalooza 2011), the band split…
Kyle Lucas: Night and Day
"He signed us because we’re different, he signed Janelle (Monae) because she’s different. We sound so different, and that's the thing with Vonnegut, you can’t really put a finger on it. It’s like 'there’s a band, but he raps, is it pop? I don’t know what it is?”'
It's Sunday afternoon, the final day of Lollapalooza 2011, and Kyle Lucas just finished his second consecutive appearance at the…
Local Sounds: News and Notes Around The Chi 8/12/11
It is hard to believe its already been a week since Lollapalooza, but as is known after the fourth of July summer is noticeably on its way out. While the summer season is fading, the same can't be said about Kanye West, whose LP with Jay-Z has taken over the internet since its release on Monday. With much positive response coming from across the board, its unfathomable that these two won't win…
The Best of Chicago ’09
Lupe Fiasco once said, "Really love my city, and I hope that G-D bless it." And bless he did, uh, musically at least. While Chicago got dissed from the Olympic Committee, saw their parking meters jacked, and all around sports failures, at least the arts and culture scene put forth something to be proud of. To celebrate the year that was in music, fashion, and culture, we put together a survey…