Chicago Music News Brief
By JasonK • Dec 17th, 2009 • Category: OKR ArticlesFor all those that frequent or visit the awesome Lincoln Square area of Chicago, there’s definitely some cool music tidbits happening.
The first is from Sad Brad Smith, the folk musician and Lincoln Square resident whose song “Help Yourself” is on the soundtrack to the new George Clooney movie Up in the Air. Not bad for a guy playing coffee shops. There was a lot of buzz about Sad Brad winning an Oscar for the song, but stingy rules make it look like that’s not going to happen. You can visit his Web site at his band’s MySpace page. Read more about Sad Brad Smith at Time Out Chicago.
The next news comes from the awesome people at Laurie’s Planet of Sound. At the soon-to-open Late Bar in Avondale, Laurie’s is going to launch the new bar’s Wednesday night Mix-Tape Meltdown, which will showcase some of the record store’s collection. First show is December 30, which is the perfect warm up to New Year’s Eve. Of course, there is a MySpace page. Don’t forget Laurie’s awesome record collection.
