Lin Brehmer was one of the best in the business and 93XRT and Metro are joining forces to honor the late Chicago radio host’s life and legacy with A Celebration […]
With headliners like The Smile, Big Thief and Bon Iver, Pitchfork Music Festival 2023 – taking place in Chicago’s Union Park July 21-23 – promises to be an unforgettable event. […]
Five Must-See Acts at Pitchfork Music Festival 2023
Erykah Badu and yasiin bey – two of hip-hop’s preeminent poets – stopped by the United Center on July 1 for a performance that was celebratory and inspirational. While Chicagoans […]
Erykah Badu & yasiin bey share peace & happiness at Chicago’s United Center
On July 21, the iconic record label Delmark Records will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the release of its first recording with a new anthology, available on CD, LP and […]
Delmark Records to celebrate 70th Anniversary with a new anthology & events
Long before fans got the chance to dance themselves clean during LCD Soundsystem’s headlining set during the third and final day of Re:SET Chicago – held at Riis Park on […]
Photos: LCD Soundsystem, Idles & Jamie XX provide a party at Re:SET Chicago
Brooklyn rockers Nevāda Nevada (Kathryn Musilek, Andrew Gerhan, David Olson and Alicia Berbenick) are set to release their debut LP, Past Life, on July 21 via Rocks In Your Head […]
Song Premiere: Nevāda Nevada share ‘The One About the Sky’ from ‘Past Life’
Due to popular demand, comedians Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee have added seven new tour dates on their 2023 Bad Friends podcast trek. The new dates on the Bad Friends […]
Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee announce additional ‘Bad Friends’ tour dates
Riot Fest fans who may be debating which day(s) to attend the 2023 event – held in Chicago’s Douglass Park on Sept. 15-17 – can now make an informed, albeit […]
Riot Fest 2023 announces Single Day Lineups
Emmy-nominated writer/comedian Nimesh Patel is hitting the road on the Fast & Loose Tour. The 37-city trek, produced by Live Nation, begins on Sept. 1 with a performance at Hackney […]
Comedian Nimesh Patel announces Fast & Loose Tour
The Grateful Dead’s Chicago run in 1995 marked the band’s final shows with Jerry Garcia. Since the legendary musician’s death, the music never stopped – and the fanbase continued to […]
Photos: Dead & Company share high times during first Final Tour stop in Chicago
For the 7th almost-annual time, the Barenaked Ladies have hit the road on their Last Summer on Earth Tour. On Tuesday, June 6, Ed Robertson (guitar, vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass, […]
Photos: Barenaked Ladies delight during their Last Summer on Earth Tour stop in Chicago
The Gorillaz are hitting the road this fall on a four-show U.S. run dubbed The Getaway. Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago and Boston are the lucky cities that will host 2D, […]
Tickets for Gorillaz ‘The Getaway’ Shows on sale today 6/2
Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio, Blink-182) has teamed up with Atom Willard (Rocket From The Crypt, Against Me!), Hunter Burgan (AFI) and Randy Moore (Spiritworld, Dan Andriano & The Bygones) for […]
Listen to the debut singles from Matt Skiba’s new project Lektron
blur – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree – have announced that their first new album in eight years, The Ballad of Darren, will be released on […]
blur announce new album ‘The Ballad of Darren’ out July 21
Riot Fest out did themselves when booking the 2023 event as Foo Fighters, The Cure, Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie and Queens of the Stone Age are set to […]
Foo Fighters, Postal Service, DCFC, QOTSA, & The Cure top Riot Fest 2023
Following the success of his second Netflix special, Lubricant, British stand-up comedian Russell Howard has announced his highly anticipated return to America. His Fall U.S. Tour, produced by Live Nation, […]
Russell Howard announces Fall 2023 U.S. Tour
This past weekend, for the first time in about a decade, the classic Blink-182 lineup – Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge – rocked the United Center with a […]
Photos: Blink-182 provide a pop punk party during their second Chicago show
Throughout Pack a Lunch – the hilarious sophomore comedy full-length album from Dave Stone – the comedian finds the funny in food and much more. When to eat food, what […]
Comedian Dave Stone’s ‘Pack a Lunch’ is packed full of laughs – Out May 5
Fresh-off the success of hosting the 2023 White House Correspondents Dinner, comedian Roy Wood Jr. has announced that he is hitting the road on the Happy To Be Here Live […]
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. announces Happy To Be Here Live Tour
Chromeo – David “Dave 1” Macklovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel – have announced the band’s first headlining tour in over four years. The Funk Yourself Tour kicks off in Salt […]
Chromeo announces Funk Yourself Fall Tour
Rock the Bells and Live Nation Urban have joined forces to present the F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) Live North American Summer Tour. LL Cool J tops the bill […]
LL Cool J tops the F.O.R.C.E. Live North American Summer Tour
BAFTA-winner Mo Gilligan has announced that he is heading across the pond for the North American leg of his 2024 World Tour. The In the Moment Tour, produced by Live […]
Comedian Mo Gilligan announces North American leg of In the Moment 2024 World Tour
At the end of his incredibly funny new stand-up special, Shocks & Struts, filmed at Wiseguys in Salt Lake City, Kyle Kinane explains how a misadventure with his new van […]
Interview: Kyle Kinane on the people, places, and pets that shaped ‘Shocks & Struts’
Last month, Ron Gallo released his cathartic new album Foreground Music via Kill Rock Stars. The work is timely, profound and full of clanging, crunchy guitars. The Philadelphia rocker and […]