The Journey of Kevin Andrew Prchal
Roughly 7 years ago, I happened to walk into the Fat Bean Coffeehouse in Naperville, Illinois to promote my bands upcoming show. A new local band I had never heard of, Triptii, had all the kids dancing. Although I hadn't formed an opinion on the music, the guys in the band struck me as honest, genuine and extremely modest. I approached the singer, Kevin Prchal, to see if his band would be interested in playing some gigs together. Several bands, beards, beers, pounds and heated musical arguments later, we both find ourselves on the verge of releasing solo records in ...
American Taxi is Artist of the Month
A few months back, I did a profile on a band called The Insecurities, featuring the lead singer from Lucky Boys Confusion and his new band. This week, we focus on a band created by two other members of LBC, named American Taxi. Formed in 2007 as an outlet for songwriter Adam Krier, American Taxi quickly found a niche in Chicago, garnering acclaim for their honest rock and roll music. Krier perfected his songwriting formula in LBC, and he stays true to form in American Taxi. Gang vocals, catchy choruses and upbeat tempos are common place, but the most ...
Review Chicago Turns 1 Years Old Today!
Today, I can proudly announce that ReviewChicago.com has reached its one year anniversary of being a live and active website. I am really excited that the website has grown the way it has. I know that in the blogging and website world, things are often considered a failure if the owner isn't driving a Bently, but I am very happy with where things are. We started off getting maybe 50 visits a week, and we are now doing consistently 200-1000 a day. I want to thank everyone that has put in hard work writing for this website, for absolutely no monetary ...
Chris Brown is a Little Twat.
Domestic violence. This topic has been discussed and gossipped about to death, and many people have their own opinions on it--but you can consider me the final authority on this type of situation. Rihanna is my girl. Her records are hot, her style is off the chain, and most importantly, she is my hair muse. Everyone's been talking about the "alleged" (why are people still saying "alleged?" He DID it!) incident before the Grammys where 19-year-old Chris Brown beat the living daylights out of 20- (now 21-) year-old Robyn Rihanna Fenty. First off, the whole thing is horrible for obvious reasons, but second, 2008 was ...
Charlotte's Column! (website link)
BEP and The E.N.D. bring the F-U-N
Welcome. Welcome to the end. Do not panic. There is nothing to fear. Everything around you is changing. Nothing stays the same. This version of myself is not permanent. Tomorrow, I will be different. The energy never dies. Energy cannot be destryoed or created. It always is. And it always will be. This is the end. And the beginning. Forever. Infinite.... [Read more of this review]
Scott's Column!
LeBron is Gutless, Classless
There was Rafael Nadal on Sunday after a shockingly disappointing upset loss to Robin Soderling at the French Open answering questions in two languages and manfully owning his disappointment and emotions. There wasn’t LeBron James on Saturday night after his Cleveland Cavaliers exited the NBA playoffs being reminded that having the best regular-season... [Read more of this review]
Jessica's Fitness Advice
Triathlon Series #2 The Swim!
So, I’ve convinced you to try a Tri! If you’ve read the last article, you know there are four types of triathlons- the Sprint, the Olympic, the Half Iron Man, and the Iron Man. You also know there are three parts to each triathlon- the swim, bike and run. Since the swimming portion of the race is first, I’m going to focus on that. Part... [Read more of this review]
Best of Bokeen! (Website Link)
Farewell, Rex Grossman. Best Wishes
The Rex Grossman era in Chicago is officially over. Many felt that the era had ended in April, when the Bears traded for Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler. I was not convinced. There was no question that Cutler would take on the starting role. Coach Lovie Smith even indicated that Grossman didn’t factor into the team’s 2009 plans. Yet I believed... [Read more of this review]
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