Christmas is arriving early in Chicago thanks to hometown musician Jonny Polonsky. On Nov. 23, Black Friday, Polonsky is set to release UNRELEASHED: Demos and Rarities 1996-2018 via Jett Plastic […]
Even before the 2017 release of her debut EP Don’t Smile at Me, Billie Eilish was already a breakout star. Now, after performing electrifying sets at Lollapalooza, Osheaga and Outside […]
Vevo LIFT series features intimate performances by Billie Eilish
On Nov. 16, 2018, Dweezil Zappa and his vastly talented backing band brought the Choice Cuts! World Tour to Chicago’s Vic Theatre. The performance celebrated and explored the legacy of […]
Photos: Dweezil Zappa rocks Chicago’s Vic Theatre with Choice Cuts
Not all heroes wear capes. Nay, some play guitars. On Wednesday, Nov. 14, Tenacious D converged on Chicago’s Riviera Theatre – the second of two sold-out shows – to ward […]
Photos & Review: Tenacious D brings ‘Post-Apocalypto’ party to Chicago’s Riviera
As the frontman of My Morning Jacket, Jim James has never shied away from making genuine connections with crowds. The group’s monumental jams effortlessly sweep fans away into a shared […]
Photos & Review: Jim James soothes the soul with stripped down Chicago concert
Midway through the Violent Femmes’ tour closing concert at The Vic Theatre in Chicago on Nov. 4, multi-instrumentalist Brian Ritchie revealed the trio was about to treat the sold-out crowd […]
Photos & Review: Violent Femmes close out fall tour with hits and rarities in Chicago
With the 1998 release Darkest Days, Stabbing Westward mined the depths of industrial rock to reveal a vast spectrum of emotion. Anger, hurt, betrayal, helplessness and acceptance intertwine in Christopher […]
Photos & Review: Stabbing Westward celebrates ‘Darkest Days’ at House of Blues Chicago
Beautifully dark compositions provide foundations for personal and poetic lyrics – sowed in truth – on Adam Faucett’s latest release, It Took the Shape of a Bird. Hailing from Arkansas, […]
Adam Faucett to hit the road in support of ‘It Took the Shape of a Bird’
Imaginative improvisations with the power to transport the audience beyond the astral plane highlighted Phish’s first of three Chicago-area stops on the 2018 Fall Tour on Oct. 26. A cosmic […]
Phish toys with space & time at Allstate Arena in Chicago
Fans flocked to the Athenaeum Theatre last night for a solo performance by legendary singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The Oct. 17 show took place less than two weeks after his fellow […]
Photos & Review: Lindsey Buckingham at Chicago’s Athenaeum Theatre
Thom Yorke has released another song from the soundtrack to Luca Guadagnino’s soon-to-be-released remake of Suspiria, starring Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Dakota Johnson and Chloë Grace Moretz. The eerie new […]
Listen to Thom Yorke’s eerie new ‘Suspiria’ track ‘Has Ended’
“I can’t wait for summer / I can’t wait for spring,” the artist known as Shakey Graves beautifully laments on “Excuses,” his sing-songy tune of vindication for the stingy-hearted. There […]
Photos & Review: Shakey Graves defies expectations with genre-bending Chicago concert
The complex emotional tapestry that is amore served as the inspiration behind Peggy Sarlin‘s latest release Let There Be Love. The singer-songwriter – who has previously composed for the likes […]
Q&A: Peggy Sarlin declares ‘Let There Be Love’ with new album
The musical mecca that is Riot Fest once again found fans gravitating to Chicago’s Douglas Park for a weekend full of punk, hip-hop and all things rock and roll on […]
The 11 best things we saw at Douglas Park during Riot Fest 2018
Riot Fest Day 3 proved to be a hot one. But the heat and humidity couldn’t stop tens of thousands of dedicated festival-goers from converging upon Douglas Park on Sunday, […]
Riot Fest 2018 Recap & Photos: Blondie, Father John Misty, Johnny Marr lead Sunday
Saturday (Sept. 15) at Riot Fest 2018 was ripe with conflict as fans found themselves with a plethora of difficult decisions with regard to who to see and when. There […]
Riot Fest 2018 Saturday Photos & Recap: Gary Numan, Andrew W.K., The Jesus Lizard & more
Chicago’s Douglas Park was the place to be on Friday, Sept. 14, as Riot Fest returned to the grounds for its fourth straight year. The weather was on point and […]
Photos & Recap: Riot Fest Friday brings Weezer, Cypress Hill, Liz Phair to Chicago’s Douglas Park
Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to celebrate this thing called funk. Although Chromeo just brought their electric dance party to Lollapalooza less than two months ago, the FunkLordz […]
Photos & Review: Chromeo gets ‘real’ at Chicago’s Concord Music Hall
The D is back to save the world – or what’s left of it – with a pair of new projects entitled Post-Apocalypto. First up is an original, six-part animated […]
Tenacious D announces ‘Post-Apocalypto’ album & animated series
Now in its fourth year, 350 Fest was bigger and better than ever when it took over the Tinley Park Convention Center on Aug. 25, 2018. Music, mayhem – compliments […]
Photos: Best things we saw and sipped at 350 Fest in Tinley Park
By now you’ve probably heard Norm Macdonald will be hosting a new series on Netflix. Well, more details have just surfaced, among them the show’s eclectic list of guest stars, […]
Norm Macdonald’s Netflix show to guest Chevy Chase, Judge Judy, M. Night Shyamalan
Pearl Jam took the stage at The Friendly Confines for the first time since the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series victory on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 and they were greeted […]
Photos & Review: Pearl Jam delivers grand slam set at Chicago’s Wrigley Field
Saxophonist and singer Derek Brown has been simultaneously entertaining and challenging audiences with his progressive blend of jazz, classical, funk and more for years. With a masterful command over his […]
Interview: Derek Brown talks musical influences, FiftyFifty Tour and companion album
The most thunderous duo in rock, Local H has announced that they will be hitting the road in honor of the 20th anniversary of their iconic album Pack Up The […]