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Music, Music Review May 8, 2020
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Danzig Sings Elvis is a covers album we didn’t need
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music Review, Glenn Danzig, Danzig, Misfits, Danzig Sings Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis, Cleopatra Records, kitty litter, OK boomer, Samhain, Los Angeles, punk rock, Looney Tunes, Recommended

Music, Music Feature Oct 11, 2019
David Dann on his new biography of blues-rock guitarist Michael Bloomfield

From Glencoe to Monterey Pop to oblivion: Bloomfield’s huge talent and unique style changed the instrument forever, but while Clapton and Hendrix entered the canon, he faded away.
- By Jack Riedy
- Tags: Music Feature, Michael Bloomfield, Mike Bloomfield, guitar, David Dann, Guitar King, Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield’s Life in the Blues, University of Texas Press, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited, Newport Folk Festival, Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock, Electric Flag, Super Session, Al Kooper, East-West, Glencoe, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Harvey Goldstein, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Josh White, WVON, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, George Mitchell, Fickle Pickle, Gate of Horn, Pepper’s, Delmark Records, Bob Koester, Chuck Berry, Elvis

News & Politics, Sports Oct 3, 2018
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Elvis and singing and dancing superheroes will be among the biggest cheerleaders at the Chicago Marathon

And who needs any more encouragement than that?
- By Marykate O'Meara
- Tags: Sports, Chicago Marathon, Elvis, Joe Tirrito, Frontrunners/Frontwalkers, John Bowen, LGBTQA, physical fitness, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Aug 27, 2018
Heartbreak Hotel and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Matianak at Reggie's Music Joint and more goings-on 8/27-8/30.
- By Tyra Nicole Triche
- Tags: Arts, Music, Film, Do This, The Radicalization Process, Broadway Playhouse, Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis, Crazy Rich Asians, Matinak, Reggie's, Buck Curran, Mako Sica, Constellation, Round Robin, Thalia Hall

Blogs, Bleader Feb 7, 2018
Chicago footwork producers Boylan and Pranas drop a transcendent track to hype Boylan’s imminent birthday bash

Boylan and Pranas's "Pick It Up" samples the latest smash single from lightning-rod Chicago rapper Famous Dex.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Hip-Hop, Music, Nate Boylan, Boylan, Teklife, Erik Voit, Pranas, Mucho Culo, Exit, footwork, DJ Deeon, ghetto house, Jana Rush, Pick It Up, Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Elvis, Beyonce, Aretha, Famous Dex, Asap Rocky, No Jumper, Nothing Can Stop Me

Music, Summer Guide May 31, 2017
Prince’s death has given rise to a ghoulish new tourism business in Minnesota

The late artist’s purple reign continues in and around Minneapolis.
- By Steve Marsh
- Tags: Summer Guide, Prince, Minneapolis, Minnesota, First Avenue, Purple Rain, Chanhassen, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Muslims, Explore Minnesota, Erica Wacker, City of Lakes, New Power Generation, the Revolution, Catholic, Graceland Holdings, Memphis, Elvis, Saint Paul, Musicology, urn, Paisley Park, Jehovah's Witnesses

Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 25, 2016
Video
Apokélypse now?

The Pokémon Go phenomenon has given rise to the latest moral panic.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Feature, cannabis, Donald Trump, Elvis, Facebook meet-up, Hillary Clinton, Jigglypuff, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, marijuana, Matrix, moral panic, Nintendo, Pitchfork, Pokemon, Pokémon Go, Ryan Smith, the Bean, The Sorrows of Younger Werther, Union Park, Wrigley Field, Video

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review May 12, 2016
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A contemporary dance group takes on the Summer of Love

The Seldoms look back at the protests, drugs, and music of the 60s.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, The Seldoms, Power Goes, RockCitizen, Sarah Gonsiorowski, Cara Sabin, Lyndon B. Johnson, the 60s, the 1960s, Summer of Love, Timothy Leary, Brian Shaw, Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy From Hell (WITCH), Voting Rights Act of 1965, civil rights, Kwame Ture, Stokely Carmichael, Black Lives Matter, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Woodstock, Bob Faust, brascape, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Sep 3, 2015
Mayor Rahm runs out on his own budget hearing

As last night's hearing at the South Shore Cultural Center showed, the Mayor was going through the motions when he solicited budget ideas and suggestions from Chicago's citizens.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Mayor Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Clinton, Avis LaVelle, South Shore Cultural Center, Dyett school, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Jawanza Malone, Chicago Park District, Mayor Daley, Elvis

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 29, 2015
Elvis impersonator Rick Saucedo released a psychedelic LP in 1978 that collectors have sold for a cool grand

Rick Saucedo looks and sounds like the King, but he's made his best music when searching for his own voice.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Rick Saucedo, Elvis Presley, Elvis, ETA, Elvis tribute artist, Elvis impersonator, Ambassadors, Fabulous Ambassadors, Britains, Headwing, Redwing, The Legend Lives, Heaven Was Blue, Guerssen Records, Reality, In My Mind, Change of Habit Band, EAS Band

City Life, Space Mar 17, 2015
Video
A makeshift tiki hut in a Mayfair attic gives Lost Lake a run for its money

An old attic gets a tiki makeover thanks to Vince Cerasani and Martina Sheehan.
- By Andrea Bauer
- Tags: Space, You Are Here, Space, Arts, Space, tiki, Vince Cerasani, Martina Sheehan, Mayfair, Home Depot, Lost Lake, Elvis, interior design, Video

Film, Artist on Artist Aug 12, 2014
Artist on Artist: Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family

"As songwriters, we have three and a half minutes. What can you do in that time? Let's bring up some crazy things to talk about."
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Andrew Bird, Bretty Sparks, Rennie Sparks, The Handsome Family, lyrics, music, HBO, The Hideout, Chicago Theatre, The Hands of Glory, interviews, being present, covers, records, songwriting, Randy Newman, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, exquisite corpses, division of labor, ideas for songs, criticism, inspiration, North Carolina, New Mexico, Evanston, cancer, meaning, introspection, pop music, history, UNM, University of New Mexico, Johannes Ockeghem, music history, medieval music, Renaissance music, neumes, John Cage, Harry Partch, country music, Elvis, The Cramps, punk rock, The Ramones, Tin Pan Alley, classical music, folk music, music preservationists, musical tradition, Bowl of Fire, Sturgill Simpson, Americana, Radiohead, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, touring, singing

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2013
Video
Reader's Agenda Fri 10/11: Chicago International Film Festival, Elvis Fantasy Fest, and Sarah Jarosz

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, October 11
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Jim Elledge, Henry Darger, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Mary Trent, Michael Bonesteel, Elvis, Elvis Fantasy Fest, Woodland Park Community Center, Portage, Indiana, Joe Esposito, Austin, Sarah Jarosz, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Build Me Up From Bones, Willie Watson, Video

News & Politics, Sidebar Feb 9, 2012
Paris

"I remember thinking that he looked like a north African Elvis Presley, but in a good way"
- By S.L. Wisenberg
- Tags: Sidebar, Valentine's Day, dating, Paris, Elvis, Tunisia, North Africa, Abu Dhabi, Texas

Arts & Culture, Calendar Aug 11, 2011
The Reader Agenda

Grungy Wicker Park, Elvis's disappearance, a long Lolla hangover, and more
- By Asher Klein
- Tags: Special Event, Reader Agenda, Heartland Cafe, Fat Tire, Delilah's, Elvis, Destructo, Wicker Park, Built Festival, New Chicago Brewing, Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company, Lollapalooza

Blogs, Bleader Jun 30, 2010
You Shoot: Bill Murray, Ruling

He apparently never stops being the best.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, You Shoot, You Shoot, photography, Bill Murray, Blackhawks, Elvis, Crossroads, Crossroads Guitar Festival, the Extinction Blues, Flickr

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From Glencoe to Monterey Pop to oblivion: Bloomfield’s huge talent and unique style changed the instrument forever, but while Clapton and Hendrix entered the canon, he faded away.

And who needs any more encouragement than that?

Matianak at Reggie's Music Joint and more goings-on 8/27-8/30.

Boylan and Pranas's "Pick It Up" samples the latest smash single from lightning-rod Chicago rapper Famous Dex.

The late artist’s purple reign continues in and around Minneapolis.

The Pokémon Go phenomenon has given rise to the latest moral panic.

The Seldoms look back at the protests, drugs, and music of the 60s.

As last night's hearing at the South Shore Cultural Center showed, the Mayor was going through the motions when he solicited budget ideas and suggestions from Chicago's citizens.

Rick Saucedo looks and sounds like the King, but he's made his best music when searching for his own voice.

An old attic gets a tiki makeover thanks to Vince Cerasani and Martina Sheehan.

"As songwriters, we have three and a half minutes. What can you do in that time? Let's bring up some crazy things to talk about."

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, October 11

"I remember thinking that he looked like a north African Elvis Presley, but in a good way"

Grungy Wicker Park, Elvis's disappearance, a long Lolla hangover, and more

He apparently never stops being the best.

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