Phantom Broadcast releases new “Steampunk” single
October leaves are rustling in the trees this Friday as The Phantom Broadcast’s new single “Steampunk” swings into the air. With rhythm that’s smooth yet edgy, it’s got a beat that’s subtly […]
Christine and the Queens at the Vic Theatre: Héloïse Letissier Boasts Her Inner Man
A Tuesday night at the Vic Theatre, not quite packed, but close enough, and Christine and the Queens is beginning its conquest of the United States with this Chicago stop, and with […]
Ear Taxi Festival Day 1: Chicago’s Lively, Contemporary Sounds Come to Harris Theater
Nearly 400 enthusiastic admirers enjoyed day one of the Ear Taxi Festival (ETF) showcasing Chicago’s rich contemporary classical music scene. Wednesday’s excellent concerts were the first of six days devoted […]
Third Coast Mixtape No. 6: Songs in the Key of Love
Anyone who really knows me would be a little surprised by the “love songs” theme I chose for this week. I’ve always taken on the role of love cynic/critic/firm believer […]
Watch Chance the Rapper in Kit Kat’s Weird New Halloween Commercial
Seemingly out of nowhere, this week Kit Kat teased in a tweet that Chance the Rapper would be the star of their new Halloween television commercial. Yesterday, they made good […]
Win a Pair of Tickets to Freaky Deaky, Oct. 28-30!
Lose yourself in a tunnel of electronic and hip hop music this Halloween at Freaky Deaky , with a pair of free tickets to the “Largest Halloween Event in the Midwest!” […]
Mantra: Sunjacket Album Review
Upon listening to the first song off Mantra, the 2016 Sunjacket album, I felt like I was in the movie, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” It was as though […]
Third Coast Mixtape No. 5: The Come Up
This collection of songs is inspired by my neighborhood, parents’ parting words before going out, nights that quickly shift into early mornings, missed calls, mismatched outfits, radio static that interrupts my […]
Angel Olsen Rewarded a Patient Thalia Hall with an Intense Performance
[soliloquy id=”7043″] Somewhere in the middle of Angel Olsen’s ever climbing 90 minute set, a passionate member of the crowd joyfully shouted out “You’re a rockstar now!” Olsen smiled and […]
Rock ’n’ Roll Isn’t Dead: A Giant Dog Talks to Us and Opens for Titus Andronicus Tonight at the Bottom Lounge
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dBvZLehlNs] “I’m too old to die young,” frontwoman Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog belts out on “Sex & Drugs.” These lyrics, along with lines like “you’ve been told […]
Preview: Contemporary Classical Music Takes Center Stage at the Ear Taxi Festival
An underappreciated facet of Chicago’s rich cultural offerings goes on display next week when the first-ever, multi-day festival devoted to contemporary classical art music begins. For six days–October 5-10–the Ear […]
Margaret Glaspy and Bad Bad Hats Stun at the Green Mill
I’d never been to the Green Mill before, which is odd considering I live in the neighborhood and it’s one of Chicago’s most, if not the most, notable jazz venues in the […]