Goose Island 312 Block Party 2017 in Review
What better way to enjoy an unseasonable hot weekend than with friends, food, beer, and amazing music at Goose Island‘s 312 Block Party! This year’s block party kept the fun […]
Audiotree Festival 2017: Day One in Review
Our Lit section editor, Emma Terhaar, and music writer, Colin Smith, traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan, last weekend to catch the fifth annual Audiotree Festival. Here’s their report on day one. […]
Kasabian and Slaves Storm Through Chicago’s House of Blues
Although Riot Fest is over for another year, Chicago shows are still making your eardrums bleed. UK rock groups Kasabian and Slaves put on one hell of a show Tuesday […]
Vagabon Excelled with an Intense Show at Subterranean
[soliloquy id=”18714″] In the middle of the summer, Vagabon (the musical project Lætitia Tamko) of took the opening spot of the third day of Pitchfork and absolutely nailed it. She […]
Chicago Soundings and Fulcrum Point Display Contemporary Music Flair
Chicago composer George Flynn hosted the latest concert in the long running Chicago Soundings series on Tuesday night. Flynn was the head of the music composition department at DePaul University. […]
TCR Mixtape No. 33: Kalamazoo Weekend
This mixtape was composed in tandem by Colin Smith and Emma Terhaar. Can two people work together to make one playlist? Has the broth been spoiled? Please let us know […]
Solange Shares her Artistic Visions at the MCA, 9/13
Seeing Solange Knowles speak, I knew, would be a dream come true. With insightful questions posed by writer and essayist Britt Julious, Solange’s talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art on […]
The 312 Block Party 2017 Is Almost Here!
This weekend marks the official start of fall, but luckily the weather is set to be summery and the 312 Block Party will be in full swing! This Friday and […]
Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers Play a Crowdpleaser at the Vic
Conor Oberst was everyone’s favorite sad boy in high school. High school ended (praise Jesus!), but Conor Oberst has not stopped making music. He played a packed show at the […]
Jay Som, Stef Chura and Soccer Mommy at Subterannean: A Lineup Model We Need More Of
A cloaked figure heads down a spiral staircase and stands in front of a rotund chandelier. Three men surround the figure. And they all play some rock music. This was […]
Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native Bring Bluegrass Thrills to Schubas
Cellist Ben Sollee and his band Kentucky Native performed what felt like a love letter to the state of Kentucky on Tuesday (9/12) at Schuba’s. They played songs from their […]
Riot Fest 2017: Day Three in Review
[soliloquy id=”18425″] A woman had three rules scribbled on the back of her black denim vest: Eat pussy. Chug whiskey. Hail Satan. And after suffering two scorchers, the gods […]