Chicago Independent Venue League (CIVL) is a coalition of more than 20 Chicago music venues who initially banded together to fight developers threatening the scene with corporate venues, and have redirected their […]
Staples of alt-rock, Death Cab for Cutie are well-known for hits like Black Sun and Soul Meets Body, as well as the unique voice of frontman Ben Gibbard. This past Sunday I […]
An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas is the charming tribute concert playing through Sunday, December 15, at the Mercury’s Venus Cabaret Theater in Lakeview. It stars Evan Tyrone Martin as the crossover […]
This last Thursday I had the pleasure of seeing The Foons at The Empty Bottle, and for a relatively new band they really knocked it out the park. They hail from right […]
Fans of bluegrass, classical, jazz and South Asian music came together at the Chicago Symphony Center Sunday evening for a concert by four world-class musicians who performed an eclectic symphony of world […]
House of Vans is one of my favorite venues in Chicago. It’s easy to get to, the staff are always awesome, and everything is FREE: free beer, free Vans giveaways, and free […]
As the sun rises at what annually is its most northerly point on the horizon, sound artists and Rogers Park residents Eric Leonardson and Deirdre Harrison will be performing Dean Rosenthal’s experimental […]
“Who are The Beaches?” one concert-goer said as we stood in line to get into The Riv. The band in question opened for Passion Pit, who undoubtedly was the reason that this […]
Y’know the phrase “it was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop”? At RY X’s sold out Thalia Hall show, the crowd was completely silent and mesmerized by his performance. In […]
I remember listening to The Kooks in high school. I was going through a big Brit indie rock phase, and I discovered their music on a free CD that came with the […]
Last month, Chicago’s own Nico Segal (formerly known as Donnie Trumpet) and Fulcrum Point New Music Project hosted a night of eclectic music, poetry, and art as part of the midwest premiere […]
The childish charm Kevin Barnes brought to Thalia Hall’s stage, full of whimsical drum beats and synth blasts, is ironic to his message on the of Montreal website. The band seems to […]
