Category Archives: Music & Meaning

Prchal Plugged In

The VIDEO below shows a few minutes of Kevin Andrew Prchal and his band, The Wheeling Birds, playing this year’s Two Brothers Summer Fest, River Edge Park, Aurora, Illinois.  Kevin’s alternative and country sound translated so well to the big … Continue reading

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Three Story Sandbox

Three Story Sandbox—the new release from jazz veterans Scott Robinson, Janice Borla, and Jack Mouse (left to right below)—manages to sound ancient and electronic, avant garde and traditional, world-musicky and rock-solid American all at once, and without sounding like a … Continue reading

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Gospel Extravaganza 28

The 28th Annual Gospel Extravaganza happens this February 6th in Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville. This year it features rising gospel star Anita Wilson, who’ll spend the day doing workshops with three gospel choirs. … Continue reading

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