Riot Fest 2023 Day One: Sunshine and Sing-Alongs
Riot Fest 2023 kicked off with a day of sunshine and sing-alongs in Douglass Park on Friday. The festival has been delivering nostalgic punk and rock acts since 2005, and […]
Preview: CHIRP Radio’s First Music Film Festival Starts Thursday at the Davis Theater
CHIRP Radio is launching its first film festival this week. But it won’t feature the latest action flick or hot indie rom-coms. As you might expect, CHIRP’s festival will feature […]
Review: Tove Lo’s Long Awaited Set at the Salt Shed Was Worth the Wait
Swedish pop icon Tove Lo was set to play the Salt Shed’s indoor debut back in February but unfortunately had to postpone due to illness. The much anticipated evening finally […]
Preview: Impromptu Fest Returns with an Expanded Format
After a one-year hiatus, Chicago’s Impromptu Fest returns in an expanded format spread over five days, beginning this Tuesday, September 12. Hosted by New Music Chicago, Impromptu Fest 2023 provides […]
Review: Hazy Soundscapes Make for a Dreamy Night at Salt Shed
Nothing says Fall like dusting off your tallest pair of Doc Martens and pulling out your favorite all black outfit for a Cigarettes After Sex show. El Paso, Texas dream […]
Review: Truest Metal: Heroes of the Metal Underground, by Alexandros Anesiadis with Yannis Skarpelos
Metal, as a genre, is an amusing blend of arrogance and earnestness. Look past the leather and chains, wind-milling manes, and tight animal print pants with padded baskets…ignore the kayfabe […]
Review: Beck and Phoenix Sail the Summer Odyssey to Northerly Island
There was no other place I would have wanted to be last Thursday evening than at one of this summer’s fantastic outdoor concert hurrahs. The immensely anticipated Summer Odyssey Tour […]
Chicago Jazz Festival in Review: Honoring History and Celebrating the Now on the Final Day
The final day of the Chicago Jazz Festival is always a blast and a perfect sendoff to summer. Now, I say summer until the Autumnal Equinox and dare anyone to […]
Review: Third Coast Percussion Unveils Between Breaths in Music and Film
Third Coast Percussion opened their 2023-24 season Saturday night with a celebration and performance of Between Breaths, their new CD on Cedille Records that will be released later this week. […]
Review: Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Cat Power Dazzle Beneath a Blue Moon
Year two of the Salt Shed putting on shows has been a doozy. Honestly, they certainly have not needed to go this hard for this long. Every show brings something […]
Chicago Jazz Festival 2023 in Review: Music Is a Healer and Teacher on Day 3
Tammy McCann is a classically trained singer who could easily grace the world’s stages singing Mozart, Purcell, or Bizet. McCann felt a calling encouraged by Von Freeman and Ramsey Lewis, […]
Chicago Jazz Festival 2023 in Review: A Perfect Cap on Summer and Joy Post-Pandemic
The Chicago Jazz Festival is 47 years old! I am trying to get my head around how long that is, and what a gift it is to know that Chicago […]