Comprised of Ross Dolan (guitar), Laura Dolan (vocals), Nick Vogelpohl (bass) and Nate Wagner (drums), the Cincinnati, OH-based quartet Electric Citizen have received attention for a sound that channels Led Zeppelin, Rush, early Deep Purple, […]
Tag: Chicago
New Audio: The Post Apocalyptic Sound of Alex Zelenka’s “Out of Touch” feat. VIRGO
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the better part of the past year to year-and-a-half or so, you’d likely be familiar with Elizabeth Ann Clark, a Mojave Desert-based filmmaker, classically-trained pianist and electronic music artist, […]
New Audio: Chicago’s The Main Squeeze Specializes in Old-School-Inspired, Funky, Soulful Pop on “Angelus”
Consisting of Corey Frye (vocals), Max Newman (guitar), Ben “Smiley” Silverstein (keyboards), Reuben Gingrich (drums) and Jeremiah Hunt (bass), neo-soul act, The Main Squeeze originally formed in Bloomington, IN before they eventually relocated to Chicago (which […]
I’ve long admired The Onion AV Club as they’ve consistently offered some of the smartest, most incisive and funniest criticism of movies, music and pop culture around. Some time ago, The Onion AV Club created […]
Live Concert Photography: The Heard and The Funky Meters at Brooklyn Bowl 4/18/15
Live Concert Photography: The Heard and The Funky Meters Brooklyn Bowl April 18, 2015 Last month, I was at Brooklyn Bowl to catch The Funky Meters during their two night run in town, and on […]
The Oxford, UK-based duo of Vienna Ditto can trace their origins to when members Nigel (production) and Hatty (vocals) met and bonded over a mutual love of Chicago blues, psychedelia and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. […]
Because of his role in the development of house music, Frankie Knuckles has long been considered “The Godfather of House Music” – and one of the most influential artists in the history of electronic dance music […]
Chicago-based. singer-songwriter The ELLE can trace the origins of her music career to when she started using various forms of writing as an emotional and creative outlet when she was 8; however, despite the fact […]
Young, up-and-coming, pop artist Tove Stryke landed a record deal with Sony Sweden in her late teens and it resulted in the 2010 release of her self-titled debut effort, which was a commercial success in […]
Lee Miles is a Louisville, KY-based alt-country/folk-rock/blues-rock artist, who records and performs under the moniker of Chief Ghoul. And under the Chief Ghoul moniker, Miles has developed a reputation for a sound that channels the […]
If you know anything about R&B and soul music, you know that that both genres frequently share a rather intimate relationship with the church, and in turn with gospel music. So it shouldn’t be terribly […]
Born in Milwaukee, WI and currently located in Chicago, the 23 year old singer/songwriter Lili K. began performing in church and school choirs and started writing original material when she had turned 10. As a […]
Chicago has been the home of a rather prominent garage rock scene, a scene that includes dear friends White Mystery, My Gold Mask and countless others. Miles Lee, an alt-country, folk-rock, blues-rock artist who records […]
Originally formed in 2011 and comprised of Dan Htoo-Levine (guitar, vocals), Thom Brennan (trumpet), and Matt Hines (keyboards), the Boston, MA-based band Dan and The Wildfire originally started out as a indie folk band. However, […]
For close to a decade, the Chicago, IL-based The Steepwater Band have quietly developed a reputation as a heavy, blues band, continuing that city’s great tradition for blues and rock. And interestingly, 2015 will mark […]