I’ve always been transparent about the fact that the Secret History of Chicago Music relies on other people. I get leads from the musicians I write about, from my knowledgeable friends, and from ...

The Outcasts smile for the camera in a mid-’60s promotional photograph. Credit: Courtesy of Sam Kinsey Teen Canteen Collection From 1964 to 1968 — the years between the Beatles’ Ed Sullivan appearance ...

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DAY TRIPPERS: The Ron-De-Voos are one of several WNC garage rock bands featured on 'Psychedelic States: The Carolinas in the '60s,' a new compilation co-curated by Asheville music historian and deejay ...

The Sonics of today operate much as the influential garage-rock band did during its brief run in the mid-1960s. "We come out, and I mean this in a nice way, but we come out to punch you right in the ...

Punk rock’s first wave didn’t last very long. It burned out nearly as quickly as the short songs of its most famous bands. But the scene wasn’t limited to what happened over a few years in the mid-70s ...

Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...