Review: Mike Doughty and Wheatus Brought Their Memorable Sound to Sleeping Village
Currently on tour in support of Mike Doughty, Wheatus started the night on an energetic note with “Break It Don’t…
Review: Stacked Lineup, Sparse Crowd at the Bottle w/ Dark Fog, Balms, Diagonal, Bow & Spear
Saturday’s show at the Empty Bottle felt very…well, empty. Despite a packed lineup of four bands, the turnout was less…
Review: An Audio/Visual Spectacle with Windbreaker, Joan of Arc, and Buke and Gase
Saturday night at the Empty Bottle was quite an audio/visual treat. Chicago’s Windbreaker stealthily appeared on stage behind a projection screen…
Review: Scorched Tundra Fest Brings a New Side of Metal to Empty Bottle
This weekend the Empty Bottle hosted back-to-back soldout shows for the annual Scorched Tundra festival. Since 2011, Alexi Front has…
Review: Post-Adventures with Lume, Chastity, and Mourn at the Empty Bottle
Tuesday night’s show at the Empty Bottle featured three relatively up-and-coming bands that redefine their parent genres and challenge what…
Review: The Sea and Cake Share Any Day with Empty Bottle
The Sea and Cake are currently on tour in support of their newest album, Any Day, released on May 11…
Gang of Youths Brings Energetic Performance to Subterranean
Gang of Youths brought their big sound to a small Chicago venue on Friday night, as the award-winning Australian rock…
Big Thief’s Emotionally Charged Performance at Millennium Park w/ Overcoats
Brooklyn band Big Thief have had a recent upsurge of popularity. Their recently released album Capacity has been met with critical acclaim, and…
