Review: Ulrika Spacek Finds New Ways to Perplex and Delight the Empty Bottle Crowd
What is it with the UK and art rock? Seemingly every year, some group of university students stumbles into each other at a pub or cafe and decides to start […]
Preview: Music Frozen Dancing Is Back with an Eclectic Lineup at the Empty Bottle on February 21
Each February, thick-blooded Chicago punks gather on a side street in Ukrainian Village to mosh in assuredly dreadful weather while would-be concertgoers across the country are holed up in their […]
Preview: Groovy Magic Celebrates New Beginnings at the Empty Bottle
The nebulous world of psychedelic music has always had blurry edges, and the genre’s “big tent” encompasses a strain of thoughtful and nuanced singer-songwriter tunes that take you places. Chicago […]
Preview: The Twin Peaks Reunion Just Got Better
For over half a decade, fans of Chicago indie institution Twin Peaks have been treated to radio silence rather than radio-friendly garage rock jams. The last we heard from the […]
Preview: Where Is The Cool? Gets Answered at Aragon Ballroom
Where are all the bands these days? Where is rock and roll going? These are common questions posed about the viability or relevance of rock music. Well, apparently, the folks […]
Review: High Vis and Cold Gawd Bring a Varied Energy to Bottom Lounge
A well-appointed rock & roll bill is a thing of beauty. Even in a musical landscape increasingly driven by solo artists, putting together a group of bands can still be […]
Review: Water From Your Eyes Embrace a More Rocking Vibe at Sleeping Village
It’s probably a weird year for an indie-rock band to be declaring “It’s a Beautiful Place.” But the duo behind Water From Your Eyes aren’t exactly known for making explicit […]
Review: The Satisfying Return of TV on the Radio at the Riviera
Coming out of the pandemic, most (perhaps overly obsessed) music fans had a checklist of artists they wanted to see live as soon as possible. If you’re a devotee of […]
Review: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Enlist the Chicago Philharmonic to Bring Psych Rock to Ravinia
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has been gracing Chicago stages for over a decade, with their earliest performances dating back to 2014 in spots like Beat Kitchen and Subterranean. […]
Review: Baroness Baptizes Sleeping Village in Red andBlue
Two of the most enthralling live music pleasures are the full album play-through and the intimate smaller-than-usual venue show. Baroness provided both on Wednesday, as they performed their first 2 […]
Review: Deafheaven Explores Lonely People With Power at Metro
For a decade and a half, California metal band Deafheaven have been one of the more divisive bands to come through the heavy music scene. Controversial would be too strong […]
Review: Molchat Doma’s Soaring Synths Dominate the Salt Shed
Belarusian post-punk group Molchat Doma have enjoyed one of those meteoric rises so unlikely you can’t help but poke your head in to see what the fuss is all about. […]