Review: Thee Sacred Souls Return to Thalia Hall with an Amazing Night of Soulful Songs
Thee Sacred Souls are no strangers to Chicago, especially Thalia Hall. Having played local venues quite a bit last year including the Thalia Hall Block Party, Thee Sacred Souls feel […]
Review: Dry Cleaning Creates Chill, Laid-Back Vibes on Friday the 13th at Thalia Hall
Listening to Dry Cleaning feels like having the perfect background-noise playlist on; the music and lyrics mimic conversations that we all make up in our minds in the shower, driving […]
Review: A Solid Opening Night for Whitney’s Trio of Thalia Hall Shows
Winter traditions are plentiful, but every once in a while a new one pops up and feels as necessary as the tried and true ones. Such is the case with […]
Review: Protomartyr with Kelley Deal Delivers a Raucous Set for an Enraptured Thalia Hall
Protomartyr have been kicking around the indie-rock and punk scenes for over a decade now and their story is defined by more of a slog than a meteoric rise-and-fall. They’re […]
Lala Lala Shares the Entirety of I Want the Door To Open at Thalia Hall
[soliloquy id=”99128″] Lillie West’s newest album I Want the Door to Open under her Lala Lala project had a pretty grand release party at Thalia Hall last Friday. The ambitious […]
Review: Beach Fossil and Wild Nothing Put on a Wonderful Spectacle at Thalia Hall
Following the 10-year anniversary of both Beach Fossils and Wild Nothing’s debut albums Beach Fossils & Gemini, they announced a heaping tour together that naturally got music fans exhilarated. Of […]
Preview: Lala Lala Shares “Utopia Planet” Ahead of Her Album Release Show at Thalia Hall
This Friday, Oct. 8, is a big day for Lillie West. Not only will she be releasing her latest album under her Lala Lala moniker I Want The Door To […]
Review: Ohmme & Ganser Treat Thalia Hall with a Stunning Show
Lineups don’t get much more in sync as Ganser and Ohmme taking over Thalia Hall. CHIRP really did a number on this as the bands have so much in common. […]
Review: Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron Return to Lost Wisdom and Share it with Thalia Hall
There was an eleven year gap between Julie Doiron and Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie) Lost Wisdom albums. A whole mess of love, loss, births, and revivals have happened in the […]
Review: Finneas’ Wonderful Pop Songs Elated an Enamored Thalia Hall
[soliloquy id=”61081″] Over thirty minutes before Thalia Hall’s doors opened there was a long line stretched around the corner of Racine. Teens, supportive parents, and all sorts of music lovers […]
Rock ’n Roll’s Don Quixote: A Night with The Hold Steady
I wanted to begin with my history with The Hold Steady as a jump off point referencing high school girlfriends, the record store I worked at in college, and driving […]
Review: The Marías Cast a Spell on Us at Thalia Hall
The Marías invited us to join their cult last Friday at Thalia Hall. To give you a glimpse: During the encore, drummer Josh Conway lured the entire audience to get […]