The childish charm Kevin Barnes brought to Thalia Hall’s stage, full of whimsical drum beats and synth blasts, is ironic to his message on the of Montreal website. The band seems to […]
Review: of Montreal Will Color You In
Obama Will Rally For Pritzker, West Gives Enyia Another Big Donation, Van Dyke Back in Court – TODAY 11-01-18
Obama To Headline Rally for JB Pritzker Former President Barack Obama will stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker over the weekend, headlining a get out the vote rally on Sunday. “President […]
Review: Just Can’t Stop The English Beat
Birmingham-born band The English Beat shows staying power with its current US tour. Dave Wakeling co-founded the ska sextet in 1979. They opened for seminal acts such as Talking Heads, The Pretenders, […]
A Conversation with Mallrat & Maggie Rogers’ Final Stop Before SNL
At 5:15pm on Tuesday, October 30, there was already a line forming outside of The Riviera — where Mallrat and Maggie Rogers would be playing that night, having sold out the Vic […]
Album Review: Rich Jones Steps into a New Direction with The Shoulder You Lean On
A little over a year ago, Rich Jones was onstage at North Coast Music Festival performing amazing track after amazing track. Along with a cavalcade of local artists and friends, Jones made […]
Review: Florence + the Machine Stunned Chicago with an Amazing Performance
There are few times were a concert will leave me speechless, lost entirely in its presentation that I need time to recoup. Such was the case with the Florence + the Machine […]
Review: The Growlers Brought Beach Goth Vibes to the Riviera
Earlier this month, The Growler’s brought their laid back beach goth sound to a starting to cool down Chicago. Donned in star covered overalls and suits, set up in front of a […]
Preview: Extra Arms Bring Extra Crunch and Punch to Their Power-Pop
Ryan Allen’s previous bands Thunderbirds Are Now! and Friendly Foes were lauded but terribly under-appreciated. The through-line between all those projects was Allen’s uncanny knack for mining impossibly catchy hooks and latching […]
Review: Swearin’ is Still Shredding at Lincoln Hall
Lincoln Hall hosted Chicago’s Sore History and Philadelphia’s Empath and Swearin’ last week. Three-band bills are perfect, especially when there’s a local band you’ve never heard of supporting touring bands, one I haven’t seen […]
Preview: The Dirty Nil Bring Their Stadium Rawk To Town Tonight
The Dirty Nil are a trio out of Canada, but their noise is anything but polite. Most groups of this configuration mine the blues for source material—whatever you do, don’t call ’em […]
HotLips Messiah Go Big on Their New Album, Disco Miscarriage
HotLips Messiah is a Chicago quartet well known for their raucous live sets, led by their mesmerizing singer Traci Trouble. In a band where every member is careening around the stage, Trouble’s […]
Album Review: RM Bares His Soul in mono.
Earlier this week, BTS’ RM unveiled a surprise when he released his latest solo project titled mono. The mixtape is a follow up to his 2015 self-titled solo album and his first […]
