Review: ANCHR Magazine Celebrates Second Birthday at Schubas
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 […]
Review: A Raw and Passionate Post Animal Connected with Their Hometown Crowd
The energy buzzing throughout the venue was palpable as fans fervently waited in anticipation to see Post Animal’s hometown performance. A Chicago fan-favorite group, the psych-rock band played in front […]
2018 in Review: What We Liked in Music
It’s been a pretty great year for music. So good in fact that a top 10, top 50, top whatever, wouldn’t have captured the magic of the year. It felt […]
Album Review: Dumbfoundead Makes a Feel Good Comeback
Last month, K-Town LA’s beloved resident rapper Dumbfoundead released his latest EP, Cafe Bleu, a follow up to last year’s Rocket Man and Foreigner EPs. Cafe Bleu EP is the […]
Review: Amber Liu Goes Rogue in Her First-Ever US Solo Tour
[soliloquy id=”43503″] Upon nearing Park West, a line wrapping around the venue could easily be spotted from a few blocks down. Despite it being a rather cold December evening, energy […]
Review: Helena Deland & Gia Margaret Delivered Complex and Riveting Performances at Schubas
Upon listening to Helena Deland’s music for the first time, it was impossible for me to get her sound out of my head. Over the past couple of years she […]
Review: Joe Pug Delivers Folk Balladry, Plain and Simple at City Winery
“And I’ve come to know the wish-list of my father/I’ve come to know the shipwrecks where he wished/I’ve come to wish aloud/Before the overdressed crowd/Come to witness now the sinking […]
Review: Parquet Courts Made The Vic Wide Awake
In what many publications are calling one of the year’s best records, Parquet Courts channeled angst into optimism on their fifth full-length album, Wide Awake. Their recent record almost reads […]
Review: Stars Shone Wednesday Night at Metro
Wednesday night at Metro was filled with performance art. The Wrigleyville venue welcomed Stars, on tour in support of their latest single, “Are You With Me?,” released a few weeks […]
Review: House of Vans Transformed into a Multicolored Sea of Sound
[soliloquy id=”42940″] I’ve been to quite a few of the House of Vans shows and it’s safe to say that they are a special thing; especially in the colder […]
Review: Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings is a 10-Piece Jazz Explosion at South Shore Cultural Center
Makaya McCraven, the 35-year-old Chicago jazz drummer, composer and producer, is making waves crossing free jazz with hip hop. Collaboration and spontaneity are pillars of his cause, as demonstrated on […]
Review: With HEAVN HERE, Jamila Woods Heralds the New Black Renaissance
Sing to me of Bronzeville, the Black Metropolis. A Northern tree whose Southern roots, having suckled at the Mississippi, were weaned on Eerie waters. Whose branches bear ice and Christmas […]