by brightbeat | Jan 31, 2012 | music
Quintessential Chicago Blues: Buddy at Buddy’s Last night wrapped up Buddy Guy’s annual January residency at his club, Buddy Guy’s Legends. Sixteen shows in all, at which you could count on his on-stage guitar theatrics and nightly walk through the crowd – and...
by brightbeat | Jan 23, 2012 | music
con·cert noun ˈkän(t)-sərt, ˈkän-ˌsərt 1: agreement in design or plan : union formed by mutual communication of opinion and views 2: a public performance (as of music or dancing) I love concerts… watching the live performance of good music by talented...
by brightbeat | Nov 28, 2011 | music
Dobet Gnahoré Artistry Transcends Culture… and INSPIRES Old Town School of Folk Music has consistently brought an impressive array of African artists to Chicago. In doing so, they have helped to build an ever-growing and diverse fan base for performers from...
by brightbeat | Oct 13, 2011 | blog
SXSW ECO 2011 The SXSW Music Conference in Austin, TX has gained notoriety worldwide for breaking new artists and attracting top names on all sides of the industry. Since its inception as a regional music conference 25 years ago, it has expanded to include Film and...
by brightbeat | Oct 5, 2011 | music
ALBERTA CROSS ALBERTA CROSS is a Swedish-English born band that moved from London to America to find fans and inspiration. Their sound is often described as ”Southern Rock”, but I think it has more emotion, more fight, and an what I’d call...
