Some bands tend to eschew everything you’d except from them. With an oddball name, songs that blur genre lines, and an aura that breathes a welcoming attitude, Rainbow Kitten Surprise embodies that […]
Great Lake Swimmers debuted their first, self-titled record in 2003. Since then, the Canadian band, fronted by singer/songwriter Tony Dekker, has developed their signature sound of contemplative folk balladry across seven studio […]
Last week, before polar vortex’s were all the rage , Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks came to Chicago for a show at the historic Metro. Malkmus carries a particularly legendary status with […]
Danish singer MØ brought her pop expertise to a sold out show at the Vic Theater on Friday night. Her latest album, Forever Neverland, has received much critical praise and is jam […]
WINNER, a multi-genre K-pop group, made a stop in the Windy City as part of their EVERYWHERE tour. The fifth stop on their first-ever North American tour, the group consisting of four […]
Bottom Lounge lit up Saturday night with acts Mallrat and Guardin as appetizers to its youthful audience before big-time-California-guy rapper Gnash. Mallrat shakes the stage with an undeniably cute smile, an infrequent […]
Three very brilliant and contrasting bands closed out Tomorrow Never Knows at Lincoln Hall Sunday night. The crowd did not hesitate to flood the front of the stage early on in the […]
A three-bill lineup of explosive energy and raucous fun properly helped usher in the 2019 Tomorrow Never Knows festival Wednesday night at Lincoln Hall. Few bands can bring the level of untamed, […]
At Snail Mail’s headlining Tomorrow Never Knows show at Metro on Thursday, the highlights were surprising. Two Chicago bands, Varsity and Lala Lala, opened the night, and per usual the Chicago crowds […]
Tomorrow Never Knows brought the festival vibes to a bitter January night at Schuba‘s, sporting a mostly midwestern line-up (retro synth outfit Video Age joined from Louisiana) for an evening of jaunty […]
Brooklyn’s Charly Bliss are having the time of their lives. At least that’s the impression I’ve gotten every single time I’ve seen them played live. The Brooklyn quartet literally bounce off each […]
When OHMME’s Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart joined V.V. Lightbody on stage at Schubas last week, 2019 officially started. The Friday night was atypically mild and warm for a Chicago winter, and […]
