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Seventeen Songs By Which To Snack

Food and music are the two great loves of most people I know. Strangely, though, there seem to be very few songs written about food, perhaps because people are too busy eating it-- or, if you're Tina Fey, working it into the plotlines of your amazing and wonderful and hilarious television show-- to sing about it. Hmm. Doesn't seem fair. While you're pondering this, take a bite out of these 17 songs I've cobbled (mmm, cobbler!) together, all with titles referencing food or related to the consumption thereof, most of which aren't actually about food or the consumption thereof, but...  read more

WXRT's Live Eclectic Company premieres tomorrow, features Eleventh Dream Day, Robbie Fulks, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

Last month WXRT’s Eclectic Company held a live taping at Metro, hosted by noted Chicago musicians Jon Langford and Nicholas Tremulis. The first-ever Eclectic Company Live Concert Special featured special guests Eleventh Dream Day, Robbie Fulks, The M’s, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Cliff Johnson, the Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra and Metro owner Joe Shanahan spinning between sets. The taping broadcasts on 93.1 FM at 10 p.m. tomorrow, but for a visual expose of what you’ll be hearing, Paste:Local attended the live taping. Looking for an added sneak peak? Eleventh Dream Day premiered a couple songs from their forthcoming album, including...  read more

Live Review: Ezra Furman & The Harpoons @ Schubas 8/25/08

The slight, exceedingly quirky, and often rambling young frontman may have appeared awkward in-between his songs, but Ezra Furman displayed all the confidence and swagger of a pro while playing them. As the final performance of Furman and his bands' month-long Schubas residency, the show, featuring almost all new material, was sold out. Not too shabby, considering that it was a Monday night that began sparsely with opener J-Roddy Walston, who delivered a raucous and revved-up piano-driven set to, unfortunately, only a handful of people....  read more