While our city is far more urban than it is ever going to be tropical, Chicago flaunts a fair number of beaches, and Mamby on the Beach takes advantage of […]

[soliloquy id=”14715″]   Addams/Medill Park. June 9 through 11, 2017. This was my fourth year attending Spring Awakening Music Festival, and I’ve seen the festival progress to what it is […]

[soliloquy id=”14510″] There is proficiency, and then there is mastery. When your proficient, missteps and hiccups are few and far between, but when you have mastery, those mistakes become part […]

There’s something about about driving around on a summer night with the windows down and the music blasting that feels ineffable. What is that feeling and why do we seek […]

Emily Blue may be one of Chicago’s most prolific music artists. Which is impressive. But what makes it even more surprising is the fact she just moved to the city. She […]

I first stumbled onto Horse Lords at a fourth-floor loft space in Lakeview a couple years ago. The dual drummers were hypnotizing and the saxophone bursts reminded me of all […]

“Basic! Basic! / Ain’t nothing ‘ bout me basic!” taunts a boisterous Kehlani along with the sold-out crowd at Concord Music Hall, whipping around her waist-length curly weave, claw-like acrylic […]

Cadien Lake James whirls his head while landing each note to each riff on his semi-hollow guitar. His hair obscures his face and his rapid head swivels make him look […]

Summer is here, and it couldn’t come with better timing as Mamby on the Beach is fast approaching. If you saw our preview of the fest, it’s clear that we are […]

The Grant Park Festival kicks off its 2017 season this Wednesday with Vadim Gluzman wielding the violin in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s fiery Violin Concerto. Carlos Kalmar returns for his […]

If you’re looking for a very short review of Erin Osmon’s Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost, here it is: If Jason Molina has ever been important to you, then […]

If I have kids, I want one to be a girl. That’s the desire Lizzo brought through her empowering performance at Metro Chicago Friday. There were several themes that the […]