Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson By Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow Chicago Review Press Robert Johnson is a definitive legend, though the dead-at-27 bluesman would’ve preferred […]
The last two days of May and the first two days of June are bringing you some amazing events! So if you need help planning the next few days, look no further! […]
I jumped onto the Orville Peck train a little late, only having discovered him on Twitter a few weeks ago. It wasn’t even his sound that lured me in, but rather a […]
Spring is finally here (technically) and C2E2 weekend will be in full swing. So why not add to the pop culture indulgence with some other fun geeky, nerdy, and downright fun events […]
Hoagie sent me the unmastered version of the album a few months ago, but the new Sonny Falls LP is finally officially coming out next month! I’ve written about the band a […]
If you want to see the energy drink equivalent of a musical performance, stop in to Durand Jones & the Indications’ next show. Jones and company held a riotous “soul evening” with […]
Midway through their show at Old Town School of Folk, Marc Ribot turned to the audience, gestured to David Hidalgo, and said, “If it seems like we’re just two guys jamming up […]
It seems that in each generation of bluegrass, there comes a new reigning trio of powerful women. Like Dolly, Linda, and Emmylou before them, Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, and Sara Watkins have […]
As half of the dream-pop duo Desert Liminal and a few other music and non-music related projects, one wonders how Sarah Q has the time to write songs, record, and play shows […]
Imagine a world where Weezer was two girls from Canada, and they never lost that gleam that made their early work so timeless. If you can capture that image in your head, […]
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 tunes and […]
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 night–but three? […]
