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Chicago Summer Music Fest Time!!!

Oh my god. It is finally warm, sunny and green outside. And Jodi is one very happy young lady. To celebrate this newfound warmth, the most natural way to celebrate is of course, with music street fests!
I’m still a fairly recent new Chicagoan, so I was pretty surprised to find out all the exciting music [...]

The Hood Internet vs. Chicago

Sunny skies, green grass, cold beer. Summer is finally back! Now how to get the dance party started? Well, whether or not you know it, the perfect summer weekend soundtrack dropped this past Tuesday, for free at that. If you haven’t already, do yourself a favor and head over to visit our friends The Hood [...]

Summer Songs – I Guess I’m Floating

Connor from I Guess I’m Floating took some time to make a great contribution to our summer songs feature. Make sure to check out that I’m From Barcelona track!
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For many of us still in our college years, summer represents a plateau of endless opportunity. You can be whatever you want to be and do [...]

Summer Songs – So The Wind Won’t Blow It All Away

ZB from So The Wind Won’t Blow it All Away sent me an e-mail with some summer songs attached, and I am happy to put them up as part of the summer songs feature. Thanks ZB for your time and the music!
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In our extreme seaside area, a country where it rains forty days after forty [...]

Summer Songs – Can You See The Sunset From The Southside?

Continuing our “summer songs” feature, Eric from CYSTSFTS stops by to offer up a couple of tracks for your enjoyment.
Avail – August [mp3]
Rock and roll courtest of Richmond, VA’s finest.  Great “summer songs” seem to always have a certain time and place attached to them that just bring the memories flooding back.  I spent the [...]

Summer Songs – Veritas Lux Mea

Today’s feature was also featured on Saturday, but for some reason everything I posted on Saturday and Sunday vanished into thin air. Therefore, I would like to once again hook you up with some summer songs courtesy of Goose from Veritas Lux Mea. Enjoy the tunes and nice weather!
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Dropkick Murphys – Tessie [mp3]
A [...]

Summer Songs – Songs:Illinois

Craig from Songs:Illinois and SwedesPlease drops by today to offer a bunch of great tunes for our summer songs feature, or in this case our “Driving songs” feature. I agree with Craig that the two go hand in hand. The tracks below offered my initial exposure to Michael Hall and Kevin Kinney, both of which [...]

Summer Songs – The Rock Insider

Everyone’s favorite Rock Insider offers up some of her favorite summer tracks.  Thanks to Jax for taking the time to hook us up with a couple gems.
Sound Team – Your Eyes Are Liars [mp3]
The Tripwire called Sound Team’s new album, Movie Monster, “The Soundtrack To Every Indie Kids Summer.” I full-heartedly agree. I [...]

Summer Songs – Out The Other

It’s Friday, and not only does Janet from Out the Other provide a fantastic summer song, but it also is a great song to end a hectic work week on as well. Thanks to Janet for her fantastic contribution!
Summer Songs – Out The Other – Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere
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I don’t necessarily have a [...]

Summer Songs – Audio For Drinking (Josh)

Continuing our installment of “Summer Songs” is Josh, the other person behind Audio For Drinking. Enjoy…
Summer Songs – Audio For Drinking – A Tribe Called Quest – I Left My Wallet In El Segundo

A Tribe Called Quest’s “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo” is a song that reminds me of the summertime. It [...]