Festivals, Music, Previews

Pitchfork Music Festival Reveals 2024 Lineup Headlined by Black Pumas, JaimeXX, & Alanis Morissette

We’ve all been holding our breaths waiting for Pitchfork Music Festival‘s lineup announcement. With the sudden changes at the festival’s namesake, there’s been a worry about what this years fest […]

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Review: Chaepter’s Latest Single Knows a Little “Something About People”

Central Illinois indie savant Chaepter embraces hazy melancholia on new single “Something About People.” The track opens with a reverb-drenched guitar tone reminiscent of 2010’s bedroom pop, though the chord […]

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Preview: Finom Unveil Their New Single, “Haircut”

You know it’s going to be a great day when an amazing band like Finom releases a new single and announces a brand new album. Finom, formally known as OHMME […]

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Preview: Uniflora Brings the Heat with “Hellgirl” Before Their Show at Metro

The Chicago music scene is just overflowing with treasures. With every passing year, new, more and more outright amazing bands come out of our city. Sometimes it can be overwhelming […]

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Preview: lake j Announces Debut Solo Album Dizzy with “My Own Mess”

photo of cadien lake james by Tim Nagle

It’s always a nice treat when a member of a fantastic band releases a solo project. You honestly never know what you’re going to get. Maybe it’s a continuation of […]

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Music, Previews

Preview: No Need to Wait Until the “Next Time Around” for Liam Kazar’s Latest Single

It’s been a couple of years since Liam Kazar‘s excellent debut Due North graced our ears. The album is a distillation of over a decade of Kazar’s musical talents, which […]

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Beyond, Music, Previews

Preview: The Strokes, Beach Bunny, & NNAMDÏ Will Perform at Credit Union 1 Arena in Support of Kina Collins

It’s been two years since The Strokes first gave their support to Illinois 7th Congressional district candidate Kina Collins. The legendary rock group performed a fantastic set at a sold-out […]

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Last Minute Plans: Psymon Spine Brings Their Indie-Rock Dance Party to Color Club Tonight

Psymon Spine hails from NYC and traffics in the kind of basement dance-party indie rock pioneered by bands like LCD Soundsystem and the sounds familiar to the DFA label. OK, […]

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Preview: The Return Of Woolworthy!

In 2005, Woolworthy played their “farewell” show at Double Door, and Chicago said goodbye to one of the more promising bands to emerge from the ’90s into early aughts scene. […]

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Preview: Impromptu Fest Returns with an Expanded Format

After a one-year hiatus, Chicago’s Impromptu Fest returns in an expanded format spread over five days, beginning this Tuesday, September 12. Hosted by New Music Chicago, Impromptu Fest 2023 provides […]

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Preview: “Look Mama Your Product Is Legit”—10 Years of Doris at House of Blues

On July 19, 2014, Thebe Kgositsile (professionally known as Earl Sweatshirt) performed in Chicago for the first time at Cabaret Metro in support of his major-label debut Doris. I remember […]

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Preview: Bare Yourself to Merce Lemon This Thursday at Sleeping Village

I’m here writing this Merce Lemon preview for their upcoming show at Sleeping Village with co-headliner Lily Seabird and Chicago-based Hemlock simply because Merce Lemon is far too under the […]

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