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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]

[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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

[soliloquy id=”6909″] A red satanic pentagram beamed in front of us as a group of men in black cloaks walked across the stage. This, of course, meant time for dancing. […]

Hey, gang. Music writer Chris Zois is here to introduce you to the fourth installment of our Third Coast Review Mixtape series. When curating this week’s installment, I had a […]

Hard Girls released “Guadalupe On The Banks Of The Styx,” a track off their third and upcoming album, Floating Now, just before their Riot Fest trip. The San Jose band classifies itself indie-punk, and […]

[soliloquy id=”6844″] It’s as if a hazy cloud filled the Empty Bottle last Friday. 12-string guitars, crystalized synthesizers, and vocals that floated softly above the band all created a relaxed […]

[soliloquy id=”6875″] Photos by Amanda Tugade If I am being honest, there wasn’t really anyone at Riot Fest that I was dying to see. That being said, when you are […]

[soliloquy id=”6798″] Saturday’s roster gave me a moment to embrace my angsty, teenage days. I started my day off with Motion City Soundtrack, and reveled in the emotions its music […]