BLOGS 
Discovered: Chicago Outsider Artist Willis Earl Beal(0)
In the summer of 2011, Chicago’s local alt-weekly published a story under the tagline “super unknown” about a visual artist and singer-songwriter named Willis Earl Beal. The story traced Beal’s enigmatic and melancholy history, from Chicago’s south side, where he grew up, to encounters in Albuquerque, where he lived briefly before returning to Chicago. The [...]
Song Premiere: Young Hines, “Rainy Day”
Discovered by Brendan Benson when he heard a house painter playing a demo, Georgia native Young Hines is the first artist The Raconteur’s co-frontman signed to his new label, Readymade Records. Like Benson, Hines has a penchant for big, unabashed productions and a gift for pop songwriting. His debut album Give Me My Change will [...]
Mary McBride Takes Her Music To Those Who Need It Most
(Mary McBride) She rocked the house. With an amazing band featuring Blondie’s Paul Carbonara on guitar, singer-songwriter Mary McBride delivered an impassioned and inspirational show Tuesday night for the lucky residents and staff of L.A. Family Housing’s Valley Shelter. And not only did this internationally-acclaimed artist provide a rousing two hours of great music to [...]
Drinks With: Cults
Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — recently talked with Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion of Cults. Their debut LP is out now, on Columbia / In the Name of and is currently making several best-of 2011 lists. This interview took place on their tour bus. [...]
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