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Rusty Knuckles presents Curio 's, latest album, 'Tall Tales.' 'Tall Tales' is a collection of down and dirty, Chicago bastard blues tunes, about bad men & bad luck, inspired by the rags to rags struggles of dreamers and schemers. It's a record written by outcasts and outsiders, for outcasts and outsiders. Album artwork by Curio bassist, Donovan Foote. On April 14th, Curio will be raisin' hell at the official 'Tall Tales' release party in Chicago! Check them out if you're in town or about town! They'll be performing at  Reggies ! After that, They'll be in Milwaukee, WI,  April 15th, at Frank's Power Plant (w/ Soda Gardocki & Mikey Classic); and Grand Rapids, MI, on April 22nd ,at Tip Top Deluxe (w/ Mikey Classic). Curio is a hell-raisin' and soul-shakin' rock n' roll band from Chicago, IL.  Their music is steeped in southern gothic lore by way of the Midwest.  Heavily influenced by the growl of Chicago bl...

                             Pinecone Fletcher talks about why he likes cigar-box guitars and what drew him to the craft. Andrew Thayer / Staff Video Bluesman Pinecone Fletcher finds joy in re-creating instrument for 21st century Back when cigars were plentiful and money was not � especially during the Civil War, for example, or the Great Depression � some musicians decided to work with what they had close at hand and built their own cigar-box guitars. The concept was p retty simple: Cobble together a box, a stick and some strings, then tune it up and start playing. The raw, organic sound proved to be much different than what a store-bought instrument would deliver, giving a different twist to blues, country and folk tunes. As Americana and roots music have undergone a revival in the last 15 years, led by the 2000 film �O Brother Where Are Th...