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News Fri Jan 21 2011
Friday Quick Links
When we're not typing with socks on our hands to stay warm, we're drinking 31 ounces of coffee in a sitting.
- By tradition, hip-hop videos are always great for capturing neighborhood vibes, and these couple from Chicago rapper Cojack, feature the city's Southeast side.
- An interview by the Windy City Times with Winnetka-native Liz Phair, who performs at the Metro on Saturday, January 22nd.
- Mic Terror takes his stab at "Like It Raw".
- CMJ talks to Thrill Jockey artists Future Islands' frontman Samuel T. Herring. (They play the Empty Bottle on 2/19.)
- Chris Catania explores whether going to fewer shows in 2010 led to better experiences, and how a dip in show attendance affected the music industry.
- Download some tracks from Chicago psych/Kraut rockers Verma. (They'll play the Hideout on Saturday 1/22 as a part of Psych Fest.)
- The Hideout's weekly (delicious) Soup & Bread events are getting more musical as of late, with reports of DJ sets from the likes of The Reader's Peter Margasak and music and vats of soup from Numero Group's Michael Slaboch who made Spicy Tortilla Soup last week (recipe). Recently behind the soup pot they've also had Sound Opinions producer Robin Linn, and Bloodshot Record's Rob Miller (with reports he brought over a Venison Chili). Check out who's up next by keeping an eye on the Hideout's calendar every Wednesday this winter, or the Soup & Bread blog.