One week after his unannounced appearance at Farm Aid, where he stunned the crowd by playing three 1965 classics with 3/5th of the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan resumed his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour at the Midland Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. And even though he was back with his standard touring band, the surprises kept coming when he opened the show with Leiber and Stoller’s 1952 classic “Kansas City.”
It was the first time he’d played the song since a 1986 show with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in Bonner Springs,...
It was the first time he’d played the song since a 1986 show with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in Bonner Springs,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Dylan, Jack White and the late B.B. King are among the scores of musicians featured in the new documentary, Born in Chicago, which chronicles the remarkable transformation and evolution of the blues that took place in the city during the 1950s and 1960s.
Directed by John Anderson — who helmed the concert portion of Brian Wilson's Smile — the film recently launched a PledgeMusic campaign to raise money to secure the rights for the music and archival footage used in the documentary. Born in Chicago is otherwise finished, and has...
Directed by John Anderson — who helmed the concert portion of Brian Wilson's Smile — the film recently launched a PledgeMusic campaign to raise money to secure the rights for the music and archival footage used in the documentary. Born in Chicago is otherwise finished, and has...
- 7/23/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago – On Tuesday, December 3rd, the Midwest Independent Film Festival will award their “Best of the Midwest” honors with a ceremony at The Underground Nightclub in Chicago. The evening will be hosted by Festival Director Mike McNamara, and nominees include “The Kings of Summer,” directed by Justin Vogt-Roberts, “Sole Survivor,” directed by Ky Dickens and “Be Good,” directed by Todd Looby.
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards Are Tuesday, December 3rd
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com
The Midwest Independent Film Festival is a year-round movie event in Chicago that takes place the first Tuesday of every month, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema. The festival has been named by Chicago Magazine in their “Best of Chicago” issue, and has become one of the top places for local filmmakers, producers and actors to network in the city.
The nominees for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards are as follows….
Best Music Video...
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards Are Tuesday, December 3rd
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com
The Midwest Independent Film Festival is a year-round movie event in Chicago that takes place the first Tuesday of every month, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema. The festival has been named by Chicago Magazine in their “Best of Chicago” issue, and has become one of the top places for local filmmakers, producers and actors to network in the city.
The nominees for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards are as follows….
Best Music Video...
- 12/2/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
July 11
8:00 p.m.
Buttercup Park
4901 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, Il 60640
Hosted by: Chicago Filmmakers
As part of Chicago Filmmakers’ Summer Fun! series of movies for the whole family to be enjoyed in the great outdoors, Born in Chicago chronicles the rise of the “blues-rock explosion” when a bunch of eager white teenagers sought to learn the blues from the masters themselves. This upbeat, inspirational documentary is directed by John Anderson and will screen outdoors at Buttercup Park.
Here’s the official description, then watch the documentary trailer below:
Born In Chicago is the untold history of the Chicago blues evolution of the early sixties. Featuring the stories of of white middle-class aspiring musicians who cut their teeth in the city’s tough blues neighborhoods, were taken under the wing of the Chicago greats, and went on to spark the “blues-rock explosion.” Featuring blues masters Marshall Chess, Elvin Bishop, Michael Bloomfield,...
8:00 p.m.
Buttercup Park
4901 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, Il 60640
Hosted by: Chicago Filmmakers
As part of Chicago Filmmakers’ Summer Fun! series of movies for the whole family to be enjoyed in the great outdoors, Born in Chicago chronicles the rise of the “blues-rock explosion” when a bunch of eager white teenagers sought to learn the blues from the masters themselves. This upbeat, inspirational documentary is directed by John Anderson and will screen outdoors at Buttercup Park.
Here’s the official description, then watch the documentary trailer below:
Born In Chicago is the untold history of the Chicago blues evolution of the early sixties. Featuring the stories of of white middle-class aspiring musicians who cut their teeth in the city’s tough blues neighborhoods, were taken under the wing of the Chicago greats, and went on to spark the “blues-rock explosion.” Featuring blues masters Marshall Chess, Elvin Bishop, Michael Bloomfield,...
- 7/9/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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