The Dandy Warhols are currently on tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band’s existence. I didn’t discover them until 1997—some Columbia reps used to come into Danny’s when I […]
On Monday night, singer-songwriter Matt Maeson stared out into a packed house and told the story of playing Schuba’s a few years back. He said that soon after he was […]
Maybe it’s because I worked all day, maybe it’s because I’m 31 but secretly 80 on the inside, but I was really tired when I got to the Empty Bottle […]
Swedish singer and songwriter, ionnalee, brought an out of this world performance to the Bottom Lounge Sunday evening on her “Remember The Future” headlining U.S. tour. ionnalee’s dancy electropop style, […]
[soliloquy id=”50794″] It’s no surprise that California rock band, Bad Suns, played a sold-out show at the House of Blues on Saturday night. Bad Suns uplifted the stormy vibe with […]
We’re slowly stumbling into another season; luckily this one precedes the glorious festival season. A duo of Chicago’s very own open the night with Claude and Sen Morimoto, each entertaining […]
If everything was always perfect, they wouldn’t call it punk, right? The fortuitous night began with a performance from Oceanator, a fuzzy punk project from New York musician Elise Okusami. […]
Saturday was 4/20, the celebrated weed holiday. It is enjoyed by a fascinating mess of subcultures from stoners, to punks, to vintage store workers who look like Fleetwood Mac […]
The bright, infectious numbers by Aly Spaltro were backlit by citrus-colored lights and a neon green “Even in the Tremor” sign on a recent Wednesday night at Lincoln Hall. Spaltro, […]
Few lineups are as perfect of Hand Habits and Tomberlin. The two acts specialize in incredibly personal and touching songs that are tailor made to sink into you head and […]
This past Saturday was Record Store Day. I don’t own vinyl or a record player but the excitement of the day and the celebration of music and the frustration towards […]
On a rainy Thursday evening I was riding the train home from work noticing all of the people sharing the car with me. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, uncles, someone’s something. Some […]