{"id":15442,"date":"2018-10-31T11:21:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?page_id=15442"},"modified":"2022-04-05T09:43:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:43:42","slug":"newcity-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/newcity-music\/","title":{"rendered":"NewCity Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15712\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/newcity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/newcity.jpg 467w, https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/newcity-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/>For some years now, I&#8217;ve been writing essays for Chicago altweekly <em>NewCity<\/em>, previewing upcoming shows in and around the city. The essays are a kind of boiled-down biography and critical assessment (every once in awhile including interview quotes), and I&#8217;ve covered a wide variety of acts. <a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/author\/bill-kopp\/\">A full list is here<\/a>, but below are links to some specific essays.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/24\/adam-antihero\/\">Adam Ant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/12\/12\/the-never-ending-flight\/\">The Airplane Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/09\/17\/a-way-out-trip-in-the-wayback-machine\/\">The Allah-Las<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/12\/26\/music-driven-memoir-a-preview-of-peter-asher-at-city-winery\/\">Peter Asher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/04\/12\/to-oblivion-and-beyond-a-preview-of-brian-augers-oblivion-express-at-reggies\/\">Brian Auger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/08\/25\/dance-this-mess-around-a-preview-of-the-b-52s-at-ravinia-festival\/\">The B-52&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/17\/consistently-on-the-right-side-of-history\/\">Joan Baez<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/12\/11\/louisiana-guitar-slinger\/\">Tab Benoit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/04\/29\/invitation-a-preview-of-california-guitar-trio-and-montreal-guitar-trio-at-old-town-school-of-folk-music\/\">California Guitar Trio + Montr\u00e9al Guitar Trio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/09\/29\/case-in-point\/\">Peter Case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/01\/21\/country-from-another-country-a-preview-of-kasey-chambers-at-the-old-town-school-of-folk-music\/\">Kasey Chambers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/10\/12\/further-deeper-infinity-a-preview-of-the-church-at-lincoln-hall\/\">The Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/08\/05\/the-incredible-expanding-band-a-preview-of-the-claudettes-at-210-live\/\">The Claudettes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/12\/31\/theyre-a-good-trip\/\">Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/05\/26\/standing-on-the-edge-of-tomorrow-a-preview-of-the-damned-at-house-of-blues\/\">The Damned<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/25\/still-truckin\/\">Drive-By Truckers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2020\/03\/05\/old-fashioned-dreamer-a-preview-of-kat-edmonson-at-space\/\">Kat Edmonson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/08\/08\/a-livin-thing-once-again-a-preview-of-jeff-lynnes-elo-at-allstate-arena\/\">Jeff Lynne&#8217;s ELO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/01\/23\/nothing-but-fine-blues-a-preview-of-tinsley-ellis-at-space\/\">Tinsley Ellis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/18\/greeting-to-the-good-times\/\">Alejandro Escovedo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/09\/11\/never-give-up-a-preview-of-fantastic-negrito-at-martyrs\/\">Fantastic Negrito<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/02\/22\/past-is-still-prologue-a-preview-of-fleetwood-mac-at-united-center\/\">Fleetwood Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/09\/22\/gang-way\/\">Gang of Four<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/02\/10\/major-pop-victory-a-preview-of-gin-blossoms-at-the-arcada-theatre\/\">Gin Blossoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/22\/breaking-the-sensitive-singer-songwriter-mold\/\">Margaret Glaspy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/12\/21\/fever-pitch-a-preview-of-guided-by-voices-at-the-bottom-lounge\/\">Guided by Voices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/09\/acoustic-fireworks\/\">Steve Gunn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/09\/12\/diversity-initiative-a-preview-of-jimmy-herring-at-park-west\/\">Jimmy Herring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/27\/deeply-personal-yet-still-inviting\/\">Hiss Golden Messenger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/11\/12\/give-it-to-the-former-soft-boy\/\">Robyn Hitchcock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/07\/24\/multigenre-master-a-preview-of-eilen-jewell-at-hey-nonny\/\">Eilen Jewell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/11\/26\/a-couple-of-bad-news-boys\/\">The King Khan &amp; BBQ Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/12\/05\/messin-with-the-kid\/\">The Marcus King Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/12\/01\/modern-day-all-around-entertainer\/\">Jim Lauderdale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/19\/they-wanna-prove-to-you\/\">The Lemon Twigs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/07\/21\/my-lolla-2016-bill-kopp\/\">Lollapalooza 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/07\/25\/my-lolla-2017-bill-kopp\/\">Lollapalooza 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/06\/26\/heavyweights-a-preview-of-nick-lowe-with-los-straitjackets-at-fitzgeralds\/\">Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/20\/keeping-the-prog-rock-faith\/\">Marillion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/09\/20\/a-lifetime-immersed-in-the-blues\/\">John Mayall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/07\/11\/last-punks-standing-a-preview-of-mekons-at-hideout\/\">Mekons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/28\/new-adventures-in-high-classical\/\">Mike Mills<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/12\/20\/whos-foolin-who-a-preview-of-mud-morganfield-at-space\/\">Mud Morganfield<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/03\/02\/second-genesis-a-preview-of-the-musical-box-at-the-arcada-theatre\/\">The Musical Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/07\/16\/an-aura-of-malevolence-delivered-with-a-snarl\/\">The Mystery Lights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2020\/02\/24\/still-remembering-the-future-a-preview-of-nektar-at-reggies\/\">Nektar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/06\/09\/the-real-deal-a-preview-of-mike-nesmith-and-micky-dolenz-at-the-copernicus-center\/\">Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/11\/22\/classical-chops-in-country-pop\/\">The O&#8217;Connor Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/10\/21\/lucky-and-well-deserving-man-a-preview-of-carl-palmers-elp-legacy-at-reggies-rock-club\/\">Carl Palmer&#8217;s ELP Legacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/02\/02\/high-concept-and-highly-entertaining-a-preview-of-scott-bradlees-postmodern-jukebox-at-rialto-square-theatre\/\">Postmodern Jukebox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/02\/14\/still-shining-on-brightly-a-preview-of-procol-harum-at-city-winery\/\">Procol Harum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/04\/27\/a-token-of-their-extreme-a-preview-of-project-object-at-martyrs\/\">Project\/Object<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/05\/15\/new-adventures-a-preview-of-todd-rundgrens-utopia-at-the-chicago-theatre\/\">Todd Rundgren&#8217;s Utopia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/11\/01\/still-getting-to-the-point-a-preview-of-kim-simmonds-and-savoy-brown-at-brauer-house\/\">Savoy Brown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/09\/27\/sweet-flying-ice-cream-attack-a-preview-of-shonen-knife-at-subterranean\/\">Shonen Knife<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/11\/01\/one-success-to-another\/\">Sloan<\/a> (2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/06\/15\/art-over-stardom-a-preview-of-sloan-at-the-bottom-lounge\/\">Sloan<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/12\/23\/archetype-of-the-uncompromising-poetrocker\/\">Patti Smith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/03\/13\/especially-for-you-a-preview-of-the-smithereens-at-the-memorial-opera-house\/\">The Smithereens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/19\/persona-non-genre\/\">Esperanza Spalding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2020\/01\/24\/it-happens-one-night-a-preview-of-wesley-stace-at-space\/\">Wesley Stace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/08\/17\/still-breathtaking-a-preview-of-sting-at-ravinia-festival\/\">Sting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/01\/stones-soul-picnic\/\">Allen Stone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/12\/08\/ten-awkward-dudes-a-preview-of-straight-no-chaser-at-civic-opera-house\/\">Straight No Chaser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/07\/20\/arena-rock-for-modern-audiences\/\">The Struts<\/a> (2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/11\/15\/the-big-leagues-at-last-a-preview-of-the-struts-at-house-of-blues\/\">The Struts<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/12\/04\/the-greatest-so-they-say\/\">Supersuckers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/09\/02\/sweet-16\/\">Matthew Sweet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/16\/chords-of-near-fame\/\">Teenage Fanclub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/11\/soul-stew-mad-dogs-and-americans\/\">Tedeschi Trucks Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/01\/10\/match-set-a-preview-of-tennis-at-metro\/\">Tennis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/03\/12\/giants-of-the-pop-world-a-preview-of-they-might-be-giants-at-the-vic-theatre\/\">They Might be Giants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/02\/long-live-post-rock-dead-or-alive\/\">Tortoise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/07\/09\/super-grouper-a-preview-of-nicholas-tremulis-and-the-prodigal-9-at-space\/\">Nicholas Tremulis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/04\/01\/lets-make-some-noise-a-preview-of-the-tubes-at-the-arcada-theatre\/\">The Tubes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/09\/13\/a-singer-songwriter-learns-the-score\/\">KT Tunstall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2020\/02\/07\/lights-out-a-preview-of-ufo-at-the-genesee-theatre\/\">UFO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2019\/08\/23\/knock-you-in-the-head-a-preview-of-the-vibrators-at-reggies-music-joint\/\">The Vibrators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2017\/01\/01\/two-bands-in-one\/\">The Vulgar Boatmen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/10\/27\/epic-moves-a-preview-of-kamasi-washington-at-riviera-theatre\/\">Kamasi Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2020\/01\/17\/strings-summit-a-preview-of-keller-williams-the-keels-at-park-west\/\">Keller Williams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/09\/22\/view-from-the-woods-a-preview-of-david-wilcox-at-old-town-school-of-folk-music\/\">David Wilcox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/11\/20\/do-it-again-a-preview-of-brian-wilson-at-horseshoe-hammond\/\">Brian Wilson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/04\/24\/the-hardest-working-man-in-rock-a-preview-of-steven-wilson-at-the-vic-theatre\/\">Steven Wilson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/11\/24\/he-still-comes-out-at-night\/\">The Edgar Winter Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2018\/04\/05\/a-whole-wide-world-of-wisdom-a-preview-of-wreckless-eric-at-the-burlington\/\">Wreckless Eric<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/29\/in-a-manner-of-speaking-yes\/\">Yes featuring Anderson, Rabin &amp; Wakeman (formerly ARW)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.newcity.com\/2016\/10\/03\/post-family-values\/\">Dweezil Zappa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some years now, I&#8217;ve been writing essays for Chicago altweekly NewCity, previewing upcoming shows in and around the city. The essays are a kind of boiled-down biography and critical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15712,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15442","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15442"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22709,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15442\/revisions\/22709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}