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Sarah Brooks

ARTICLES: 64
Music, Reviews

They Call Me Disco is the Danceable, Magical Sonic Wonderland We all Needed Right Now

To state the obvious, 2020 has been one of the worst years any of us will ever experience. It’s allowed us to turn toward simple comforts, like loved ones, fresh-baked […]

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Interviews, Music, Previews

Interview: Josie Dunne is Acing the Industry, Just by Being Herself

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Singer-songwriter Josie Dunne is going places. From our shared hometown of La Grange, to giving her career a jumpstart in Nashville, to touring around the country, she’s on a fast-track […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Dashboard Confessional Gave Reggie’s Their Best Chicago Set

I’ve been a Dashboard Confessional fan since I was 12, listening to their albums in my room as a moody teenager, door shut, scribbling their sad girl lyrics onto notebooks […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Sugar Candy Mountain Mesmerizes at Beat Kitchen

These days, psychedelia has crept back into music like it never left the ‘60s and ‘70s. We have Tame Impala playing arenas. We have Drugdealer sounding best on vinyl. We […]

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Review: Dehd and Deeper “In the Round” at Thalia Hall

Ask any Chicagoan; we’re obsessed with this city. As someone who’s lived here my whole life (okay, okay, I did grow up in the suburbs), I can attest to the […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Nilüfer Yanya Sells Out First Chicago Headlining Show

If you’re keeping up with those “Best of 2019” lists, you’re likely no stranger to Nilüfer Yanya. The British singer-songwriter shook the music scene with the much-anticipated release of her […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: The Beths Bring It for a Sold-Out Lincoln Hall Show

Back at my seemingly second home of Lincoln Hall, I awaited a sold-out show from The Beths, New Zealand-based band who have garnered a ton of acclaim  and led by […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Adrianne Lenker Stuns Amid Stillness at Lincoln Hall

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Last Wednesday was a weird day. I mean so weird that I’m convinced something was going down in the cosmos. Everyone around me was having an off day, and I […]

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Dance, Stages

Review: Joffrey World Premiere of Anna Karenina Shines Through Its Darkness

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Opulent lifestyles, unbridled passion, and endless joy…all the while a thread of darkness and deceit lurks underneath. Such is the tale of Leo Tolstoy’s 1878 novel masterpiece, Anna Karenina, adapted into […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Tor Miller Shines at Late-Night Schubas

Tor Miller is relatively new to the scene. The Brooklyn native became interested in music when a long ride to school every day (two hours, you guys) introduced him to […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: The Sold-Out Boygenius Show, or, When Supergroups Take Over

[soliloquy id=”42085″]   Julien Baker. Phoebe Bridgers. Lucy Dacus. Three names that make up one of the most talked-about, sought-after supergroups of our time right now, and for good reason. […]

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Music, Reviews

Review: Tennis Flourishes with Simplicity at Thalia Hall

Hello, I’m Sarah. And I’m low-key obsessed with dreamy, ‘60s vibe-infused duo Tennis. I interviewed singer Alaina Moore for Gapers Block three years ago, and yet I still hadn’t seen […]

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