Diet Cig: A Blazing Ball Of Energy at Subterranean
They say the best cure for cold is moving around. If that’s the case, the Diet Cig show last night at Subterranean was probably the healthiest thing that’s happened in […]
MCA’s Prime Time: ⌘R Lived Up to Its Refreshing Promise
Whenever music finds itself in less than typical venues, the result are often spectacular. I’ve seen ethereal sounds under the greenery of Garfield Park Conservatory and tender indie rock at […]
Comfortably Rich Jones
A couple of weeks ago, Chicago emcee Rich Jones dropped by The Dojo, an arguably secretive DIY spot in Pilsen. The January chill had slowly set in on that Saturday […]
The Young Wise Life of Andrew St. James
Before the age of 10, Andrew St. James sang and toured for the San Francisco Opera. It was his first job, but it couldn’t last forever. “My voice dropped, and […]
Grizfolk Gave Me Everything I Wanted At Lincoln Hall
When I interviewed Grizfolk for a feature in Paste Magazine last month, they were gearing up for their first headlining tour. I asked them what they had learned opening for bands […]
02.03.59: The Day the Music Didn’t Die
It was 57 years ago, early in the morning of Sunday, Feb. 3, 1959, when a small plane crashed in a snowstorm soon after taking off from Clear Lake, Iowa. […]
Smashing Pumpkins Are Coming to Lyric Opera House
Normally, we’d wait to publish a preview of a show until a few days beforehand, but this is (paradoxically) too cool and too hot to wait on: The Smashing Pumpkins […]
Florida-based Duo Shows Off Their True “Colours”
The opening scene of Colours’ new video for “Monster,” the single from their debut album Ivory, introduces Victory Records’ hardcore alt-rock fans to a new realm of angst, betrayal and […]
Mr. Carmack’s Comfort Zone
My best friend and I have a habit of sending each other links to new songs, artists and articles. Inspirational quotes, celeb gossip and mixtape leaks breathe in between our […]
Get Refreshed at MCA Prime Time: ⌘R
Last year the Museum of Contemporary Art added an after-hours series called MCA Prime Time to their already fantastic events program. The event sees the MCA partnering with different cultural […]
All Them Witches’ Smoke-Filled Lincoln Hall Seance
I knew I was in for a wild, primal evening of music at Lincoln Hall for the second night of Tomorrow Never Knows. With a name like All Them Witches […]
“Your handy mobile band!”: A Conversation with Macie and Sima of Homme
Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham didn’t actually mean to start a band. In the summer of 2014, 22-year-old Stewart and 26-year-old Cunningham — who boast collective musical resumes that include […]