Review: Julien Baker Coordinates a House of Vans Show… Down to the Weather
[soliloquy id=”53895″] 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 […]
Review: Leikeli47 Plays a Full Set in (A New Style) at Subterranean
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 […]
Review: Snail Mail Delivered Surprising Highlights to Tomorrow Never Knows
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 […]
A Conversation with Mallrat & Maggie Rogers’ Final Stop Before SNL
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 […]
Review: St. Lucia Elevates Now, Now
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 […]
Review: A Sold-Out, Expansive Evening with Kishi Bashi
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 […]
Review: Frankie Cosmos Sells Out Lincoln Hall; Florist Creates a “Mind Palace”
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 […]
Alvvays Connects with a Sold Out Metro
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 […]
TNK Fest: Hinds, Slotface and Peel at Lincoln Hall
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 […]
Parquet Courts Fills Up the Empty Bottle
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 […]
Alvvays Sold Out Thalia Hall and the Crowd Bounced and Swayed
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 […]
Young Thug at The Metro, Day 1 of Red Bull’s 30 Days in Chicago
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 […]