Category: Music // Art // Literature
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For the Trees, Of The Trees Presents: Moonglade
Of The Trees, aka Tyler Coombs, has a sound approach to music production that has ingratiated him to audiences far and wide. His sets can be likened to the telling of a story, tracks like personally crafted messages indicative of the majesty Tyler observes within forests and trees. There are many who have said this…
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Previewing Syndicate Sound Session 006: Harbinger of the Horizon
Syndicate Sound Session 006 is shaping up to be an incredible occasion. Slated for January 18th, 2025, Suburban Sound Syndicate is headed back to Rookie’s Rochaus in West Dundee, IL. This favored venue has hosted all previous Syndicate Sound Sessions to date, except for legendary episode 001. Through Rookie’s Rochaus, Suburban Sound Syndicate will be…
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Beneath My Skin: ELMAR’s Debut LP Listens Like a Journal to his Heart
Often, I feel like music is a portal way into comprehension. Sometimes it sounds like a conversation, where another’s words and experience touch and inspire. At other times, a song feels like peeking into someone else’s inner monologue, almost like entries lifted out of a personal journal. To a listener, music can feel like a…
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A Testament To Tycho: Infinite Health and Lots of Love
On November 15th, Tycho stopped at the Salt Shed in Chicago, IL. Following the release of their sixth studio album, Infinite Health on August 30th, they began a tour across North America that started September 13th to delight and impress their adoring fans. This concert marked number twenty-five out of twenty-six of the tour for…
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Bear and Hollywould go to Big Fam Fest
At Big Fam Fest in Brooklyn, MI, an outstanding collection of one-of-a-kind performances occurred over the course of three days. Add to that unique presentations of home-grown artistry, a healthy and wholesome community, and you have all the neccesary foundations in place for the success of this wonderful occasion. Big Fam Fest was, and is,…
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Entertainmment, Creativity and Community: A Secret Dreams Preview
As time ticks by, we draw closer to the event that altered my course for the better. A little more than a week away, unless you’re pre-partying, Secret Dreams is set to engage its third iteration. This year’s edition is set to improve on the past episodes in every single capacity. Awesome venue? Legend Valley,…
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Solar Tide Celebration: Effects Not Limited to the Earth and Moon
It’s never too late to reflect on a lively and lovely affair; a little over two weeks ago, I attended Solar Tide, a two-day event held at the Patio Theater in Chicago, IL on May 10+11. I had an excellent feeling about this occasion, and largely because of my previous experience at Lunar Tide Music…
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Rendezvous, Oui? Conversations about Community, Creativity, and Compassion (Part 2)
*This piece is a dedication towards collaboration within this community that I adore. It features components of conversations and interactions with attendees, like myself, which I intend to reverberate outwards and impactfully inspire others on their journeys. If I can use my verbosity and insight from others to help your progression, and show you some…
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Celebration of ‘Bicycle Day’: Introducing The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
On April 19, 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman explored the effects of a compound he had synthesized nearly five years before, lysergic acid diethylamide. Say that five times fast, or don’t and simply refer it to as LSD or acid, like everyone else. Your call, bud. However, you know what you should say? Doctor Hoffman’s…
