One to watch out for: Sarah Jarosz
Some mornings you wake up and just want to hear something different. This was one of those mornings. So in my typical button clicking on youtube style, I came across something special. When I listened to Sarah Jarosz I was impressed with with the overall feel of her music. Her old time bluegrass sound overflows...
Summer Festival Preview pt2
Summer in Chicago brings artists in from all over the world. That means no matter what kind of music you are into, you can find something you are going to like. Now if you dont sit around all day trying to find new bands to listen to, then it might be a little overwhelming trying...
Summer Festival Preview pt1
Summer is on us and that means a few things. The one that gets me excited is that means its music festival season. Not including street fests, there are around 20 days of official music festivals. Musicians from all over the world are going to be flooding into Chicago to spread a little influence. It...
Was Chicago ready for Gotye?
In short, no. Gotye’s popularity has exploded over the past 6 months. So much so that on his first trip to Chicago he sold out Park West and the Riv so fast that he was actually moved to the Aragon Ballroom. And even finding tickets to the Aragon were difficult if you waited too long....
Park West Welcomes Of Monsters and Men
One thing that I try to work hard on is not becoming a music snob. I think I do a decent job with that. One of the things I try to do is make sure I listen to songs that are suggested to me by my friends. I figure I go around telling others what...
Where Does the Week Go? – FUKENNY’s YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
Does anyone else feel like this past week just flew by? And not just flew by, was also amazingly nice outside for a couple days. At one point I checked the temp on my phone and it said 66 degrees. In Chicago, in March. I can live with that. One thing I would have problem...
Crunch Time – FUKENNY’s Weekday Playlist
Crunch Time means different things to different people. To some, it means its time to down a bowl of Cap’n Crunch. To others it means cramming for finals. For me, it means I only have a couple days (if even) to finish a project I am working on. It has been Crunch Time all week...
Welcome to March – FUKENNY’s YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
It has been a long week. I don’t know about all of you, but I’m just about ready for a nap. But sadly there is no time for sleep. Especially not tonight. Dillon Francis, Zeds Dead, and AraabMuzik are at the Congress Theatre tonight. Thats just too good to pass up. Even if it is...
A little new/a little new-old – FUKENNY’s YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
Yes, I understand the title makes no sense. 2012 has been a pretty amazing year so far. Work has been keeping me extremely busy. I’ve also been getting out more and seeing more shows and meeting more people. Chicago really is a great city for that. And since it hasn’t been too cold lately, everyone...
Gotye to make a stop at the Aragon
A couple weeks ago I came across Gotye (pronounced “gore-ti-yeah”). I really wanted to make fun of him cause I felt the first song I listened to, “Somebody I used to Know“, felt heavily influenced by Sting/Phil Collins or someone like that. But after listening to a couple more of their songs — like the...
Thursday, you are not Friday – FUKENNY’s VIDEO PLAYLIST
So I am running a little late today. For some reason over the past month or so, Thursday has become a big night to go out. The only problem with that is I have stuff to get done Friday mornings, like getting you your weekend playlist. Hopefully I will wake up soon and be able...
Valentine’s Day – FUKENNY’s VIDEO PLAYLIST
To start off with I need to let you know that Valentine’s Day is not my favorite holiday. I generally do my best to avoid this day. So even though I’m wasn’t really planning on doing anything special for this year’s, I decided I could still make a playlist for this day. But I wanted...