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Beat Don't Fail Me Now
posted: September 8, 2010
To get to Danya and the Fail, you have to go by way of Animate Objects, a venerated hip hop group from Chicago. That band began on the campus of the University of Illinois back…
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How The West Was Won
posted: September 1, 2010
Wes Kirkpatrick may be a new transplant on the Chicago music scene, but his acoustic, earthy rock music has already taken root. The Colorado native hunkered down in Minneapolis in 2009 to start recording his first…
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Hip Hop Habit: Psalm One
posted: August 31, 2010
Chicago and rap music have gotten along pretty well over the past decade. Common, Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco have all done their part to bring eclectic sounds and fill hip hop’s glaring midwestern void. But…
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Viewer Discretion Advised: Andrew Belle
posted: August 8, 2010
OurStage artist Andrew Belle is slowly but surely becoming the next big thing. First, OurStage and MTV selected the singer-songwriter as the local VMA Best Breakout Artist in Chicago. Then Belle’s music went on to…
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OurStage Artists Win Opening Slot For Kid Rock & Bon Jovi
posted: August 5, 2010
Back in April, OurStage teamed up with Bon Jovi to host the Bon Jovi’s Wanted: A Super Band Tonight competition and give OurStage artists the chance to open for the ’80s rock icons. Throughout the summer,…
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Scene & Heard: Chicago, IL
posted: July 18, 2010
I’m excited to talk about the Windy City this week for a lot of reasons. First, having visited Illinois many times in my life (half my extended family lives there), I can attest to its…
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