Liquid Soul evolves
They've partied with Dennis Rodman, lit up stages across the globe with their funky jazzmatazz and provided the soundtrack forsummer fests from Grant Park to Nashville. But with their fourth and latest...
View ArticleWhet your after-work whistle
Time out: Get out of the office and unwind with some liquid therapy at these downtown after-work bars. Encore Liquid Lounge. You'll want to give this theater district restaurant/bar a standing ovation...
View ArticlePeking Turtle
Contact: 312-798-4668 Sound and style: Peking Turtle describe their music as "acid jazz," but in reality they play a very commercial (in the best sense) sounding pop-jazz melange. The music is...
View ArticlePost-play pubs
Don't let the night end when the curtain falls. Instead, head over to one of the area's hot spots for a nightcap. The Goodman is located within walking distance or a short drive of several lush lounges...
View ArticleBucktown's best
http://entertainment.metromix.chicagotribune.com From high-energy dance clubs to swanky lounges and laid-back coffeehouses, here's where to hang in this neighborhood. Get Me High Lounge. This pocket of...
View ArticlePost-work perks
After a hard day at the office -- especially for those who work in the downtown area -- many people prefer to unwind with a cocktail and conversation before heading home. A number of bars around town...
View ArticleInvasion of the ipod people
You finally got that iPod for Christmas, and you've been camped out at your computer for weeks uploading music. Admit it--you're so proud of that sleek little baby that you've even started buying...
View ArticleWho is Mike Andrews?
Mike Andrews wrote the score for "Donnie Darko," but he certainly isn't as dark and baffling as the cult flick's demonic rabbit. A member of the acid jazz-funk band Greyboy Allstars, Andrews enjoys...
View ArticleAll the right notes, despite the weather
About 15 minutes before funk-pop legend Teena Marie hit Artscape's main stage Friday night, a tall, husky guy climbed into a short tree, obstructing the view of some in the crowd. Several barked out...
View ArticleTerry Callier: Farewell to a distinctive Chicago voice
Chicago singer-songwriter Terry Callier never received a fraction of the acclaim he deserved, but nobody who heard him ever forgot him. The imploring, incantatory quality of his vocals distinguished...
View ArticleTalking 'punk jazz' and the Dead Kenny Gs with genre-defying saxophonist Skerik
Terry Callier, a singer-songwriter who captivated a cult following with his quietly hypnotic baritone voice and hard-to-classify music that combined elements of folk, blues and jazz, died of cancer...
View ArticleINSIDE: Funky Buddha Lounge
Sights: Once you get past the doormen and break through the cigar/cigarette haze, you can see that the owners have turned this hole in a wall near the intersection of Halsted/Grand/Milwaukee into an...
View ArticleTerry Callier: Farewell to a distinctive Chicago voice
Chicago singer-songwriter Terry Callier never received a fraction of the acclaim he deserved, but nobody who heard him ever forgot him. The imploring, incantatory quality of his vocals distinguished...
View ArticleTalking 'punk jazz' and the Dead Kenny Gs with genre-defying saxophonist Skerik
Terry Callier, a singer-songwriter who captivated a cult following with his quietly hypnotic baritone voice and hard-to-classify music that combined elements of folk, blues and jazz, died of cancer...
View ArticleTerry Callier: Farewell to a distinctive Chicago voice
Chicago singer-songwriter Terry Callier never received a fraction of the acclaim he deserved, but nobody who heard him ever forgot him. The imploring, incantatory quality of his vocals distinguished...
View ArticleTalking 'punk jazz' and the Dead Kenny Gs with genre-defying saxophonist Skerik
Terry Callier, a singer-songwriter who captivated a cult following with his quietly hypnotic baritone voice and hard-to-classify music that combined elements of folk, blues and jazz, died of cancer...
View ArticleTerry Callier: Farewell to a distinctive Chicago voice
Chicago singer-songwriter Terry Callier never received a fraction of the acclaim he deserved, but nobody who heard him ever forgot him. The imploring, incantatory quality of his vocals distinguished...
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