Global Notes: Chicago band Canasta takes their sound to Mongolia

Mar. 7, 2012
The Chicago indie band Canasta just returned from a tour in Mongolia, sponsored by the U.S. State Department.  Jerome and 848 host Tony Sarabia talk with bandmembers Matt Priest and Elizabeth Lindau about their cross-cultural musical exchange.  

Worldview 3.7.12

Mar. 7, 2012
On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami caused a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant.  A year later, some lessons have been learned.  According to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the U.S.

Halloween cover bands frighteningly good fun

Oct. 27, 2010
For the last decade or more, the Chicago club scene has embraced Halloween with the unique tradition of local bands transmogrifying onstage into some of their musical heroes, donning the costumes and playing some of the songs that they grew up loving, or which inspired them to make music of their ow