Chicago was treated to a marvelous double-featured evening last weekend with electro funk gurus Chromeo and synth-pop band The Midnight. Venturing on their soon to be legendary Chrome Nights Tour, […]

There are a select few bands in my life that are as special to me as The Gaslight Anthem. I was first introduced to them through my Mom constantly playing […]

The Salt Shed isn’t well known for being an old haunt of metal and/or hardcore bands, but that doesn’t mean they don’t partake in the dark arts from time to […]

It doesn’t seem like 10 years since Madlib and Freddie Gibbs collaborated on Piñata, but given this short tour and that pesky thing called reality, it’s true. Madlib has a […]

Last Friday The Salt Shed campus was abuzz with all the goings on. The new Goose Island Brewpub was open and had a line out the door that was only […]

Sometimes you need the right balance of calm and invigorating music to make your weekend settle just right. This past weekend the Salt Shed was home to an evening full […]

It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over ten years since alt J (Δ) released their debut album An Awesome Wave. The album has surely stood the test of […]

Swedish pop icon Tove Lo was set to play the Salt Shed’s indoor debut back in February but unfortunately had to postpone due to illness. The much anticipated evening finally […]

Nothing says Fall like dusting off your tallest pair of Doc Martens and pulling out your favorite all black outfit for a Cigarettes After Sex show. El Paso, Texas dream […]

Year two of the Salt Shed putting on shows has been a doozy. Honestly, they certainly have not needed to go this hard for this long. Every show brings something […]

It was a hot one outside the Shed last Thursday in Chicago; a whopping high of just barely 100 degrees and a heat index topping out at 114. Despite the […]

It may have only been three months ago that Kathleen Hanna was in town at the Salt Shed completely blowing everyone away with Bikini Kill, but those three months felt […]