[soliloquy id=”6798″] Saturday’s roster gave me a moment to embrace my angsty, teenage days. I started my day off with Motion City Soundtrack, and reveled in the emotions its music […]

Illinois-born singer-songwriter Trevor Sensor is back at it with his second EP, Starved Nights of Saturday Stars. This release comes as a follow-up from his successful release, Texas Girls and Jesus […]

As someone who has never been a Riot Fest dweller, this experience really is a diverse one. Upon first entry, there are several directions through which to venture. I was […]

Most of today’s pop sensations are often rushed to market, their material manufactured quickly before fully fermenting into something that lasts. Christopher Gallant is not like most pop sensations. In […]

It’s another glorious weekend for music in Union Park. North Coast Music Festival’s 2016 lineup features a range of dynamic acts, from the electronic, to the funk, to the hip-hop. […]

Towkio released his latest EP, Community Service 2, last month. One of the highlights of that album was his collaboration with comrade-in-arms, Joey Purp, on the single “Playin Fair.” In it, Towkio […]

I thought I was listening to a song from the soundtrack of Sophia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” upon first hearing “Don’t Want to Be Your Friend,” a track off Cassettes on […]

[soliloquy id=”5602″]All photos by Julian Ramirez James McCartney has a lot riding on him. You would too if your dad was Paul McCartney. Where most would coast on their family […]

The floor at the House of Blues bounced Saturday night as the crowd threw its arms in the air for Caravan Palace, and jumped to Charles Delaport’s pounding upright bass […]

[soliloquy id=”5498″] It’s not a good year until the Graveface Roadshow rolls through town. Graveface Records, formally located in Chicago and now stationed in Savanah Ga., puts out the most […]

[soliloquy id=”5389″]   As Kevin Parker donned his signature Rickenbacker guitar, the band opened their set at the UIC Pavilion with the wobbling pulse of “Nangs.” Tie-dye colored lights projected […]

Four-piece Brooklyn band Mothxr pounded through the Beat Kitchen Friday with a colorful synth and breezy vocals, following a set from opener Shah Jahan. Though Mothxr, “pronounced like the woman […]