The cool thing about writing this blog for the folks at b5media is that you are never really and truly alone. There are a lot of great writers writing about a lot of cool things, and this is particularly true of the music channel. There are some writers so dedicated to writing about their field […]
Chicago is an interesting town. It is a city that seems to be slowly expanding and expanding. I guess that is not particularly new. Most places call that “urban sprawl.” Considering the number of independent cities that have officialy become suburbs and, therefore, part of the “Chicago Metro Area” I call it “significant improvement.” Then […]
Happy Tuesday everyone! It is new release and reissue day in the world of music, of course. Once again, I wonder why Tuesday was picked. Why not make it Monday or perhaps a Friday? Was it just to make Tuesday feel better about itself?
Once again this list was compiled with thanks to “AllAboutJazz.com.” AllAboutJazz.com has […]
I am still trying to keep an eye out for various festivals and things in and around the Chicago area. Thankfully, there are a lot of those, especially when you consider the suburbs as well. Of course, many of them are still a long ways off, but it never hurts to plan ahead. Thanks to WDCB for […]
Well, Mother Nature has pulled a nice prank on everyone around here. Last nigh a bunch of really nasty and severe thunderstorms came through and by this morning, the general air temperature had fallen into the 30s. It went from Spring into Winter within a matter of twelve hours. You just have to love Springtime […]
The weekend has finally arrived. It is going to be a relatively nice weekend in the ol’ Windy City. While I have always said that going to a jazz or blues club is best when the weather is crap, it’s also great when the weather is nice. You can walk to many of the clubs […]
Another elderly member of the jazz world has shuffled off this mortal coil and this one had a definite local Chicago tie-in. For a full detail, check out the “Post No Bills” blog by the Chicago Reader. John Young was 86-years-old and he passed away last week.
According to Peter Margasak, who writes the “Post No […]
I have had requests in the past to expand the sphere of coverage I do for this blog. That can be a tough thing. I am just one man, and Chicago is a big city and there is a lot of jazz and blues music going on here. Trying to include such bastions of jazz […]
Well, it is time for new releases and reissues as every week. I still don’t know why Tuesday is the day for new releases and reissues, but there it is. So, time to check out your favorite musical download site or make a trip to your music store or logon and get your favorite CDs […]
Well, it is now time for the various jazz festivals and other music festivals to start popping up around the Chicago area. The great thing about Chicago is that there are jazz festival everywhere. Not everyone wants to get downtown or even knows how to get downtown. Paying to park down there is a lot […]
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