Having been a midwestern rock fan my whole life, I’ve come to the conclusion that folks around here don’t just love “heartland classic rock” like John Cougar and Steve Miller—they’re also unusually fond of progressive rock from the UK and Europe. I grew up landlocked and surrounded by mostly featureless landscapes, so I was drawn […]
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Michael Salvatori’s long, strange trip
In 1982 Michael Salvatori recorded a sought-after private-press folk LP, and 19 years later he cowrote the score for genre-defining video game Halo.
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The Riddles’ lone 1967 single made its CD debut in 2008
Suburban garage rockers the Riddles released just one original song, but they’re still fondly remembered around the Windy City and beyond.
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At last! The cronut (or “croughnut”) comes to Chicago!
The country’s latest pastry craze comes to town.