A Night of Good Grooves With Harriet, Amber Flight and Beauty School at Cubby Bear
I tend to avoid going out in Wrigleyville. College was fun, but I’m more or less over the bro-verload you…
Riot Fest Announces First Wave of Bands Performing
Well, they’ve done it again. On the heels of last week’s announcement that the original Misfits lineup would be performing,…
Preview: The Dirty Nil to Kick Out the Jams on May 21 at the Beat Kitchen
When three shaggy-haired teenagers bonded over their Iron Maiden t-shirts and their shared love for all things rock ’n’ roll,…
Music Institute of Chicago Academy Displays Student Talent, Training in Concert
The students from the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy showed off their talent on Saturday night in a performance celebrating…
Chance The Rapper Mixtape Review: A Jackson Pollock-Style Coloring Book
Carefree and optimistic despite the odds is 23-year-old Chance the Rapper. That’s been his message since his first appearances around…
Preview: Chicago Music Academy to Celebrate 10 Years of Musical Excellence
The Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy celebrates its 10th anniversary with a performance of its student orchestra featuring alumni Rachel…
Preview: Patti Smith & Family at Old Town School of Folk May 14-15
Oh gosh, I feel like I’ve been anticipating this weekend and the chance to hear Patti Smith perform her poetry…
Eleanor Friedberger and Icewater Brought a New View to SPACE
While The Fiery Furnaces has been on hiatus for half a decade, Eleanor Friedberger has been amassing quite the impressive…
RJD2 at Metro Chicago: Bringing Peace to Chicago
RJ Krohn ended RJD2 classic, “Ghostwriter,” in a robot costume, and a powerful stroke to the guitar strings. Krohn emitted…
Charles Bradley, The Screaming Eagle of Soul, Soared In SPACE
There’s showmanship and then there’s Charles Bradley. Since he has spent a reasonable amount of time as a James Brown impersonator…
Dengue Fever Took Schubas by Surprise
I first stumbled onto Dengue Fever in a recommendations section of eMusic, an alternative MP3 merchant that is actually still…
Remembering Prince
Stunned. Shocked. Saddened. My initial reactions to Prince’s death were all set in denial; this couldn’t be real. But it…
