The National @ Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre

The National Opening Act: Soccer MommyAuditorium Theatre50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605May 18, 2023 through May 21, 2023 There's been an unusual parallel between my marriage and the National. I married in 1997, I had been documenting the underground Noise music scene in the city for roughly ... Read more

Hailing from Prison City: We are the Brigade

Prison City Brigade, a post-hardcore band from Joliet, IL, is hot on the local punk music scene and their reach is constantly growing. The band formed in early 2013, and after more than a few false starts, released their first EP “The Corner of Debauchery and Nowhere” in 2015. ... Read more

K.Flay @ the Concord Music Hall in review

K.Flay "Every Where Is Some Where" February 2, 2018 Concord Music Hall 2047 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60647 https://concordmusichall.com/ On February 2nd, two-time Grammy nominee and Wilmette native K.Flay returned to her old stomping grounds to play a sold out show at Chicago’s Concord Music Hall while headlining a tour to promote her ... Read more

Chicagoland Summer Music Festivals 2016

Chicagoland Summer Music 2016 Greetings all music lovers! Here's a snippet of what's being offered up this summer at some area festivals: Do Division Street Fest - June 3-5, 2016 Music acts are booked by The Empty Bottle and Subterranean, this is for those interested in music on the fringe of ... Read more

FKA twigs – M3LL155X

Featured Artist for 9/17/15: FKA TWIGS M3LL155X Young Turks 2015 In her young career, Tahliah Debrett Barnett (aka FKA twigs) has established her style and sound at a resounding speed. Upon moving from Gloucestershire to London at the age of 17, Barnett transformed her interest in dance to an adept singer, songwriter and ... Read more

Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

Featured Artist for 9/8/15: Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Marathon Artists/Milk! 2015 Courtney Barnett's debut album is a compulsive listen. You want to play the album over and over again. One can easily identify with the affable and entertaining Barnett. She is charming live and the ... Read more

Arthur Russell – Corn

Featured Artist for 8/7/15: Arthur Russell Corn (Reissue) Audika Records 2015 Since his untimely departure in 1992 at the age of 40, Arthur Russell and his music continues to evolve a captivating and prophetic voice. During his life, Russell collaborated with many notable artists - Bootsy Collins, Talking Heads, Phillip Glass, Jennifer Warnes, Allen ... Read more

Tame Impala – Currents

Featured artist of the week for 7/27/15: Tame Impala - Currents (LP) Released : July 15, 2015 Label: Interscope Records All Songs written and recorded at Kevin Parker's home studio. Continuing the heavy wordy introspection, Tame Impala's recent release Currents, delves further into serious personal insight as Kevin Parker refines his skill-set as ... Read more

2015 – Pitchfork Music Festival Review

Pitchfork Music Festival Review Union Park, Chicago, Illinois July 17-19, 2015 Pitchfork's 10th Anniversary!!! In the 10th installment of Pitchfork, one experienced an extremely hot and humid Day 1, torrential rain that evacuated the grounds (briefly) on Day 2, and a pleasant, yet warm, setting for Day 3. Once again, the festival ... Read more

Chance the Rapper to Close Out Pitchfork 2015

Featured Artist: Chance the Rapper Pitchfork Music Festival Union Park, Chicago, Illinois Sunday, July 19, 2015 With the recent release of his 1st studio album, Surf, Chance the Rapper will be calling closure to festivities in Chicago's near west side festival. Since the May 28th release, Surf (with Donnie Trumpet & The Social ... Read more
Next Page »