Music, Reviews

Review: No Matter the Question, the Answer Is Always Alex Lahey at Schubas

Wednesday night at Schubas was a punky indie rock extravaganza for the ages as both Liza Anne and Australia’s unofficial Poet Laureate, Alex Lahey, gave their sold-out crowd something to […]

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Review: Quinnie Earns a Shiny Gold Star at Schubas

Remember when I said most artists sound even better live than in the studio? You don’t? Well, good on you for paying attention because I never said such a thing. […]

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Review: Sam MacPherson’s Emotive Songs Connect with a Captivated Schubas Crowd

Guest review by Mary Icenogle. For me, Sam MacPherson was love at first TikTok. When he first came across my for you page, MacPherson was playing a sample from his […]

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Review: Everyone’s a Winner When Flyte Comes to Schubas!

Sometimes you really just need some good ol’ British folk-rock to brighten your day and you shouldn’t have to explain yourself. If there’s one band going today that is doing […]

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Review: Tomorrow Never Knows Let Cloakroom’s Oscillating Sound Run Wild at Schubas

Guest review by Patrick Daul. In an increasingly genre-less musical landscape, it seems more difficult than ever to define a band within a single stylistic framework. With Northwest Indiana trio […]

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Review: Tomberlin Leads Schubas on a Beautiful Night of Emotional Songs

We’re just over a decade of Tomorrow Never Knows festivals and they just keep getting better. TNK takes over a nice collection of local venues every January (save for that […]

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Review: Kate Bollinger and Lael Neale Connected with a Sold Out Schubas Crowd

Last week before the blazing heat and storms took Chicago by surprise, a pair of singer songwriters took the stage at Schubas. Kate Bollinger and Lael Neale brought their incredible […]

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Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/2 and Beyond

While everything seems to be open like the old days, there is still that looming presence of the Delta variant in the background threatening all we’ve done to get back […]

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Beyond, Event, Front page

Socially Distanced Chicago Christmas Gift Guide 2020

2020 is weird, and there’s no sense not acknowledging the differences between this and most other holiday seasons, if even just because it hasn’t really snowed here yet. But different […]

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Review: Maverick Sabre Returns to Schubas for a Great Headlining Show

Upon entering Schubas for this quick two act bill, I instantly felt a sense of deja vu. A few years a ago I was lucky enough to see Jorja Smith […]

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Review: The Second Magical Evening of Two or Three with American Football

American Football seemed like a long shot during the decade and a half between their first and second self-titled albums. So many of the band members were doing their own […]

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Review: Sub Urban Impresses at Schubas

Dealing with viral fame at just 19 years old is no easy task. For Sub Urban, however, it seems like a breeze. The singer-songwriter and producer, known for his hit […]

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