| |
| | NEWCITYCHICAGO.COM: Street Smart Chicago |
 | | One said, "Call Calvin an asshole in the middle of a song." Another, "throw something at Calvin." If this seems like odd behavior for a record-label owner and Pacific Northwest indie god, that's because it is. |
 | | The K Records owner and member of trend-setting, lo-fi Washington acts Beat Happening and Dub Narcotic Sound System, the man who helped shape the Olympia music scene and influenced countless West Coast upstarts, the "other guy" on Beck's "One Foot in the Grave" album cover, finally released a solo record in 2002. |
 | | Different than anything Johnson has been a part of in his past, including his stellar work with Built to Spill's Doug Martsch on their Halo Benders records, "What Was Me" challenges the listener to forget everything taught about singer-songwriter garbage in music school. |
| www.newcitychicago.com /chicago/3428.html (789 words) |
|