There is no better place to spend the first night with a new major haircut than at a Leikeli47 concert. Friday was sunny and a layer of optimism dripped off […]

Cass McCombs really knows how to test an audience. The 41-year-old singer-songwriter and his band played a two-hour set to a sold-out crowd at Lincoln Hall on Saturday night, in […]

If there’s one thing that K-pop fans both old and new can agree upon, it’s the impact that Girls’ Generation has had in the Korean pop music and entertainment industry. […]

[soliloquy id=”48429″] Japanese Breakfast is one of those bands that I’ve been dying to see since forever ago, but never got the chance to. So, when I heard the news […]

Back at my seemingly second home of Lincoln Hall, I awaited a sold-out show from The Beths, New Zealand-based band who have garnered a ton of acclaim  and led by […]

Currently on tour in support of Mike Doughty, Wheatus started the night on an energetic note with “Break It Don’t Buy It” from the The Valentine LP. In lieu of […]

On a cold Wednesday night in Chicago darkness crept into the Metro. In one of the city’s most storied venues one of the most prolific songwriters of our time, Wes […]

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 […]

Last Wednesday was a weird day. I mean so weird that I’m convinced something was going down in the cosmos. Everyone around me was having an off day, and I […]

Southern California punk legends Face to Face graced the stage at Subterranean thrice last week, pulling out two of their most classic records along with a new one that still […]

“I rode in on a river of codeine” howled singer Jehsea Welles to a modest crowd at Schubas on Wednesday night; gripping his guitar like a life-preserver, peering through a […]

During the latter half of Sharon Van Etten’s set, she exclaimed her joy over the quality of the Friday evening’s lineup. “It’s a killer bill. Nilüfer Yanya! Lucy Dacus!” and […]