One of my favorite musicians of all time, Nile Rodgers, has a quote that couldn’t be more applicable to our worldly situation. What do great artists do when they see the world […]
First published in 2017, the highly popular Image comic series (and later graphic novel) The Old Guard concerns a small group (meaning four) of immortal warriors who live in secret, only surfacing […]
How are we? Chicago indie rock band Ratboys will be going live on Thursday at Lincoln Hall and playing their new album Printer’s Devil in its entirety. While we can’t see them up […]
It’s another round of Bandcamp Fridays as the online music platform has decided to waive their fees on the site for the day, directing their cut of the profits to the artists […]
Beethoven 250: Wine and Art, a “multi-sensory artistic experience” presented online on June 18 by In the Realm of the Senses, succeeded as a musical performance—and as performance art. While watching live […]
Chicago native Anthony McGill will be offering a livestream performance of works by Florence Price, Leonard Bernstein, and Carlos Guastavino this Friday evening, June 26. McGill grew up in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood […]
From her Walmart Harmony acoustic guitar, the Slammer Hammer Stratocaster, getting into Gibson Guitars, and even her Sheraton Epiphone, Emily Wolfe is an artist who strives to add something good to everyone’s […]
Recently, Bandcamp has reacted to the world news with strong pushes to help alleviate some hardships as best they can. First in March, Bandcamp offered a day where their share of sales […]
It was inevitable, but Riot Fest has joined the ranks of Pitchfork Music Festival, Lollapalooza and countless other amazing festivals that have had to postpone their annual gathering due to COVID. While […]
Evolution can be scary, especially with bands whose sounds you hold near and dear. But when it comes to Ohmme, the musical project of Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, evolution should be […]
Having delivered and recorded excellent concerts for many years, Grant Park Festival is dipping into its archives to offer Festival Remixed, a virtual season comprising performances from past seasons. Starting this Wednesday […]
Back in March and then again in May, Bandcamp decided to waive their fees on the site for a day, letting their cut of the profits go to the artists affected by […]
