Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 11/13 and Beyond
It’s mid November and all the end-of-year holiday festivities are starting to trickle in during this relatively warm weekend! Ice skating, holiday lights, and winter markets filled with gift ideas […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 11/6 and Beyond
It’s a “standard” weekend in fall this weekend as we are getting nice 60 degree tempts, some rain, and 30 degree temps with snow. But don’t let that tumultuous weather […]
Review: High Vis and Cold Gawd Bring a Varied Energy to Bottom Lounge
A well-appointed rock & roll bill is a thing of beauty. Even in a musical landscape increasingly driven by solo artists, putting together a group of bands can still be […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/9 and Beyond
Bundle up because the temps finally dropped! The fall atmosphere is in full force for the Halloween events that have been overtaking the city! So get a warm coat out […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/4 and Beyond
Let’s kick off September with a fantastic lineup of festivals, movies, concerts, and more! The climate may be a little cooler than we’ve been used to but thats no excuse […]
Review: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Enlist the Chicago Philharmonic to Bring Psych Rock to Ravinia
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has been gracing Chicago stages for over a decade, with their earliest performances dating back to 2014 in spots like Beat Kitchen and Subterranean. […]
Quick Spins: Violets, OK Cool, Danimal Farm, Post Animal
Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]
Dispatch: Rain Delay and a Musical Icon Welcomed Home for a Sweet Finale to the Chicago Blues Festival 2025
Day four of the Chicago Blues Festival ended on a high note despite a rain delay and a highly anticipated act being cut. The reality is that Mavis Staples was […]
Review: Eclectic Theatre Stages Relatively Speaking, a Slim Comedy of Relationships
Mistaken identities. Lovers or fathers? Girlfriends or daughters? It’s not something out of Shakespeare, the master at such mixups, but a renowned 1968 play by Alan Ayckbourn, an English master […]
Review: An Emotive Evening with Basia Bulat at the Old Town School of Folk Music
It feels a little crazy to say that I’ve been listening to Basia Bulat for over half my life, but after doing the quick math it turns out to be […]
Review: No Fear Here; Franz Ferdinand’s Live Show Was Fearless and Jubilant
Franz Ferdinand has had a career with growing gaps between new albums for a couple of years now, which might lead one to expect they are running low on ideas. […]
Review: Chicago Gets Down on Friday with Rebecca Black
It comes as no surprise that singer Rebecca Black is currently taking the alternative pop and music scene by storm. After her 2011 one-hit phenomenon debut single, “Friday,” which was met […]