It's bad enough Canadian's have been biting a bunch of our indie cred, now they're going after our insurgent country sound too?! Seriously, it's time we start throwing some more grant money our musicians' way so we don't lose the sonic arms race! more ›

Last night, Chicagoist was able to go see one of our recently new favorite artists, Josh Rouse, at what will probably *not* be one of our new favorite venues, the Black Orchid. We have only recently started hearing about the Black Orchid as a venue for music, and were unsure what was awaiting us. We called ahead of time and were told on the phone to expect a "30s style supper club -- like the... more ›