‘It’s all got some root in reality. I mean, they’re all bar bullshit stories.’
Bill DeYoung
Bill DeYoung was Connect's Arts & Entertainment Editor from May 2009 to August 2014.
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24-Hour Play Festival returns to Muse
The premise is simple: Six writers volunteer to write six new short plays, with no advance notice as to what they’ll be about.
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Heavy Lights @Ampersand
For you if you’re partial to the big-sounding pop/rock of Built to Spill or The War on Drugs.
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Upcoming music: Brantley Gilbert, Fashion Night bands
Country music star Brantley Gilbert, whose most recent single “Bottoms Up” was certified platinum, will perform Oct. 31 – yes, that’s Halloween – in the Martin Luther King Arena. The […]
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At Bay Street: Chicago‘s baddest girl
‘Courtney has become kind of a muse for me,’ says director DeVincent. ‘She and I speak and think in the same terms, and she’s always open to my warpo ideas. And she makes good of them.’
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Zydeco in Effingham: A Major event
During his 40 years in the business of show, zydeco guitarist Major Handy has held a lot of titles, including Broke Musician.
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Sandwich Rap @The Jinx
‘By far, the best part is actually getting on a stage and rocking a crowd that has no idea what to expect.’
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Drivin N Cryin/Jordan Igoe @Coach’s Corner
Drivin N Cryin hasn’t become a ‘local’ band; this is a makeup date from a rained out show in July.
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Patch/Spirits and the Melchizedek Children @Hang Fire
Austin ‘dark folk’ band with a unique approach
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People’s Blues of Richmond @Congress Street Social Club
Good times: The initials are PBR.
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Adron @Hang Fire
‘For many years, I was obsessed with Beck. It was different from what everybody else was listening to at my age.’
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Jackson Evans and all that jazz
‘One of the big tragedies with jazz is that it’s become over-intellectualized…
playing music well should always be the priority.”