‘Music Is the Message’ At Chicago’s Metro — And It All Started With a Voicemail From R.E.M.
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Joe Shanahan kept a voicemail from R.E.M. for 20 years. The owner of Chicago venue Metro isn’t sure where it is now. Erased? Stored on an old piece of technology? Accidentally discarded? But he does know that the voicemail launched his 1,100-capacity club nearly 45 years ago. Shanahan had begun hosting DJ events at what […]