Robbie Fulks Reinterprets Michael Jackson’s Music in New Album, “Happy”
By Mark Guarino | Chicago Magazine When Michael Jackson died last year at age 50, [...]
Where Credit Is Due: Jay Bennett
A trio of reissues prompt musicians to pay quiet homage to an ex-Wilco member, Jay [...]
Azita Youssefi: Solo Act
An avant-garde rocker with a Joni Mitchell soundBy Mark GuarinoSometime before 1979, when Azita Youssefi’s [...]
Bird by Bird
On the eve of a major release (Noble Beast, out January 20th on Fat Possum), [...]
The Cool Kids
By Mark Guarino“The black ‘Wonder Years’” is how rising star rapper Mikey Rocks remembers growing [...]
The Magnetic Fields
By Mark GuarinoThe lead attraction in the Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt is a indie pop [...]
Collette Marino
By Mark GuarinoColette Marino is not shy about singing in a DJ booth — she’s [...]
Glen Hansard
By Mark GuarinoArt imitates life in Once, the indie movie phenomenon already raking Oscar buzz. [...]
Chicago Blues
By Mark GuarinoWhen Katrina destroyed the poorest neighborhoods of New Orleans, people bemoaned the loss [...]
Andrew Bird
By Mark GuarinoIf you haven’t yet heard of Andrew Bird, he offers a quick primer: [...]