[RH Selects] Treated Crew: TreaTed

Date: 11.26.2012 by Sean CK|Posted in: Chicago, Featured, Music, Reviews 0 Comments

Treated Crew’s TreaTed LP has been highly anticipated since the release of #TreatedTuesdays, beginning in February of 2012. After gaining a strong audience and fan base with their weekly releases and the coveted Treated “Crown”, the Chicago based crew released their proper debut LP on November 15th. On this edition of #RHSelects we highlight the...

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ATCQ: “Beats Rhymes & Life” Film Review

Date: 07.15.2011 by Sean CK|Posted in: Music, Reviews, Reviews 0 Comments

As  I walked in to the already jam packed theater, and made my way to the only available seat in the second row, I knew what was about to happen, I just wasn’t sure the manor in which it would be showcased. The struggling relationship between Q-Tip and Phife Dawg is widely known, and its...

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RH In Concert: Cults Live At The Empty Bottle

Date: 04.15.2011 by admin|Posted in: Music, Reviews, Reviews 0 Comments

So, let me start by saying I went to this show via a happy accident.  I started teaching a class at Columbia College this semester, and being that Columbia is a fine arts college, many of my students work in some capacity in the film, fashion, and music industries.  After talking to one my students...

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What You’ve Been Waiting For: A Review of Charlie Sheen Live At Chicago Theatre

I’m glad I took that cab ride… I returned home last night after the Chicago stop of Charlie Sheen’s “Torpedo of Truth” tour just as there was a storm going on outside. But no matter the weather in Chicago, it could be worse. I could have been in Detroit. And that would be way worse...

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RH Reviews: Front To Back 19

Date: 03.01.2011 by admin|Posted in: Music, Reviews, Reviews 0 Comments

In this edition of Front To Back we review new releases from Adele, Richard Ashcroft, The Electric, Stalley, and Darwin Deez.  Check out the hits and misses below.

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Alexander Richter: Pictures on My Wall

Photos by: Alexander Richter (click photos to enlarge) “I used to be that kid tearing out Method Man photos from Rolling Stone and hanging them on my wall,” says Alexander Richter.  When not pillaging the pages of Rolling Stone, Richter was “bugging out to Ricky Powell pics of Run DMC & the Beastie Boys on...

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Bands of A Certain Age: Electric Light Orchestra

Date: 01.14.2011 by admin|Posted in: Music, Reviews, Reviews 0 Comments

E.L.O. or Electric Light Orchestra is essentially Jeff Lynne.  The band may have written the soundtrack for Gene Kelly’s worst movie and Olivia Newton John’s best movie, Xanadu, but there’s much more than that.  The band built a brilliant cadre of singles throughout the entire 70′s.  A best-of that make most bands drool.

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MBDTF Leads RH Reviews Front To Back 18

Date: 11.29.2010 by admin|Posted in: Music, Reviews, Reviews 0 Comments

In this edition of Front To Back we examine the full spectrum of Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.  While some critics are hailing the LP as a sure fire classic, we try to evaluate the music as just one piece of the whole MBTF puzzle.  We also dive into new releases from Cee...

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RH PREviews: “Something New” Video Stills

“But I take my time when I write my rhymes, she’s growing so impatient.” Last week Freddie Gibbs came into Chicago to shoot a video for “Something New”, our Closed Sessions track that features up and comer YP, as well as rising producer, Million $ Mano.  The video was directed by RubyHornet’s Virgil Solis and...

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Treasurechest’s Vault: Still Hungry

Date: 09.17.2010 by admin|Posted in: Editorials, Music, New Releases, Reviews, Spotlights 0 Comments

“I’m doing this to better myself and better my family,” Lloyd Banks told me on a warm day in early June, 2006.  “When I go in there to make them hit records,” he continued,  “I’m not thinking about what the haters are going to say. I’m thinking about what that check is going to look...

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