Halsey Put on a Show for Allstate Arena
It’s hard to have a massive show on a Sunday night, but Halsey did just that on the Sunday before Thanksgiving break. Because her audience includes a ton of younger […]
Parquet Courts Fills Up the Empty Bottle
On Wednesday night, I ran from one lit-up Old Style marquee to the next: the Ez Inn afforded me a nice booth and beer before a night of standing and […]
Review: White Reaper Highlights Chicago’s Young Music Scene at Metro
Whether they knew it or not, all that made it out to Metro on this past Tuesday were in for a treat. Presented by 101WKQX, the historic North-side space presented […]
Poliça and OHMME’s Chill Vibes Dominated House of Vans
[soliloquy id=”20898″] Part record fair and part concert, Day 5 of Red Bull’s 30 Days in Chicago felt like a completely different type of show. The whole event felt more […]
Colleen and Sam Prekop Treat MCA with Intricate Electronic Mosaics
[soliloquy id=”20656″] There is something immensely interesting about artist that takes distinct shifts in their craft. This past weekend the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago welcomed two such artists: […]
Shout Out Louds Bring the Energy to a Packed Lincoln Hall
I started listening to Shout Out Louds when I discovered one of their songs in the hit CW show, One Tree Hill (I know, I know…this is a safe space though, […]
Susanne Sundfør’s Mystical Performance at Chop Shop/1st Ward
On the coattails of the release of her new album, Music For People In Trouble (released Sept. 8, 2017, via Bella Union), Susanne Sundfør has embarked on her first U.S. tour. The Norwegian […]
The Drums Create a Fun, Inclusive Time at The Metro
Methyl Ethel kicked things off with a hazy, moody set at the Metro on the cold Thursday night. The Australian quartet warmed things up with a mix up jangly pop […]
Taylor Swift Still Manages to Project Heart Through All the Sheen Glossing Over reputation
CAVEAT: This review doesn’t mention Taylor Swift’s celebrity, or the paparazzi, or her squad, or possible dodges of cultural appropriation, or the latest dude she’s dating because, c’mon, this is […]
30 Days in Chicago Rocks Out with Hometown Favorites Whitney & NE-HI
Red Bull Sound Selects has been putting on some fantastic shows in Chicago for quite a while. Their mission has always been to bring new music to the forefront and […]
Alvvays Sold Out Thalia Hall and the Crowd Bounced and Swayed
There was a lot of movement in Thalia Hall at the Alvvays show last Friday. The sold-out crowd bounced instead of head bobbing, swayed instead of standing. Having attended an […]
LCD Soundsystem Danced Everyone Clean During Their Chicago Return
You know it’s a good show when you leave a venue and your hair is three times as large due to the humidity of the sweat evaporating off people’s dancing […]