Waiting in the cold rain to cry in an abandoned warehouse. Maybe the perfect setting for a Julien Baker show. Baker curated a night at the House of Vans so well that she somehow added poignant melancholia in the form…
There is no better place to spend the first night with a new major haircut than at a Leikeli47 concert. Friday was sunny and a layer of optimism dripped off Milwaukee Ave. as the sun set and Chicago inched closer…
At Snail Mail’s headlining Tomorrow Never Knows show at Metro on Thursday, the highlights were surprising. Two Chicago bands, Varsity and Lala Lala, opened the night, and per usual the Chicago crowds came out early to support their own. Both…
At 5:15pm on Tuesday, October 30, there was already a line forming outside of The Riviera — where Mallrat and Maggie Rogers would be playing that night, having sold out the Vic Theatre. I walked past the line to the…
Now, Now took the stage at Concord Music Hall, opening for St. Lucia, on Wednesday, October 3. After a rather scrutinized security line and required bag check, I walked up the flights of stairs to the synthy sounds of America’s…
We learned. We laughed. We danced. Quippy stage banter. New genres. Cultural exploration. Friday night’s sold out Kishi Bashi show at Old Town School of Folk Music exceeded expectations in all regards. The first act of the night consisted of…
At Frankie Cosmos’ sold out all-ages show at Lincoln Hall this Monday, things were prompt. Running from the corporate office to cook dinner to get there before 7:30 p.m. was a hustle — and I had unfortunately already missed the…
It’s a great feat to coordinate plans for an 11 friend meet-up. It’s a great band that can inspire those plans in the first place. To get 11 friends with diverse music tastes, living in different cities to unify around…
Tomorrow Never Knows fest wrapped up at Lincoln Hall with Peel, Slotface and Hinds performing to the crowd you would expect at an 8 p.m. Sunday night show: The excited fans calculated set times and the subsequent amount of sleep…
On Wednesday night, I ran from one lit-up Old Style marquee to the next: the Ez Inn afforded me a nice booth and beer before a night of standing and Red Bull concoctions at the Empty Bottle. The Empty Bottle…
There was a lot of movement in Thalia Hall at the Alvvays show last Friday. The sold-out crowd bounced instead of head bobbing, swayed instead of standing. Having attended an Alvvays concert before, I was prepared—the London show I saw…
It’s November 1, the first night of Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 Day festival taking over Chicago. I step out of the rain and into the group of people crowded under the marquee at the Metro. After clearing metal…
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