Sound Citizen » Lou Reed http://soundcitizen.com music blog live concert reviews album reviews music news chicago Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:00:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sound Citizen Radio brings Chicago's best live, local music right to you. We play local bands, tell you where you can go seem them live, and make recommendations of upcoming Chicago concerts. We also feature occasional ticket giveaways, so don't miss a single episode! New podcasts are on Wednesday nights, to get you ready for the weekend. Want to submit your band for consideration? Send an email to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com Mike Phillips no Mike Phillips mm.phillips@yahoo.com mm.phillips@yahoo.com (Mike Phillips) Sound Citizen Radio - bringing Chicago's best live, local music indie music, chicago music, live music Sound Citizen » Lou Reed http://soundcitizen.com/images/scmini.jpg http://soundcitizen.com 13 Halloween Songs, Just for You http://soundcitizen.com/13-halloween-songs-just-for-you/ http://soundcitizen.com/13-halloween-songs-just-for-you/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:34:21 +0000 Mike http://soundcitizen.com/?p=1107 Halloween is just days away. That means parties, booze and costumes, candy, games and general debauchery. But Halloween also has a music tradition and history. Perhaps the most famous early “creepy” music work is “Toccata and Fugue in D minor,” attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach sometime between 1703 and 1707. No doubt you’ve heard it countless times – you might have even played it for the kids as they trick-or-treat at your door. Should you need a little reminder, click here.

Halloween music really took off in the 20th century. From early songs such as “Monster Mash” to “I Put a Spell on You,” artists have continually taken on Halloween as a theme for a new song, or a way to reinvent an old one.

So, in the spirit of the helliday (see what I did there?), we present you with 13 songs about Halloween. Not surprisingly, most of them are titled “Halloween.” There are some tricks and treats below from the likes of punk all-stars Dead Kennedys and Siouxsie and the Banshees to folk standout Lou Reed … and what kind of playlist would this be without a little Marilyn Manson; performing a track from ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas’?

Anyway, below is the playlist – enjoy. And HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Now to the rumor mill – it’s looking like Lou Reed will play a set, as well as Chicago’s own Neko Case and Andrew Bird. Tool is being thrown into the conversation also, along with The Decemberists, fresh of their new record Hazards of Love, which is looking like one of the early breakout albums of the year.

Then there’s a blog called Faronheit, who claims to have insider knowledge of other bands making the trip to Chicago including, Animal Collective, Band of Horses, Ben Harper, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, The Raveonettes, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend and Yeah Yeah Yeah’s among many others. If any of this is true, it’s looking like one of the best Lolla lineups in some time.

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