Tag: Chicago

For those people that haven't heard of you could you tell us a bit about yourself, your story?  I was born a poor, black child…. (kidding) I spent most of my younger years...

I like cover bands. Since I live in a town with a lot of retirees, I have seen that bands here can make a good living playing moldy oldies while they work...

Herederos by Mariachi Herencia de Mexico. Mariachi like you have never Heard it before.  A Chicago-based mariachi of 14 women and men led by 19-yer old Marco Villela, its music is a...

One hundred and nineteen songs.  That is how many submissions I received last week from artists, bands, agents, and management and PR groups pitching music for me to review.   Actually, that is...

Xoe Wise is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer originally from a small town in NC. Her music ranges from folk to rock, to electronic and her forthcoming album, Air, features her folk songs...

Mariachi Herencia De México is a constantly rotating ensemble of students from Chicago’s immigrant barrios, with a hit song and 2017 Latin Grammy nomination. The band started in 2016 as a student...

A high school mariachi band based in the Chicago Public School system that has been nominated for a Latin Grammy?  Who knew there was mariachi in Chicago, much less in the high...

Southern California singer/songwriter Alice Wallace’s new album, Into the Blue, to be released this week on Rebelle Road Records, is pure California country. Her fourth album, it harks back to the 70’s artists like Joni...