What is a Backbeat, anyway?
In music, a Backbeat means placing rhythmic stress on the second and fourth beats of a measure. This means emphasizing the even beats in 4/4 time, while the first and third beats (the odd beats) are less weighted. A backbeat may go something like this: 1 2 3 4.
In film, Backbeat is a 1994 drama by Iain Softley about the Beatles trying to make it in Hamburg, Germany. It's not bad, but nothing to celebrate, either. Might be worth adding to your Netflix queue if you like the Beatles. And who doesn't?
In Chicago, Backbeat is a music school located in the Southport/Ashland neighborhood of Lake View. That's us.
