Review: IDLES Stomps Through Metro
By guest author Aviv Hart Attempting to categorize British rock band IDLES into a genre is an exercise in semantics. Punk rock? Post-punk? No-wave? Noise rock? Take your pick, it […]
Wicker Park Fest 2022 in Review
By guest author Aviv Hart Wicker Park Fest has been my favorite weekend of the summer for about a decade now, providing a full music festival experience to Chicagoans for […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2022: Day 3 in Review
The final day of Pitchfork Music Festival was a blast! With the weather behaving for the most part (save for a few moments of rain in the late afternoon), day […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2022: Day 2 in Review
Weather wise, day two of Pitchfork Music Festival got off to a much better start than day one. There were no switch ups or lengthy delays, making for one for […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2022: Day 1 in Review
Pitchfork Music Festival is back to its original mid-July dates and was met with an incredible wet welcome. The rain came in right from the get go, possibly knocking out […]
Review: BRONCHO Treats Lincoln Hall to an Extensive Set
Lincoln Hall was in for a treat this past Saturday with Oklahoma indie rock outfit, BRONCHO (Ryan Lindsey, Nathan Price, Ben King, Penny Pitchlynn) bringing the heat to the windy […]
Review: Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna Enchanted Martyrs’
Guest review by Aviv Hart. You won’t find a single music venue in Chicago that feels quite like Martyrs’ on Lincoln Avenue. There is an inimitable intimacy in the room […]
Review: The Handcuffs Release the Best Album of Their Career (So Far) With Burn The Rails
The Handcuffs are one of those bands who will play live shows relatively frequently, but feel no rush to release their albums. I think part of this is grounded in […]
Review: The Strokes Energize Metro in Support of Candidate Kina Collins
It’s been a little over 20 years since The Strokes stopped by the Metro stage, right at the height of their Is This It release. That album is filled with […]
Review: Let’s Do It Again – Rufus Sings Judy at City Winery
On April 23, 1961, superstar Judy Garland launched yet another of her legendary comebacks and appeared on stage at Carnegie Hall. Subsequently called “the Greatest Night in Showbiz,” her performance […]
Review: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lina González-Granados Exhibit Brilliance With the CSO
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra succeeded in a tall order on Thursday night: turning a major work that has often left me wanting into a thing of abject beauty. To accomplish […]
Review: Bottled Up’s Grand Bizarre Impressed at Empty Bottle
Guest review by Aviv Hart. Grand Bizarre, the new record from Washington DC’s Bottled Up, appropriately fulfills the promise of its title as the appreciative crowd at Empty Bottle witnessed […]