Tag: local music
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Song 91: Local powerhouse
“Time of Death” by Jennifer Hall Elaina: Jenn is an extremely talented singer/songwriter native to Chicago and a good friend of mine. We met a few years ago (she had rescued a dog that then became mine!) and after seeing her album release show at SubT I was HOOKED. I included a link to her… Read more
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Song 90: Buried tracks
[Photo by Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune] “Pusha Man/Paranoia” by Chance the Rapper Elaina: Chance the Rapper has gone from young rapper hopeful to full blown Grammy winner, Chicago star and role model in a few short years. Hanif Abdurraqib wrote an essay “Chance the Rapper’s Golden Year” in his collection of essays “They Can’t Kill… Read more
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Song 89: Exile in Guyville
“6’1″ by Liz Phair Elaina: Oh man. I love this album and it was hard to choose just one song. Liz Phair is from Chicago (actually the Northern suburbs) and recorded the album while living in Wicker Park, which is known more now for bros in bars than indie rock. I listened to this album… Read more
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Assignment 14: Five of my favorite songs from artists I’ve recently seen live
Name: Lawrence Liao Location: San Francisco, CA Relationship to music: Listener/Concert Goer Industry: Tech/Finance I thought Lawrence was perfect for this project because he sees a lot of bands live. (Something I am very envious of.) He has been supportive of Five Song Project since day one and gave me some ideas that I tackled… Read more