Zeds Dead Put on an Electrifying Show at Navy Pier
[soliloquy id=”20327″] It’s 43 degrees in Chicago right now. On Saturday, October 21, the day of the Zeds Dead Navy Pier takeover, it was 71. The infamous Chicago summer […]
Tera Melos Brings More Than Prog to Subterranean
When a show has a killer lineup, it’s not hard to be equally excited for every band. I feel extremely lucky to catch one or two awesome bands in one […]
Chelsea Wolfe and Youth Code Made the Metro the Spookiest Place to Be
Just in time for the Halloween season, goth queen Chelsea Wolfe brought a night of macabre and deeply somber melodies to the Metro. Her music isn’t depressing by any means, […]
PVRIS and Lights End Their Tour With a Bang
After a successful tour across North America, PVRIS and Lights concluded their tour in Chicago with a nearly sold-out show at The Riv. Throngs of fans lined up outside the […]
Moses Sumney’s Jaw-Droppingly Beautiful Show at Old Town School of Folk
What kind of madman covers both Neil Young and Björk in the same show? Moses Sumney does. Sumney is the kind of artist who draws you in, and it’s not […]
Vince Staples Spoke at the MCA … And the Conversation Isn’t Over
On the ground floor auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art, people shuffled into seats at 6:06pm—the result of a sold-out show and respective waitlist. At 6:09 Vince Staples slouched […]
A Night of Electronic Excellence at Beat Kitchen with TV Girl
A line snaked out the entrance of Beat Kitchen this past weekend and I couldn’t say I was surprised. The under 21 but 17+ fans were anxiously waiting to get […]
Future Islands rattles The Empty Bottle Chicago
The bass jumped as he jumped, and as his voice jumped from tenor to bass seamlessly. Future Islands performed a set that was full Wednesday night at The Empty Bottle. […]
Give a Home: Jack Garratt Creates Magic for Sofar Sounds x Amnesty International
On September 20, I had the pleasure of attending a concert via Sofar Sounds as part of the Give a Home series, where concerts were held all over the world […]
Give a Home: Julien Baker Supported Refugees Through Sofar Sounds Benefit Concert
“It’s been a while since I played in a living room,” Julien Baker said as she held an acoustic guitar. “I spent the first half of my career in living […]
Audiotree Festival 2017: Day Two in Review
Our Lit section editor, Emma Terhaar, and music writer, Colin Smith, traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan, last weekend to catch the fifth annual Audiotree Festival. Here’s their report on day two. […]
Goose Island 312 Block Party 2017 in Review
What better way to enjoy an unseasonable hot weekend than with friends, food, beer, and amazing music at Goose Island‘s 312 Block Party! This year’s block party kept the fun […]