The Mass in b-minor is often described as Johann Sebastian Bach’s valedictory masterpiece. It certainly received a masterly treatment by the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra, whose season-opening performance at […]
If he didn’t have family back east, Joe Pug would live with us in the Windy City. “They’re fucking up shit in the rest of the country. Chicago’s still got it going […]
These days, psychedelia has crept back into music like it never left the ‘60s and ‘70s. We have Tame Impala playing arenas. We have Drugdealer sounding best on vinyl. We have Khruangbin […]
My second day at Riot Fest was another one of firsts—first time that I used the port-o-potty at the festival, first time I rode a divvy bike into oncoming traffic, first time […]
I’ll get this out of the way up front. I’m a Riot Fest virgin. In fact I have only been to one festival in my life, when I covered Pitchfork this summer […]
I keep ending up at Thalia Hall. It’s my siren. Calling and cooing me in yet again. On the heels of my review of The Hold Steady I find myself back within […]
On a night highlighted by Lomelda and Hovvdy, there’s a third act to set to open the night, fresh off of dropping their new record Ghost Orchard. Sam hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan and opened the […]
“It’s like Rocketman up here tonight!” A glowing Alex Lahey proclaimed to the bustling Lincoln Hall crowd Tuesday night, “Well, maybe less queer… but only by a little.” All things considered, she […]
It’s Labor Day weekend! While the season has a couple more weeks to go, it’s looking pretty clear that summer is on its way out. The kids are back in school and […]
House of Vans, we meet again for one last summer show. This venue exists as a fascinating place that’s a weird mixture of commerce and art. It goes without saying that tonight’s […]
I wanted to begin with my history with The Hold Steady as a jump off point referencing high school girlfriends, the record store I worked at in college, and driving from Columbus […]
I’m a big fan of fast, hardcore music, but sometimes you need to slow it down, and sludge metal and noise rock really are the pinnacle. Distorted guitars, nihilistic vocals, it’s all […]
