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- The Secret History of Chicago Music: Doctor Clayton
Doctor Clayton cut just 30 tracks, but they helped plant the seeds for rock ‘n’ roll.
by Plastic Crimewave [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - Preview: LeAnna Eden at Elastic Arts, 4/6
By Keidra Chaney
The Black Dot Music Festival, hosted last September at Elastic Arts, 2830 N. Milwaukee Ave., was an inaugural gathering of Chicago’s lively — if not always noticed — African-American rock music scene. The event boasted a diverse lineup, bringing together local funk-rock stalwarts Bushoong and BabyBrutha with grunge rockers The Moses Gun and introduced relative newcomers to the scene, including Milwaukee-based folk artist LeAnna Eden.
Eden’s intimate acoustic performance quietly dominated a memorable bill of heavier rockers. Her songs seem to draw equally from folk, soul, and indie rock for musical inspiration – and her vocal style is ethereal without being overly delicate or twee. Check out “In My Dreams” below for a taste of her sound. LeAnna Eden returns to Elastic for another Black Dot hosted event, with genre-defying multicultural music collective Slowbots and singer/songwriter Kelly Campos.
The show starts at 8pm and doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $8 and available at the door.
- Eight Can’t-Miss Shows At The Chicago Improv Festival
We’ve cobbled together a list of some of the hidden (often more affordable) gems at the Chicago Improv Festival, as well as some of the bigger names and shows at this year’s CIF. [ more › ]
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