LIMELIGHT: JOHNNY FOREIGNER (BIRMINGHAM, UK)
Time and time again, I’ve professed that Johnny Foreigner know more about Midwestern music than most Chicagoans, Badgers or Twin Cities people. It’s stunning, since they’re from England-far flung from Reckless and Electric Fetus land. The quartet is back Stateside, having released th
INTERVIEW: PHOX (MADISON, WI)
I admit. I miss Madison whenever I’m not there. There’s beauty all around, and a spirit to the city that you rarely find elsewhere; or actually a spirit that finds you. Music-wise, it’s been topping charts for best cities for live music in recent memory, and a multitude of bands have branched
INTERVIEW: OBERHOFER (BROOKLYN)
Eager fans are already filtering into Milwaukee’s The Rave when I arrive at the venue, about 75 minutes before the 8 p.m. start time. Upon entering, I hear a band doing soundcheck, so I figure our interview will still be a few minutes as Brad Oberhofer is likely on stage with his namesake band&nbs
INTERVIEW: DAN MANGAN (VANCOUVER)
This week we welcome our latest contributor Danni! Based out of Calgary, Danni will be assisting with our coverage of the flourishing Canadian music scene. She’s the music editor for Calgary Fashion and has previously written pieces on Bloc Party, Gaslight Anthem and Sta
INTERVIEW: WIPING OUT THOUSANDS (ST. PAUL, MN)
St. Paul and Minneapolis have historic rivalries dating since the explorers first chose sides on the banks of the Mississippi. It’s the founding myth drove the two cities to constructing elaborate churches to rival the other, declarations of one being boring while the other riddled by ruckus, and
Interview: Yan Wagner (Paris)
The photo above is a bit calculated, reminiscent of still life art. Yet Forty Eight Hours is far from inanimate. Following “Recession Song” featured on Kitsuné Parisien and a June EP, this dance floor crooner is prepping his debut album (out October 1st on Pschent) by a teasing stint in A
INTERVIEW: MUTTS (CHICAGO, IL)
Call them Tom Waits does blues-rock/grunge, or any other way you can think of describing them. It doesn’t matter what you call them, Chicago band, Muttsis exactly that. They are Mutts. And their music, the perfectly blended mutt. If you are a local Chicagoan there is no way you haven’t heard of
INTERVIEW: SARA JACKSON-HOLMAN (BEND, OR)
After being whisked up by the success of When You Dream, Sara Jackson-Holman has just released her sophomore album Cardiology to fantastic reviews. If you haven’t given it a listen yet, then you’re missing out! Fortunately, between playing a slew of shows in the no