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    Time Out Chicago / Issue 159 : Mar 13–19, 2008
    Local music issue

    Chicago music titans: Evolve or die

    For every music-biz dinosaur in this town, there’s a hungry new species looking to be the next big rocker, club or promoter on the Chicago scene. We give a heads-up to established folks who should be looking anxiously over their shoulders, and a tip of the hat to the newcomers salivating to eat them for lunch.

    By TOC staff


    Dance music festivals: The birthplace of house is experiencing growing pains.
    Indie label biz model: The owners of Smog Veil Records clear the air of Chicago's music industry.
    All-ages venue: On the lookout for that magical scene where carpooled teens could constructively let out their sexual and societal frustrations.
    Blues festival: Winter Delights upstages its more well know cousin with exciting lineups.
    Hometown friend of Kanye: Kid Sister, like Common, rides the wave of Kayne West's support.
    Music promoters: Burgeoning local promoters aim to stake their claim as taste makers with shows that are actually good.
    Concert shed: Tired of schlepping off to Tinley Park for arena shows? Soldier on.
    World music hangout: Uncommond Ground attempts to match the diversity of its music to the surrounding neighborhood.
    Sonic physics: Local movers and shakers in the music biz predict how Chicago’s scene will change in the next five years.


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    Subway performers: A UIC student documents the sound of the underground.

    Radio station: Internet radio seeks to fill the void left by WLUW's departure.

    Massive music venue: While pop-music fans have been conditioned to the dismal acoustics of the Aragon and United Center, the truth is big venues don’t have to be aural disasters.

    Daily music critic: Can newspaper critics keep up with the wave of online competitors?

    Next breakout band: What is the next Chicago-based band that will define the sound of the city?



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    Play lists: What Chicago’s scene makers are listening to now.






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