As Record Store Day and its accompanying vinyl avalanche nears, and as talk has turned to McCartney concerts and a reissue of "Wings Over America," I've found myself transported to the dawn of my vinyl obsession.
When we talked to Eagle Trace last summer, the New Berlin-based rock band was barely a year old and preparing for a big show at the Big Gig. The group - made up of Broderick Coning and brothers Max, Jackson, Mitch and Cass Borgardt - has shown no signs of slowing since then.
The Social Circle chimed in with their "trapped on a desert island" records of choice this week, ranging from Tchaikovsky to Jeff Buckley to The Beatles. What's your pick?
Sunday April 28th, 2013 – Chicago, IL I received last minute word that George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic were performing in Chicago tonight, so of course I had to rearrange my schedule so I could attend. It’s impossible to ever know for sure when the last time w...
Friday July 27th, 2012 – Glenview, IL The absolute single most required ingredient to achieving success at anything in life is a matter of being at the right place at the right time. That’s not really a secret, just like picking the correct lottery numbers. Everybody k...
Friday January 13th, 2012 - Fox Lake, IL Ah, Friday the 13th. My personal holiday. The perfect day to be Mr. Lucky. That’s when the rest of this insanity infested planet gets to feel what it’s like to be me every single day. I can relax a little and watch everyone else pan...
Wednesday June 29th, 2011 - Cary, IL Getting out of the hospital feels like I’m starting my whole life over again. When I had my nasty car accident in 1993, I had just turned 30 and hadn’t really experienced anything major at that point. I was an up and coming comedian, an...
Sunday June 12th, 2011 - Ann Arbor, MI/Kenosha, WI Although it doesn’t affect my personal life even a little, it made me feel warm and fuzzy all over to learn of the Miami Heat losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. The games weren’t the issue as much as it was ...