[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 […]
Illinois-born singer-songwriter Trevor Sensor is back at it with his second EP, Starved Nights of Saturday Stars. This release comes as a follow-up from his successful release, Texas Girls and Jesus […]
The Dirty Nil’s music video for “No Weaknesses,” a track off of their debut album Higher Power, features the Canadian trio bench pressing and bitching at each other. Every other scene is […]
As someone who has never been a Riot Fest dweller, this experience really is a diverse one. Upon first entry, there are several directions through which to venture. I was […]
Welcome to the third installment of our Third Coast Review Mixtape series. This time around I, you calendar curator and Music writer, get to choose the songs you’ll hopefully be listening […]
Most of today’s pop sensations are often rushed to market, their material manufactured quickly before fully fermenting into something that lasts. Christopher Gallant is not like most pop sensations. In […]
Opening its 2016-17 season in a wild and exuberant fashion, conductor Mei-Ann Chen and the Chicago Sinfonietta present Unhinged, an evening featuring the ersatz histrionics of the Anderson & Roe […]
Chicago’s festival season is culminating in, ironically, one of the most raucous and high-energy events. Riot Fest 2016 offers a slew of talented acts, including a Misfits reunion, the last show ever […]
Thanks to Mac DeMarco, his disheveled friends can happily explore the many A-sides and B-sides of ’70s AM rock tunes in a puff of hazy smoke. And due to Mac’s […]
I meandered through an industrial area along the North Branch of the Chicago River, past factories and the latest small businesses, only to make that familiar turn on Wabansia Street, finding the enclave […]