Since 1997, Evanston indie rocker Justin Roberts has built a deep discography of children’s music that treats listeners of all ages with respect. He first got an inkling that he wanted to make originals for kids while teaching at Step by Step Montessori in Minneapolis in the early 90s, and he’s since become an unusual […]
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Day of the Dowd 2 aims to stock the shelves at Pilsen food pantry
When Chicago drummer Gerald Dowd released his first full-length album, Home Now, in 2014, he threw a daylong release party with the tongue-in-cheek name Day of the Dowd. Over the course of 13 hours, Dowd sat in with 16 of the artists he’s accompanied during his long career, including children’s musician Justin Roberts and alt-country […]
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The Hideout family celebrate 20 years on Saturday with a relaxed, neighborly reunion party
The Hideout isn’t having a full-blown Block Party this year, but you can still see Eleventh Dream Day, Kelly Hogan, the Lawrence Peters Outfit, Robbie Fulks, the JC Brooks Band, Devil in a Woodpile, the reunited Mr. Rudy Day, and many more.
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A crew of midwest musicians moves Nancy Faust’s White Sox practice organ to Boston
Last week Kelly Hogan, Gerald Dowd, and Max Crawford performed the Great American Organ Transplant, delivering the instrument to Red Sox accompanist Josh Kantor.
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The Opposite of Selling Out
How a month of “Margaritaville” and a bald man with a hair dryer convinced Scott Ligon to get serious about music