Music and design are inherently connected; a performance can be just as much about image as it can about sound. A musical instrument is often selected...
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Metal Haven, the all-things-rock record shop at 2003 W. Montrose, is going out of business after ten years of providing Chicago's metal heads with...
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In 2006, a New Hampshire based publication called The Wire put together a local music project called the RPM Challenge. It was a call to local...
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Music is a global affair, and so far we've talked to home recording artists living in the UK, Austria, and the United States, including (of...
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As our home studio profile of Chicago musician Michael Kostal has illustrated, a laptop is a powerful and extremely portable tool for recording music....
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Jeremy Simmons is a somber blues-inspired singer/songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio. While most of his music can safely be called "folky",...
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Sudara, aside from being a thoughtful and talented musician, is also the founder/creater of Alonetone.com, a place on the Web for independent...
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As the year comes to a close, many people tend to do a bit of introspection and planning for the future. As a musician, there are many goals one can...
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Michael Kostal is a Chicago-based jack of all trades, creating music as a solo artist and also as a part of the Americana-influenced band All Things...
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