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Top concerts of 2012
Here are my favorite concerts from 2012: 1. Neutral Milk Hotel at Athenaeum Theatre, Feb. 6: After releasing two acclaimed albums in the ‘90s, Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum drifted away for more than a decade. His return stacked up as...
Tags: Festive Events, Crazy Horse (music group), United Center, Pitchfork Music Festival, Arts and Culture
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Aretha Franklin, America and the origin of the 'spirit feel'
The gospel-truth, if you believe most of the history books: Aretha Franklin didn’t really find her true voice until she began working with producer Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records in 1967. "My idea was to make good tracks, use the best players,...
Tags: Billie Holiday, Jerry Wexler, Baptist, Sarah Vaughan, Religion and Belief
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Concert review: Bobby Womack at Brilliant Corners festival
Bobby Womack doesn’t like to be rushed. “Can I do it right for you tonight? he asked Sunday on the closing night of the Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements fall showcase at the Riverfront Theatre. “I like to do it right and take my...
Tags: Gorillaz (music group), Arts and Culture, Cancer, Religion and Belief, Philosophy
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Bobby Womack interview: 'I wonder why I'm still here'
Bobby Womack picks up the phone, and speaks what’s on his mind in a voice made of gravel. “I know a lot of people who are not here anymore,” the R&B great says, “and I wonder why I’m still here. … Not a day goes by...
Tags: Gorillaz (music group), Chaka Khan, Music Industry, Cancer, Aretha Franklin
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Album review: Bobby Womack, 'The Bravest Man in the Universe'
3 stars (out of 4) At 68, Bobby Womack has a resume steeped in greatness: a gospel singer who worked with Sam Cooke, a gifted session guitarist who played with everyone from Elvis Presley to Sly Stone, a songwriter covered by the Rolling Stones, and...
Tags: Gorillaz (music group), Damon Albarn, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Brilliant Corners festival features John Cale, Conor Oberst and Bobby Womack
John Cale, Conor Oberst and Bobby Womack will be among the headliners at the Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements Fall Showcase, Sept. 21-23 at the Riverfront Theater, 650 W. Chicago. Tribune Co., which publishes this newspaper, is a full, revenue...
Tags: Entertainment, John Cale
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Album review: Bobby Womack's 'The Bravest Man in the Universe'
Pop & Hiss"I got a story to tell," 68-year-old Bobby Womack announces at the outset of his remarkable new album, and at first you're pretty sure about the nature of his tale: An intergenerational hookup with producer Richard Russell and Damon Albarn...... -
Album review: Usher's 'Looking 4 Myself'
Pop & HissOn his seventh album, 'Looking 4 Myself,' Usher delivers a batch of high-flying genre-bending experiments, if not quite the revolutionary pop he's going for. The Times' Randall Roberts reviews.... -
Hair metal gods Bret Michaels, Erik Turner rate ‘Rock of Ages’
Pop & HissA couple of hair-metal experts weigh in on Tom Cruise and "Rock of Ages," a cinematic love letter to the much-maligned Reagan era rock genre. Poison’s Bret Michaels thought "Rock of Ages" was "awesome," while Tom Cruise did a "great job,"... -
Album review: Neneh Cherry and the Thing's 'The Cherry Thing'
Pop & Hiss"I think I'm built to last," sings Neneh Cherry on "Cashback," the opening track on "The Cherry Thing," her cacophonic collaboration that is something of her comeback. Cherry started her career with the punk-influenced collective Rip Rig + Panic but...... -
Live music for your Memorial Day weekend
Pop & HissThe Pop & Hiss run-down of the weekend's top shows has returned. Included this week is the Lightning In a Bottle Festival, the JazzReggae Festival and Silver Lake's Jubilee.... -
Album review: Damon Albarn's 'Dr Dee'
Pop & HissDamon Albarn seems about as busy as a pop star can be. In March the frontman of both Blur and Gorillaz released “Rocket Juice & the Moon,” a trippy Afro-funk disc he made with drummer Tony Allen and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers; next...
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