North Coast Music Festival Announces Their Lineup!
You have to love weird music festivals and North Coast Music Festival: Summer’s Last Stand absolutely fits that description. NCMF prides itself on bringing to together a huge gathering of […]
The Evening Attraction and Joe Bordenaro & The Late Bloomers Shake Up Schubas
The Evening Attraction lit incense on stage at Schubas. They brought out a vintage Farfisa organ, plenty of Vox amps, and even a Danelectro bass. The five-piece band was going […]
Kishi Bashi and Tall Tall Trees Light Up Thalia Hall
Kishi Bashi masterfully plays the violin. He strums it like a mandolin, plucks it pizzicato, and bows it in long sonorous strokes. He also loops himself and toys with pedals […]
Mykele Deville Drops Third Album in Two Years, And Isn’t Stopping Soon
We haven’t seen a Chicago music scene like this before. With the newfound attention on our city following Chance The Rapper’s rise to fame, every artist in the city that […]
Sondre Lerche Bringing Pleasure to Lincoln Hall on Saturday
I don’t know the first time I heard Sondre Lerche. I do remember having the pre-conceived notion that he was a Norwegian guitarist inspired by bossa nova music. That was an oversimplification […]
Riot Fest Announces First Wave Of Bands
As per usual, Riot Fest does not suck. The acclaimed punk festival released the first wave of its lineup that will be playing at Douglas Park from September 15 to […]
Green Music Fest Announces Headliners
Spring is in the air, which means street festivals will be starting to pop up across the city. Shutting down a busy street to enjoy live music and drink some […]
Full Songs in an Empty House: Waxahatchee to Play the Metro Twice with The New Pornographers
Katie Crutchfield’s ideal day is playing music in an empty house. She’s known this ever since she was a teenager. And often times her twin sister Allison joined her. They […]
Your 3CR Guide to Record Store Day 2017
We’re quickly approaching that time of year when record shops get ready for one of the biggest vinyl related days of the year. That’s right folks, it’s the about to […]
Richard Thompson Takes Old Town School of Folk with British Bravado and Old-Man-Leather Sex Appeal
Richard Thompson started playing music professionally in 1967 with Fairport Convention. He was 18. Fifty years of performing, touring, and recording 40+ albums should leave a musician spent. Rather than […]
I’m Falling for You, Chairlift
Chairlift let its music speak for itself Friday night at Park West in Chicago on its farewell tour. Normally I would comment on lighting, costumes, size of the venue and […]
Rolling Stones Exhibitionism Rocks Out @ Navy Pier
Exhibitionism lands at Navy Pier this weekend, rockin out the vibrant history and persona of the band the world has come to know as The Rolling Stones. The exhibit, chocked […]