It’s hard to put my finger on what initially drew me to Roxy Music. It’s possible that it was the dramatic, campy album artwork I’d find in record stores or […]

The Marías invited us to join their cult last Friday at Thalia Hall. To give you a glimpse: During the encore, drummer Josh Conway lured the entire audience to get […]

Rain got the final day of Pitchfork Music Festival off to a slow start, unfortunately canceling Dreezy’s opening spot at the fest. Once the heavy clouds departed, the muddy grounds […]

Day two of Pitchfork Music Festival started with a similar sweltering heat wave like Friday’s uncomfortable atmosphere, but a sudden downpour and thunder strikes changed things up late in the […]

Ah, Pitchfork Music Festival. This is honestly one of my favorite festivals thanks to chill back atmosphere, but the weather decided throw a wrench into that. Temps in the high […]

Somewhere in the kingdom of my memory there’s a small village dedicated to music from my youth. This community is populated with the essence of mallcore. The denizens wear To Write […]

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, […]

The Grant Park Music Festival continued its tradition of touring the American songbook for thousands attending its annual July 4th concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. It […]

Brandi Carlile had built a devoted following since she emerged from the Seattle music scene in 2005, with emotion-driven lyrics and a powerful voice that is a little bit folk, […]

In the ever-changing world of music, everyone wants to compare artists to one another; Atlanta’s Faye Webster is no different. Having recently signed to Secretly Canadian, based out of Bloomington, […]

Upon first listen of Divino Niño’s Foam, I was struck by how quickly I wanted and needed to listen to it again. It shouldn’t have been surprising, the band’s signature […]

[soliloquy id=”53895″] Waiting in the cold rain to cry in an abandoned warehouse. Maybe the perfect setting for a Julien Baker show. Baker curated a night at the House of […]