Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.Ellnora Guitar Festival September 14-16, Champaign, ILHeadliners To WatchJeff Tweedy Holding down the folk side of the festival, Wilcos Jeff Tweedy will bring his massive catalog of music to the festival for an intimate, ticketed...

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground is based on the August 19th broadcast.  This also happens to be the show's penultimate broadcast as host Paul Abella is taking on another morning shift on WDCB and surrendering his Friday night slot.The show itself was a combination of a Chicago Jazz Festival...

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground is based on the August 19th broadcast.Regrettably, the theme of this week's playlist was a bit of a downer.  It was an elegy for one of host Paul Abell's oldest friends, Reed, who was murdered in Milwaukee that week.Reed was a fan of...

This edition of Notes From The Jazz Underground was sourced from the July 22nd broadcast.This whole show was based on one idea -- Dave Douglas' new album, Dark Territory.  If it's not completely evident, this stuff is -- outside of the Dead (and Fugazi and Black Flag) -- as close...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Undergroundwas culled from the May 6thbroadcast.For me, this show is what drew me to this program to begin with, even with a little self promotion from host Paul Abella.Let's start with Grateful Dead. "King Solomon's Marbles" is a triumph and just hearing those opening notes clues you...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Underground was culled from the April 15th broadcast. The program airs on90.9 FM WDCB Fridays from 10 to midnight.Paul tells us, "every once in a while, I put together a show by scrolling on my library fox 'x' number of seconds and wherever I land is where I have...

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It's always exciting to get the Old Town School of Folk Music concerts flier in the mail. One of the cities most intimate and eclectically programmed rooms sees a number of Barn favorites graces the stage from April to August. Highlights include:The Bad Examples' Ralph Covert plays two shows with his Ralph's World children's...