Here is this week’s dose from Chicago’s Tastemakers! Each week we check in with our 50+ Chicago movers and shakers to see what’s going on. Stay tuned each week to get each week’s wrap, and next week’s view!

Our weekly Tastemaker Spotlight is going to help you lovely people get to know our Tastemakers a little bit better, so they’re more than just a name online bringing you the hottest events the city has to offer!

This week you get to meet Casey Meehan from Chicago Mixtape! After many years as a Chicago musician and local radio DJ, Casey realized he had amassed a pretty large collection of great local music. In Feb of 2011 he launched ChicagoMixtape.com. If you enter your email there, Casey will send you an album of great local music (primarily rock) every single Monday morning. The bands featured on each mixtape are playing in town that weekend. If you hear something you like, you are highly encouraged to attend a show / buy a record.

What drives you every day?
I get pretty excited to tinker with my website and create other sites / apps that connects art made with integrity to a larger audience. The process of creating these things gets me pretty amped up and sometimes I can’t sleep. It’s especially exciting when these things work because that dosen’t always happen.

What’s your least favorite mode of transportation?
A cross country trip on the Greyhound can suck pretty bad…

What sound do you love?

http://bit.ly/tigrrr

Dynasty Podcasts has a new podcast up featuring and interview with Mike Golden of Mike Golden & Friends.
CVU129 – Mike Golden & Friends by DYNASTY PODCASTS

Fearless Radio shares GHOSTHOUSE’s new mix:
Cold Medicine mini-mix by GHOSTHOUSE

Chicago Mixtape has a new mix out this week titled The Holiday Party featuring Love of Everything, Miracle Condition, Save the Clocktower, Moritat, Shelly Miller, Rego, and Lasers and Fast and Shit.

Gapers Block shares video of local duo The Hood Internet creating their new CD album cover out of $450 worth of Taco Bell tacos.

Lost in Concert recaps Patrick Stump at Metro.

Pop ‘stache recaps the success of Now That’s What I Call Music, which just released its 40th installment.

Pop ‘stache reviews Yawn’s new album, Open Season.

The Dead Hub shares a new monthly mixer, the Blue Snowflake.

The Dead Hub also shares free music from Anna Calvi.

The Dead Hub recaps Over The Rhine at Le Poisson Rouge.

Stic-of-the-Week unleashes the first installment of It’s Friday….. Holiday Song Edition featuring The Civil Wars.

Stic-of-the-Week shares The Killers’ music video for their song Boots.

Stic-of-the-Week takes a look at music artist Kimbra.

Do312 shares photos of the vitaminwater Winter Escape event at Hard Rock Hotel on Friday, as well as photos from the Do312 Tastemaker at Angels and Kings beforehand.

A/S/L_Media snagged photos of Stardust presents We Are Halsted at Berlin.

A/S/L_Media also snagged photos of Northern Lights at Parlour.

Fearless Radio shares photos of Moon Furies and Ghosthouse at Double Door.

GlitterGuts snagged photos of Occupy This.

PartyLine Chicago snagged photos of The COOP at Double Door.

PartyLine Chicago did a photo shoot with Body Rock and Wally Sparks.

PartyLine Chicago snagged photos of PARTYLINE-THURSDAYS at Tonic Room.

JBTV has New Found Glory perform live at the JBTV studios and talk with host Ryan Manno. Jenna Martinelli hangs with Mayday Parade. Jerry Bryant brings in alternative rockers Filter into the studio and we dig deep into the JBTV archives to bring you a rare interview and performance with Frank Black. Check out the video here.

Gapers Block takes a look at upcoming classical concerts in Chicago this December.

A/S/L_Media has Pyramids of Pluto at Berlin Nightclub on Thursday, December 8th. RSVP for no cover ’til 11PM and free beer and champagne from 10PM – 12AM (while it lasts)!

KDM has ///Wasted Bass Thursday Guest Dj Rob Threezy (ghetto division)/// at Evil Olive on Thursday, December 8th.

PartyLine Chicago has PARTYLINE-THURSDAYS {FEATURING DJ LADY D} at Tonic Room on Thursday, December 8th.

Fearless Radio has The Dan Band and Ghosthouse at House of Blues at House of Blues on Friday, December 9th.

Julia Shell has Bad City at Cubby Bear on Friday, December 9th. Click “I Like It” for a chance to win tickets!

Smart Bar has Benoit & Sergio (Live), Orchard Lounge at Smart Bar on Friday, December 9th. Click “I Like It” for a chance to win tickets!

Abbey Pub has The Greyhounds, Four Star Brass Band, DJRC at Abbey Pub on Saturday, December 10th. RSVP for a chance to win tickets!

Metro has ALIEN QUEEN: THE CONCERT at Metro on Saturday, December 10th. RSVP for a chance to win tickets!

Betta Promotions has Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons, Dastardly, The Unfortunate at Double Door on Saturday, December 10th. RSVP for a chance to win tickets!

FRONT312 has Venus @ Exit with Trancid / British Knights / Rampage at Exit on Saturday, December 10th.

Phil Kosch has Ludo, Treaty Of Paris, Workout Music at Metro on Sunday, December 11th. RSVP for a chance to win tickets!

Stic-of-the-Week has Harper Blynn, Republic of Lights at Schubas on Tuesday, December 13th. Click “I Like It” for a chance to win tickets to the VIP afterparty in Schubas’ upstairs lounge!

GlitterGuts has BUMP AND GRINDCORE: A Tribute to the Pied Piper of R&B at Beauty Bar on Wednesday, December 14th.

Pop ‘stache has ‘Stache Bash w/YAWN at Subterranean on Saturday, December 17th.

Spike the nog, deck those halls, and fire up your menorah, Do312 is ready to get you all riled up for the holidays!  Chicago has some damn awesome holiday themed events and we got the scoop right here you silly elves.

New Year’s Eve is almost here, and Do312 has your guide to some of Chicago’s best events!  Often these events sell out fast so get your tickets NOW!

FRONT312 has Paradise: New Waves Eve at Exit on Saturday, December 31st.