Great Moments: The Downbeat

Last summer I walked into a clothing store on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago with my sister and was immediately drawn to the music playing in the store. Right away, I asked the store greeter about the artist of the song, but was disappointed to learn that no one, not even the store manager knew anything about it. “It’s just part of the playlist that they told us to play” was all I got. Read more

GREAT music

I recently had the pleasure of seeing multi-talented performer Donald Glover- AKA Childish Gambino. You may have seen him as Troy on NBC’s Community or laughed at his jokes on 30 Rock (where he worked as a writer from 2006-2009), but if you have not experienced Childish Gambino, you are missing this man’s genius. Read more