by Man Up Chicago | Apr 11, 2012 | Chicago Concerts, Music
Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius Brings his Sad Songs to a Sold Out Show at Schubas Spring is usually the time we slowly transition the artists on our go-to playlists: adios Bon Iver, good afternoon Big Boi. But as the weather was soaring to record highs not long ago,...
by Man Up Chicago | Jan 3, 2012 | Music
2011’s Summer Jam, Philosophical Folk and a Big City Anthem. In this final part of our Favorite 15 Songs of 2011, we look at our five favorite songs of the past year. You can see songs 11 – 15 here, and songs 6 – 10 here. To listen to all the tracks,...
by Man Up Chicago | Dec 30, 2011 | Music
Junkyard Funk, Desperate Doo-Wop and the most Bon Iver-ish Song of the Year This is the second part, songs 10 through 6, of our Favorite 15 Songs of 2011. To this see the first part, songs 15 through 11, click here. 10. Gangsta — Tune-Yards — Who Kill...
by Man Up Chicago | Dec 21, 2011 | Music
Sexy Synth Pop, Protest Music, and Mentally Draining Songs about Hooking-Up This is the first part of our list. To see part two, click here. We’ve said before and we’ll say it again: lists are to articles what reality shows are to television. They are easy to produce,...
by Man Up Chicago | Aug 25, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Music
“A prophet is without honor in his hometown,” proclaims Solomon David. Despite his use of the aforementioned, paraphrased line from the Bible, David is neither a prophet nor a preacher. He’s the lead singer of the Chicago band Blah Blah Blah, and he’s eloquently...
by Man Up Chicago | Jul 14, 2011 | Lollapalooza 2011, Music
Editor’s Note: We’ve teamed up with Do312.com and its network of bloggers to help preview every musical act at Lollapalooza. We’ve been assigned to write about six performers at the early August music festival in Grant Park. Unlike when Man Up Chicago usually writes...
