As far as summer music festivals in Chicago go, Lollapalooza is easily the most identifiable. Running yearly since 2005 and expanding to four full days of music in 2016, the already insanely […]
Lollapalooza Reveals Initial Look at Their 2019 Lineup
Spring Awakening Music Festival Reveals Their Full Lineup!
While there have been some changes to the Spring Awakening Music Festival this year, particularly the move to the to the suburbs, they’re still bringing together one of the best electronic music lineups […]
Out of SPACE Summer Concert Series Announces Their Temperance Beer Co. Shows
SPACE in Evanston is one of those special venues that instills a sense of wonder as you walk into its gorgeous space. Old speakeasy atmosphere mixed with a modern sophistication that always […]
Spring Awakening Music Festival 2019 Announces Their Headliners and New Location!
EDM fans can breathe a sigh of relief as React Presents has finally released more details about the annual electronic spectacle that is Spring Awakening Music Festival! SAMF 2019 the Midwest’s largest […]
Pitchfork Music Festival Reveals Its 2019 Lineup!
The past couple of years have seen a slow and steady drip of info regarding the Pitchfork Music Festival lineup. The reveals of the summer fest’s highlights have taken place over hourlong […]
Preview and Photo Gallery: 350 Fest 2019
While Riot Fest—which will celebrate its 15th year anniversary this year in September—is arguably Chicago’s largest and most well-known festival of all things punk (and more), another local festival that leans heavy […]
Preview: Love in October Play a Rare Show at Chop Shop Tonight!
Love In October continues the trend of Sweden kicking out sparkling and infectious music. The two brothers at the core of the group, Erik and Kent Widman, relocated to the states in […]
Preview: Tiffany Young Performs at Lincoln Hall on Her First U.S. Tour
Tiffany Young, a newly minted soloist and longstanding member of one of South Korea’s most successful girl groups, Girls’ Generation, is embarking on her first-ever US solo venture. Despite a decade-plus spanning […]
Preview: Snail Mail Will Bring Their Fun Sound to Metro Tonight!
If you read any 2018 year-end best of music lists—and since you’re here I’m guessing you did—you likely noticed Snail Mail near the top of many of them. It’s name under which […]
Preview: Red Velvet Brings Redmare to the US
When Red Velvet visited Chicago back in April for their first US fanmeet, they asked their fans if they would be willing to come to their concert if they were to have […]
Preview: Peter Bjorn And John Bring Darker Days to Lincoln Hall
I don’t know how Peter Bjorn And John do it, but their latest album Darker Days manages to sound like winter while allowing a few slivers of sunlight to break through. And […]
Preview: Protomartyr Returns to Chicago
From playing a record release show on the notorious Michigan riverboat the Detroit Princess to working on their 2018 EP Consolation with The Breeders’ Kelley Deal, the Detroit-based post-punk band Protomartyr has been on […]
