Special to the SentinelTwo of my favorite genres of music are garage rock and psychedelic garage rock. The heyday for both of these genres of music was in the 1960s, although there was a revival of ...

The Rock Garage is a music lesson center and rock band program located in Indianapolis Indiana, founded in the spring of 2020. Preston Nash and Rocky Nash of the Rock Garage joined us today to share ...

What exactly is garage rock? No, it’s not as simple as rock music recorded in someone’s garage. By definition, the genre can be described as raw rock and roll, particularly the type that became ...

Love garage rock? Need some solid tracks to pad that garage rock playlist? These four songs aren’t just iconic in the garage rock genre, but they’re also considered by many to be one-hit wonders.

The title comes from the August 1965 Paul Revere & the Raiders single “Steppin' Out,” a paint-peeling stomp which just missed ...

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 ...

Known as “Smitty” to all of his cohorts, 60-year-old Michael Smith changed his stage name long ago when he realized “there’s about 6 million Michael Smiths out there.” The Detroit punk scene veteran ...

Since 2005 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 ...

After two decades of storytelling, high-energy gigs, and evolution, the band pushes boundaries with new sounds and global ...

I got to chat on the phone today with Erika Wennerstrom, the lead singer and guitarist for the alt.country-garage rock band Heartless Bastards, which will play a show at Historic Turner Hall on ...

50 years ago - Elektra Records asked one of its talent scouts, guitarist Lenny Kaye, to create a double compilation album. That album "Nuggets" laid the groundwork for punk. It's October 1972. You're ...

Exploring the forgotten history of Yorkshire Records, the 1960s independent label that captured the city's fleeting garage rock scene through obscure releases.