Linkorama: links to friends and things we like
These are links to venues, friends, and things that we like. Click away.
Bands
- Alpha and the Princes of Futa Our fiddler Billy also plays electric violin in an African jazz/funk ensemble.
- Cornmeal Progressive Bluegrass from Chicago - maybe you’ve seen us together at Martyrs’ or Fitzgeralds.
- Magnetosphere Scott’s other band, formed over 10 years ago in Chicago to satisfy your spacerock needs.
- Milk At Midnight Superb rock from Chicago. Scott plays banjo on one of their songs, and is featured in the video.
- Tangleweed on Facebook Become a fan of Tangleweed on Facebook.
- Tangleweed on Myspace Be our imaginary friend.
- Thunderwear Kip’s high school band in Columbus, Ohio, which has just finished compiling a CD from old 4-track tapes.
- Williwaw The world’s foremost avant-garde ukelelist, with whom Kip occasionally collaborates and performs.
Instruments
- Geoff Benge’s Guitar Shop Geoff has done major work on nearly all of Kip’s mandolins, including the prewar Gibsons, and worked on Scott’s guitars as well.
- Nechville Banjos Makers of T. Ryan Fisher’s favorite banjos.
- Wargaski Violins Tangleweed’s own bass-man Paul Wargaski will build you the handmade instrument of your dreams.
Music blogs
- Soup Greens Trashpicking American music history
- The ViperBlog A blog from Kip’s former bandmate Ryan ‘The Viper’ Jerving. If you need someone who speaks Jive, the Viper is your man.
- Western Swing on 78 A remarkable collection of Western Swing 78s, radio programs, and other rarities to download. One of the best audio blogs I’ve ever encountered.
Radio
- Bluegrasscountry.org Free online bluegrass radio.
- SaveNetRadio.org A broad coalition of musicians and webcasters dedicated to preserving music diversity on the internet.
- Slinga’s Independent Country Tony Slingsby was one of the first people to play our music on the radio, and he still uses our recording of Blackberry Blossom as bumper music sometimes.
- WFMU Blog America’s finest free-form radio station, streams live in a variety of formats.
- WLUW Chicago’s best independent radio station, home of our pals Razor and Die
Venues and festivals
- Bill Jorgenson Memorial Bluegrass Festival North-Eastern WI’s summer bluegrass festival. We had the great honor of playing with Bill Jorgenson in 2006, not long before he passed away. We played the 2007 fest and hope to be back again next year.
- Chicago Bluegrass Legends Fine concert series in Evanston, IL. Tangleweed was featured in 2006.
- Fitzgerald’s Fine venue for excellent music and food on Chicago’s west side in Berwyn.
- Irish American Heritage Center Top-notch resource and venue for Irish culture in Chicago, which has featured Tangleweed many times at its festivals and events.
- Old Town School of Folk Music Not only do they employ Ryan Fisher as a teacher, but they run an amazing number of quality music classes and performances. A truly unique and beloved Chicago institution.
- Quenchers Saloon Logan Square-area venue with an impressive beer selection. Tangleweed holds down a monthly gig there.
- Red Line Tap Another cool little venue that’s been very supportive to Tangleweed over the years.
- The Charleston A cozy neighborhood bar in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. We hold down a monthly gig there.
- The Hideout Superb venue for live music, hidden away on a quiet industrial block on Chicago’s north side. Indispensable.
Whatnot
- Archive.org Incredible resource for free live music from hundreds of bands, including Tangleweed.
- Build Your Own Chicago Our friend Matt Bergstrom designed a beautiful series of paper models of Chicago landmarks. You can buy them at select stores, or directly from him.
- Chicago Mastering Bob Weston engineered our first cd. Now he’s running a mastering studio with a focus on vinyl.
- Chiliplants.com Scott’s prefered source for hot chili pepper plant starts. Amazing selection of chilis from all over the world, and great service.
- Hawkcount.org Annual migration stats for birds-of-prey traversing North America.
- IL Beach State Park Hawkwatch Scott visits this hawkwatch several times every Fall to see massive numbers of migrating hawks, eagles and falcons. Hit Scott via our CONTACT page if you want to check it out.
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