August 13th, 2009 by CME

Les Paul (1915 - 2009)… We love and miss you.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -  Acclaimed guitarist and inventor Les Paul died this week from complications of severe pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in New York at the age of 94. He revolutionized the music industry with the invention of the Les Paul Electric Guitar and Overdub Multitrack Recording. According to Gibson Guitar, Les Paul died with his family and friends by his side.

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August 13th, 2009 by CME

Motley Crue will put its annual Crue Fest on ice next year in order to focus on its next album. Speaking to Billboard.com, bassist Nikki Sixx said that when this year’s Crue Fest winds down in about a month, the band will take “quite a bit of time off.”

August 13th, 2009 by CME

Don’t feel bad if you were too young, too broke or too square to make it to the original Woodstock Festival in Bethel, N.Y. way back in 1969. As we’ve recently discovered, most the people that were there can’t remember much about it anyway.

August 10th, 2009 by CME

Over the past weekend here at Chicago Music Exchange, we have been visited by some great musicians and bands. We would like to thank each and every one of them for taking the time out of their busy schedule and checking out our store. It was a big weekend for Chicago as Lollapalooza was hosted in Grant Park. Many of the acts paid us a visit and purchased some amazing instruments. We hope you all had a wonderful experience.

Thank-You.

Depeche Mode - http://2009.lollapalooza.com/band/depeche-mode/photos
Ben Harper - http://2009.lollapalooza.com/band/ben-harper-relentless7/photos
Fleet Foxes - http://2009.lollapalooza.com/band/fleet-foxes/photos
The Decemberist - http://2009.lollapalooza.com/band/the-decemberists/photos

Check out a recap of the event at: http://lollapalooza.com/blog/index.php