This weekend included some music and food at the Hideout Block party. It then moved to the Urban Lounge for a great show. Johnny Flynn played and I have since downloaded his music. And today was spent sailing on Lake Michigan on a 39′ Swan named impulse.
Radiohead threw down one of the best concerts that I have ever seen. Tony Hawk sat directly in front of me, that helps put in perspective how great our seats were. I could have spilled my beer on him. Regardless, this show was great and I will continue to try my best to see these […]
The first music venue for the spring was had last night. I went to a show at Chicago’s Metro (If ARod was a Cub, he could tag the front of the theater with deep balls outta Wrigley Field). The Tokyo Police Club was the name of the band and they were actually pretty […]
Last year, I spent St Patrick’s Day skiing at Park City. This year, we took the urban approach and got a little more cultured. The day became an event when one of Ryan and I’s good friends from Studying abroad at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand made an appearance. Bryan […]
Last Sunday, I was fortunate enough to attend the Will Shade benefit at the Old Town School of Folk Music. It was a benefit to honor the very late Will Shade. Will Shade was one of best underground blues artists from Memphis. He was a founding member of The Memphis Jug Band. […]
It has been a long time since my days in Wyoming. I was able to spend New Year’s Eve at my old place of work. For about 3 years, I worked at the Mangy Moose in Jackson. I probably spent about 50% of my time in Wyoming within this building. […]
Just a walk away from our place in Chicago is this venue called the Double Door. It is a pretty classic urban concert hall with lots of un-mainstream music coming through it. Last night, I was introduced to a great Aussie singer/songwriter, Ben Lee. He was quite enjoyable to listen to. […]
I had the pleasure of attending the Beastie Boys Gala event last night at the Riviera. This venue is an old joint, with a lot of serious character running through it. It was an all instrumental show, although they threw down a few times with Mix Master Mike. I had seen […]
Not to thrive one of the best shows that I have seen this summer, but I was passed on a link to some of the video that was recorded of the Black Keys at Lollapalooza (thanks Jar). If you get the chance and you are looking for some better bands to listen to, click here […]
Every now and again, Chicago hits me in the face with true authenticity. One moment I feel like city living can be rat-raceful and then a delectable emerges and the city proves its value. You can’t see the extraordinary with ordinary eyes and dependable sunglasses.
There are many recipes for extraordinary. Particular aspects […]