Despite the threat of rain looming over the headliners on day three, Riot Fest prevailed! The was no rain during the festival, instead it was the hot late summer day […]

Day two of Riot Fest took the energy that Friday served up and amplified it. The sounds of the day definitely had a little more punk attitude as bands like […]

Ah, Riot Fest. The last huge festival of the year took place this past weekend and it was the affair you’d expect it to be: amazing bands dazzling a crowded […]

Guest article by Shaela Johnston. YAKZ, aka David Mitori, is a dubstep producer currently living in Las Vegas, who has made a huge name for himself within underground dubstep scene. […]

Philip Glass is considered one of the greatest living composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. His spare and layered compositions can be interpreted in many ways other than as […]

It may just be another weekend in Chicago for some, but for music fan it’s time for Riot Fest to highlight the weekend with their eclectic mix of alternative rock, […]

While photographing and taking in the atmosphere of North Coast Music Festival, I had the pleasure of sitting down with SISTO, one of the most exciting dubstep artists to make […]

The last couple of months I’ve been hearing the same thing over and over from friends far and wide: Mdou Moctar stole the show. I’ve heard it so often that […]

Guest review by Shaela Johnston. Over Labor Day weekend I had the unique opportunity to attend the 12th anniversary North Coast Music Festival at Seek Geek Stadium. This one being […]

The Chicago Jazz Festival’s return to in-person programming came to a wonderful and brilliant end. Despite the year off, the festival didn’t missed a step and continued on it’s mission […]

In one of ten stops on their summer tour, Vertical Horizon closed Saturday evening off at Skokie’s Back Lot Bash last weekend. While the band needs no introduction, led by […]

On day three of this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival, authors Kathy Hey and Bob Benenson spent the day taking in some modern jazz greats performing a myriad of styles from […]