Long Islands, Happenstance, and The Burning of Rome
While walking to a show at Lincoln Hall, we come across a chalkboard sign outside Lilly’s, on Lincoln Avenue. “$5 Long Island Ice Teas”, it reads. Inside there’s a band playing loudly. And no cover...
View ArticleMumford & Sons’s Ballsy Career Move
One way bands explode on the music scene and sell millions of records is to spearhead an entire genre at the right time. Take Mumford & Sons–they’ve made countryside rocking bluegrass hot, and...
View ArticleDeerhunter, “Back to the middle”
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View ArticleWelcome Milwaukee’s The New Red Moons
When you get an email about a trio from Milwaukee releasing their sophomore album, you expect to hear something down to earth. Perhaps understated but bar-worthy. What doesn’t immediately come to mind...
View ArticleSignal-to-Noise: All-in and No Fear
Michael Downing did something most of us daydream about before going back to typing, turning a wrench, or foaming a latte. He quit his day job to put it all on the line for his music, a solo act called...
View ArticleChaz Hearne and The Legend of Core Dynamo—bluegrass, folk and comic book heroes
After stints with a folk duo, then a bluegrass group, Chaz Hearne decided to go the solo route. And it’s a good thing, because he doesn’t seem to quite fit either of those categories, although his...
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