For Immaculate Infatuation, a music-driven NYC food blog, P.O.S was invited to Pure Food and Wine to grab some eats and teach some beats. Check out the video below.
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T-minus 10 days to submit for Chicago Public Library design contest
Early last month, the Chicago Public Library opened its competition to use its short URL, www.chipublib.org, in an original Library-inspired design. The contest is in conjunction with the CPL’s “Not What You Think” campaign, which intends to change misconceptions about what it offers.
The winner, selected among 30 finalists, will have his or her design unveiled on June 3 at the Harold Washington Library Center. The chosen piece then will be featured around Chicago as part of the campaign.
Sage Francis debuts track with Yann Tiersen, lists tour dates
Prefix Magazine has premiered “The Best of Times,” a single from rapper/poet Sage Francis‘ forthcoming album, Li(f)e. The track, whose lyrical content is a revealing and personal reflection, is built on a neoclassical composition by Yann Tiersen, best known for his work on the Amelie soundtrack.
50 Unheralded Albums from 2009
ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn’t receive enough attention in 2009.
Zach Hill: Compositional inspirations inform demented tech-pop debut
Inspired less by drummers and more by instrumentalists such as John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, and Ornette Coleman, drumming virtuoso Zach Hill begins his journey as a bandleader with Astrological Straits.
Contest: FREE Tickets for Orange Tulip Conspiracy’s May Tour
Covering vast swaths of sonic territory in any given few songs, Orange Tulip Conspiracy channels prog fusion, psychedelic rock, 1950s jazz guitar, avant metal, Romani melodies, and much more. Now, as the band prepares for a nationwide tour in May, five ALARM readers can win a pair of tickets to see its hefty talents in person in cities of their choice.
Orange Tulip Conspiracy Necessitates Musical Unpredictability
As one of the principal songwriters in Estradasphere, guitarist/composer Jason Schimmel has always loved combining disparate styles in new and jaw-dropping ways. But with Estradasphere on hold and a wealth of solo material, Schimmel now leads Orange Tulip Conspiracy, a similarly constructed but substantially different enterprise.
Kevin Hufnagel of Dysrhythmia Finds Inspiration in Composer John Cage
Whirlwind guitarist Kevin Hufnagel, one third of math-metal trio Dysrhythmia and half of atmospheric duo Byla, has released a beautiful, melancholy collection of solo tunes centered on acoustic guitars and percussion.
Q&A: Jazz Bassist Matt Ulery Explores Chamber Scores with Solo Compositions
Bassist/composer Matt Ulery has spent the last half of this decade entertaining Chicago with his involvement in chamber-jazz outfit Loom, jazz and classical-guitar quartet Eastern Blok, and other exceptional endeavors.