- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Sep 20, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Gay Sisters
These overlooked heroes of the city's golden age of gospel recorded the hit "God Will Take Care of You" in 1951
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 29, 2012
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Bluegrass: Earl Scruggs, Dailey & Vincent, and the Cracker Barrel
Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs has died at 88; rising bluegrass stars Dailey & Vincent play Friday in Grayslake.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Feb 23, 2012
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Blind Joel Taggart
This gospel singer and bluesman may have been the first guitar evangelist ever to make a record
- Music, Three Beats, Jan 5, 2012
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Three Beats: Alex White and Righteous Love repay a favor from God
Plus: Drummer Ben Billington goes solo with the synthy Quicksails, and MC ShowYouSuck throws another one-man pizza party
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 1, 2011
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This week on the B Side
A talk with Jane Birkin, multidisc sets of vintage African and black gospel music, a sound-art installation at the MCA, a makeover for Pancho's, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 17, 2011
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Fat Possum Still Has the Blues, Sort Of
Fat Possum Records may have abandoned the blues for indie rock, but its Big Legal Mess imprint has been picking up the slack.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 17, 2010
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Twisted Roots
Friday night: two very different takes on American music roots music, from Buddy Miller at House of Blues and Holly Golightly at Subterranean.
- Music, Music Review, Dec 10, 2009
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Three Stripes of Americana
Anthony Coleman reframes the post-ragtime proto-jazz of Jelly Roll Morton, one-of-a-kind mongrel folkie Michael Hurley cuts an album with Ida, and Tompkins Square collects three discs of off-the-grid black gospel.
