That's right, Orange Alert can now be found at orangealert.net . It's an exciting move that will allow us to make the site even bett...

Listening: 1. Camera : A dark energy rising up from the Chicago suburbs. 2. Staff Benda Bilili : Straight from the Congo, this is like nothi...

Benoit Pioulard Thomas Meluch is fascinated by many different things, Polaroid pictures, nature, but most importantly he is fascinated by so...

Mary Hamilton In a city filled with writer's there has to be plenty of stages. This is where a writer can try out new pieces, and get in...

Kari Kraus It is one thing to be able to discover in life what you truly love to do, and have the ability and time to do it well. However, t...

First Things First - Group Show- 111 Minna Gallery (San Fransico) Running all this month is a group show that I just had to mention briefly...

Music: American Football - American Football Ep The Bird and The Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future Listen to: Polite Dance Song ( mp3...

In honor of AWP being held here in Chicago, Orange Alert is hosting a special edition of its monthly reading series on February 11th at The...

Joshua Michael Stewart Something To Do With Vulnerability (Self-Released, Jan. 2009) "A wind tucks under his collar and his body tingl...

Amanda Oaks ( interview here ) is running a pretty cool and generous giveaway for Valentine's Day. Check out the details below and be s...

Ann Arbors's Wild Years recently released a new ep called Where'd You Go ?, and they are selling them for $3 each on their myspace ...

Listening : 1. Cas Kaplan : Newton Upper Falls, Mass, is home to this lo-fi folk bedroom composer. Cas is also a member of the band Daysleep...

The Loyal Divide As a band begins to carve out a sound, play local shows, and release material, the priority is to gain exposure. It seems t...

Kate Duva For many writers, musicians, and artist, these creative endeavors are their passion, but not their full-time jobs. So there may co...

Katy Keefe The word opportunity is about as complex a word as you will find. With our nation's attention thrust in the direction of a ma...

Overdrive @ Rotofugi featuring Mcbess and Netherland - Jan. 16th to Feb 1st. (Chicago) It was only recently that I discovered that Netherl...

Music: The 1900's - Medium High Listen to : Age of Metals ( mp3 ) Andrew Bird - Noble Beast Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavil...

Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal Still Human (Kendra Steiner Editions #122, Jan. 2009) "I am the silence. I am the struggle." I imag...