Tuesday night’s show at the Empty Bottle featured three relatively up-and-coming bands that redefine their parent genres and challenge what it means to sound like a “post-rock” band. In an […]
How does one even write about Lollapalooza nowadays? I’ve been going to the festival since its inception in 1991, and have only missed a couple, during the fest’s darker years […]
[soliloquy id=”34546″] As my Uber gets closer to Wrigleyville for the Deafheaven show I hear a loud but faint noise that sounds like The Breeders sure enough, they’re one of the opening bands for the Foo […]
[soliloquy id=”34008″] The TV Girl audience is a hyped and dedicated one. As I walked into Schubas way too early to sit down and have a drink with my friends, […]
Wicker Park Fest swallowed up Milwaukee Ave. from Paulina to Damen this weekend, drawing throngs to catch the likes of Against Me!, Snail Mail and Porches at the three-day event. […]
We’re entering the latter half of summer and it’s been a great one so far! So many excellent festival have comand gone and there are still a few left before […]
[soliloquy id=”33756″] How does House of Vans do what they do? I thought to myself as I watched concertgoers flood into the House of Vans concert venue, housed in a […]
O.K., I’ll admit upfront that headline is a bit histrionic. But The Phonographs don’t shy away from hyperbole. Anyone who drops Big Star and The Redwalls in their pitch to […]
It’s not a true Pitchfork Festival unless it rains (or gets hot and humid). But the festival didn’t ever get rained out, and the acts didn’t disappoint. (There was a […]
After a slightly rainy Friday made use of all the Lyft ponchos that were being handed out at one corner of Pitchfork Music Festival, Saturday felt a lot nicer. The […]
If you’ve never listened to Dana Fuch’s solo music, you might still recognize her voice. The powerful singer played the role of (Sexy) Sadie in Julie Taymor’s Beatles musical Across the […]
City Winery celebrated an auspicious hip-hop-iversary, the release of The Beastie Boys’ Hello Nasty album 20 years ago. The officiants were the kick-ass B-Boys tribune band She’s Crafty, formed after co-founder […]