Show Announcement: Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid is Back

If you missed Andrew Bird’s residency of cozy concerts last year, either in Chicago or Minneapolis, don’t despair! You’ll have another chance this holiday season. Five more so-called Gezelligheid concerts have been announced, to keep you warm and cozy and creatively satisfied this year: . . . → Read More: Show Announcement: Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid is Back

This Week in Great Music: 9/13 – 9/19

Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only person on the internet who doesn’t care about Pavement. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 9/13 – 9/19

Two Videos: Janelle Monáe and Outkast

So traffic’s moving along and I’m thinking about the video for “Tightrope” and something occurs to me. Monáe’s collaborators include Big Boi (of Outkast). While I’d stop short of calling the “Tightrope” video derivative, it shares certain similarities with the video for Outkast’s “Hey Ya”. . . . → Read More: Two Videos: Janelle Monáe and Outkast

Hooray for Covers! Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “Bad Romance”

Things I enjoy about this: A) Cover of a well-known pop song B) Joseph Gordon-Levitt C) Cover of a well-known pop song that now sounds a little bit creepier D) Joseph Gordon-Levitt E) A performer who is very clearly having fun with what he’s doing F) Joseph Gordon-Levitt . . . → Read More: Hooray for Covers! Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “Bad Romance”

Langhorne Slim & Ha Ha Tonka, Lincoln Hall 7/23

Entertaining in an oh-god-why-can’t-people-control-themselves sort of way was the drunk girl who sprawled out on stage, and eventually got up to drunkenly dance on the stage. This is why we can’t have nice things, people. . . . → Read More: Langhorne Slim & Ha Ha Tonka, Lincoln Hall 7/23

This Week in Great Music: 9/6 – 9/12

This Week in Great Music: 9/6 – 9/12 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 9/6 – 9/12