Solo and Acoustic, The Jeff Massey Way
Update 6/15/10: Enjoy a stream of the entire show by clicking below, courtesy of Joe Perona. Solo and acoustic. A musician has got to have pretty big stones to pull it off. Without a band and...
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Home Movies
It is a beautiful thing when technology allows a hobbyist to put a video like this together in just a couple of hours. The author (username marc4dfan on YouTube) doesn’t have a background in video...
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One Foot In The Blues: The Barn’s School Of Rock
Let’s say you’ve got a ton of soul, a wealth of talent and a hell of a creative streak. You get off on loud guitars and the deep rumble of the bass. Your music is an extension of yourself, a vehicle...
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The Barn’s Jeff Massey Interview
Jeff Massey brings the same energy and enthusiasm to a friendly conversation that he brings to the stage. Engaging, reflexive and honest, the same qualities that make Steepwater Band music so exciting...
View ArticleThe Stars Look Good Tonight – New Steepwater Video + Interview
“The Stars Look Good Tonight” Steepwater Band’s latest single is a perfect piece of hook-driven rock, accessible without being cloying, gutsy without being super-aggressive. An account with cdbaby...
View ArticleFriday Linkafication: Dave on The South Side, Movie News and More
We took a week off from Linkafication last week, but that just means that this week’s is just that much linkier. The Barn’s favorite music industry crank Bob Lefsetz tears into Jon Bon Jovi, who has...
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Our Symphony Sunday features was partially inspired by Cathy Richardson telling me about this event which will be broadcast this weekend Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney is looking for the best cover...
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Lots of interesting free music from some of The Barn’s favorite bands in this week’s Linkafication. Van Ghost is running a pretty badass promotion to pick the first single from their latest release at...
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The Barn’s Greater Chicago Festival Guide – Summer 2012
We’ve creeped past the solstice marker and are entering the heart of festival season in the Midwest. The oddest trend for 2012 seems to be festivals moving locations, which no less than five of the...
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Video: Get Personal With Steepwater Band – Ace Bar 4/20/13
With so many live performance videos being unwatchable or unlistenable, it was so nice come across this document of Steepwater’s 4/20 homecoming show. They’ve been hitting the road hard this spring,...
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Phase Two: More Lineup Additions for Phase Of The Moon
In early February, I published a piece introducing a new Illinois music festival and doing some speculation on some of the talent that was To Be Announced. Now that the Phase Two lineup has been...
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Panic Fans Guide To Milwaukee: 2014 Edition
The first time I ventured north to Milwaukee to see a Widespread Panic show was over the Fourth of July, 1997. The band was playing a rare two night stand at a smaller stage of the city’s famed...
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