The last time I went to a music festival was two years and two months ago, AthFest in Athens, Georgia, the town I called home until a few weeks ago. And while I’ve seen live music here and there during the pandemic, I have really missed the festival atmosphere: the food trucks, the ambient music […]
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Watch: William Elliott Whitmore performs at Grey Area 2019
William Elliott Whitmore performs during the third-annual Grey Area festival at Flat Black Studios, Aug. 10, 2019. It’s the first time he’s played solo at Grey Area, in preparation for a solo album. “I’m excited to record an album of all originals again,” he said ahead of the festival. “It’ll be fun to get back […]
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How to stay ever vigilant: William Elliott Whitmore at Grey Area 2019
On the farm where he was raised in Montrose, Iowa, William Elliott Whitmore is spending the afternoon rearranging his wood
shop. He just got back home after a couple of weeks touring throughout the Northwest, and he’s just glad to be back at work putting things in order: in his head, his wood shop and his garden.
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Watch: Live from Flat Black Studios ft. William Elliott Whitmore
The new series Live from Flat Black Studios, a collaboration between Little Village and Flat Black Studios, kicks off today with this track from William Elliott Whitmore, “Hard Times.” This comes just as early bird tickets go on sale for Grey Area 2019. Whitmore will be returning to play the fest again in its third […]
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Dead Rider’s Todd Rittman talks David Bowie, layered lyrics and Flat Black Studios ahead of Grey Area
Dead Rider is a Chicago rock band made up of Todd Rittman (formerly of Chicago noise rockers U.S. Maple); Andrea Faught on trumpet and keys; and drummer Matt Espy. While their sound is heavy on guitar and drums, keyboard plays a big part, and they seem to wind their own path between rock, jazz and Tortoise-style experimental rock.
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Photos: A weekend of great music at Grey Area
The first ever Grey Area festival has come and gone.
