For a brief time in the 90s, Chicago’s vibrant music community took its turn in the national spotlight—Billboard magazine even dubbed the city “cutting edge’s new capital” in 1993 as artists including the Smashing Pumpkins, Urge Overkill, and Liz Phair rose to fame. And for those who couldn’t make it to clubs such as Lounge Ax or Double Door (or weren’t old enough to get past security), there was JBTV: a weekly half-hour music show that aired Saturday nights at 11:30 on Channel 66.…
For a brief time in the 90s, Chicago’s vibrant music community took its turn in the national spotlight—Billboard magazine even dubbed the city “cutting edge’s new capital” in 1993 as artists including the Smashing Pumpkins, Urge Overkill, and Liz Phair rose to fame. And for those who couldn’t make it to clubs such as Lounge Ax or Double Door (or weren’t old enough to get past security), there was JBTV: a weekly half-hour music show that aired Saturday nights at 11:30 on Channel 66.…