Few lineups are as perfect of Hand Habits and Tomberlin. The two acts specialize in incredibly personal and touching songs that are tailor made to sink into you head and nestle there […]
Review: Hand Habits & Tomberlin Captivated The Hideout
Review: I Just Wanna Bang on the Djembe! All Day
Djembe! is a Disney-like journey through the history of the West African drum, a kind of “Around the Drum in 80 Minutes” diorama, and that’s OK. The intermission-less musical, in its US […]
Giveaway: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2019
The weather has been absolutely crazy this week, from snow to temps in the 70s! No matter how crazy things get, you know that festival season is fast approaching. We’re actually under […]
Restore to Factory Settings – An Evening with Wax Trax Records
This past Saturday was Record Store Day. I don’t own vinyl or a record player but the excitement of the day and the celebration of music and the frustration towards the music […]
Review: Soul’d Out – Durand Jones and the Indications Take Thalia Hall
On a rainy Thursday evening I was riding the train home from work noticing all of the people sharing the car with me. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, uncles, someone’s something. Some wore suits, […]
Preview: Ex Hex Brings Their Powerful Sound to Thalia Hall
There are power trios, and then there are POWER TRIOS. Ex Hex falls into the second CATEGORY. Mary Timony, Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris have much vaunted experience that would immediately throw […]
3CR’s Guide to Record Store Day 2019 in Chicago and Beyond
While it’s a little earlier in the month than vinyl fans are accustomed, Record Store Day is this weekend, April 13! The worldwide event usually takes place on the third Saturday in […]
Review: Epik High Gets Sleepless in Chicago
It’s been a minute since Epik High, one of Korea’s most acclaimed hip-hop groups, has toured the U.S. With it being their first North American tour in nearly five years, it only […]
Review: RY X Turned Thalia Hall into a Room of Wonder
Y’know the phrase “it was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop”? At RY X’s sold out Thalia Hall show, the crowd was completely silent and mesmerized by his performance. In […]
From Engine Summer to Nebs and Back: Love and Self-Awareness are “Heard”
With a little help from his friends, Ben Kostecki became Nebs. That is, his band mates from Engine Summer, Chicago’s own post-punk, dance and guitar-infused storm, encouraged him to go solo for […]
Review: American Football Enchanted a Sold Out Metro
Saturday night’s sold out American Football show at Metro was a unique experience. The show, which was also the album release show for the band’s third self-titled album, was packed with fans […]
Review: You, Me, and the Devil Makes Three: Deafheaven and Baroness Take the Riviera
I found myself on the internet this afternoon searching for a ticket for this show in the Facebook event page discussion section. After scrolling past loads of bots and scammers I was […]
