One of my favorite musicians of all time, Nile Rodgers, has a quote that couldn’t be more applicable to our worldly situation. What do great artists do when they see the world […]
How are we? Chicago indie rock band Ratboys will be going live on Thursday at Lincoln Hall and playing their new album Printer’s Devil in its entirety. While we can’t see them up […]
It was inevitable, but Riot Fest has joined the ranks of Pitchfork Music Festival, Lollapalooza and countless other amazing festivals that have had to postpone their annual gathering due to COVID. While […]
We’ve going through a difficult time. Not just the past few months, but for the entire history of our country. Currently it has reached a boiling point, another boiling point that is, […]
It’s hard times for all of right now as we are staying at home to flatten the curve. Evanston SPACE has cancelled all their shows at the venue through the end of […]
On his latest album, Kevin Barnes returns of Montreal to its one-man-band roots on UR FUN, yet still manages to create a Technicolor thrill ride making the most of his experience manipulating a […]
Cupcakes formed in the mid-’90s and seemed destined for superstardom. They were signed to DreamWorks near the tail end of the initial label feeding frenzy that swept through Chicago during that period, […]
It is a really good time to be a fan of Chicago music right now. Our scene is always vibrant, but we appear to be in another of those mini-movements (that I […]
Stonefield’s Bent was written primarily while the Australian quartet was touring America last year. It’s the group’s fourth album since 2013, though I’ll forgive you if you’ve never heard of them before. […]
Festival season is approaching and the awesome lineups are starting to coming in. Today Pitchfork Music Festival revealed the lineup for the 15th anniversary! Much like last year, PMF opted for quick […]
There is no stopping Evanston SPACE’s ability to put on a great show. SPACE continues to one of my favorite venues, blending their old speakeasy atmosphere with a modern sophistication that always […]
As we move forward from the ‘10s (is that what we called them?) and into the ‘20s, there’s been a lot of looking back at some of the best things that […]
