Review: Helena Deland & Gia Margaret Delivered Complex and Riveting Performances at Schubas
Upon listening to Helena Deland’s music for the first time, it was impossible for me to get her sound out of my head. Over the past couple of years she […]
Review: Tor Miller Shines at Late-Night Schubas
Tor Miller is relatively new to the scene. The Brooklyn native became interested in music when a long ride to school every day (two hours, you guys) introduced him to […]
Review: The Echoes and Cliffs of Ireland Star in the Music of Saint Sister at Schubas Tavern
Sisterhood is literally the definition of this band’s name. Saint Sister is an Irish two-piece band, which Saturday night, made its debut stop in Chicago at Schubas Tavern. The duo […]
Review: Jordanna Brings Top Local Talent and a Dazzling Set to First Headlining Gig at Schubas
A four-bill show at Schubas Tavern on Labor Day Eve felt like a giant, warm hug. Carefully curated by Chicago R&B headliner Hayley Jordanna (“Jordanna”), the lineup featured local, genre-bending […]
Preview: Matt Mays Will Bring a Hell of a Time to Schubas
Matt Mays has had a pretty great and storied musical career. Mays started out with The Guthries, a Canadian country rock group, before embarking on an excellent solo career that […]
Review: A Sold Out Schubas Welcomes TV Girl
[soliloquy id=”34008″] The TV Girl audience is a hyped and dedicated one. As I walked into Schubas way too early to sit down and have a drink with my friends, […]
Sondre Lerche Brings Pleasure to Schubas With Intimate Solo Show
Sondre Lerche has been at it for nearly two decades, spinning melodic confessional yarns across eight studio albums with his signature folk-rock-jazz-pop stylings and ever-clever wordplay. No stranger to invention, […]
Review: V.V. Lightbody & Rose Hotel Serenaded a Packed Schubas
When V.V. Lightbody, the solo project of Vivian McConnell, announced an album release show at Schubas, I knew I had to be there. McConnell’s work with Grandkids and Santah has […]
Review: Spaceface’s Schubas Set Was a Wonderful Psychedelic Daydream
[soliloquy id=”27627″] Formed in 2011, Spaceface are ushering in a new dawn of psychedelic pop. A member of the Flaming Lips, frontman Jake Ingalls is no stranger to the psych […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/10 – 5/13
The curated weekend is here and it’s a big one! So big in fact that there are quite a few events in the calendar that just couldn’t fit into this […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/26 – 4/29
It’s the last weekend in April and boy is it a busy one! There are just so many events going on this week that they can’t all fit in this […]
Schubas Was Mesmerized by Rafiq Bhatia & Ian Chang’s Intense Performances
[soliloquy id=”26364″] A few weeks ago I saw Son Lux perform at Lincoln Hall. Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang, were tackling the collaborative songs with all the energy […]