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Frank firmly believes Chicago produces some of the best bands around, and some might say he spends a little too much time investigating the local music scene. He launched Windy City Rock to spread word of his findings via reviews, band profiles, show previews and all things Chicago rock 'n' roll. Contact him at windycityrock@gmail.com.

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Chicago band to watch: The Black Tape

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Proudly wearing a fondness for 60s guitar pop a la The Zombies, The Byrds and early Beatles on their sleeves, The Black Tape are a recently-formed...
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Q&A with Company of Thieves

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 · 1 comment

Nobody can pin a lack of ambition on Chicago-formed alt-rock/pop trio Company of Thieves. In just a few short years as a unit, singer Genevieve...
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CD review: The Streets on Fire - 'Hot Weekend'

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Chicago indie four piece The Streets on Fire formed in the not-too-distant past in a rundown currency exchange, setting the stage for what would...
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Mal a' propos: An interview with Michele Ari

Friday, November 13th, 2009 · 1 comment

I can clearly remember the first time I heard Michele Ari's music. We had connected on MySpace of all places, where it's incredibly easy to ignore...
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This Thursday: Chicago's King Sparrow support Meat Puppets at Schubas

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 · 2 comments

Regular readers might know by now that indie-garage rock trio King Sparrow is one of my favorite Chicago-based bands. For Windy City Rock, I did an...
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New release: Lissie - 'Why You Runnin''

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First the bad news: It appears that tickets are pretty much gone for this Thursday night's show at the Auditorium Theatre featuring Ray LaMontagne and...
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Chicago musicians, win an opening slot for Mark Ronson on New Year's Eve

If you're a Chicago-based musician looking to score some exposure, here's an opportunity worth getting on your radar. Beck's Music Export is calling...
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Q&A with Chicago band Verona Red

Chicago-based rockers Verona Red will headline Beat Kitchen this Friday, November 6 (more info and tickets here), and to help get readers revved up...
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Show preview: Miles Nielsen at Double Door on Nov. 4

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Whenever "rock 'n' roll" and "Rockford, IL" are written in the same sentence, two words inevitably come to mind: Cheap Trick....
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Halloween weekend show roundup

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Chicago music fans have no excuse to stay at home this Halloween. Not only does the holiday fall on a weekend this year, but the Windy City is once...
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