ROOKIE is the latest Chicago act to emerge from our house party / DIY scene as real contenders for the rock and/or roll crown that seems up for grabs lately. […]

On his latest album, Kevin Barnes returns of Montreal to its one-man-band roots on UR FUN, yet still manages to create a Technicolor thrill ride making the most of his experience […]

Cupcakes formed in the mid-’90s and seemed destined for superstardom. They were signed to DreamWorks near the tail end of the initial label feeding frenzy that swept through Chicago during […]

It is a really good time to be a fan of Chicago music right now. Our scene is always vibrant, but we appear to be in another of those mini-movements […]

Stonefield’s Bent was written primarily while the Australian quartet was touring America last year. It’s the group’s fourth album since 2013, though I’ll forgive you if you’ve never heard of […]

In 2017, White Reaper released an album proclaiming them as “The World’s Best American Band,” which was hilariously tongue in cheek coming from a band that is actually incredibly modest […]

The New York city scene regained dash of its danger in the early aughts during that era’s resurgence of rawk, but as the spotlight of fame softened those rough edges, […]

Sloan is coming through Chicago to play Bottom Lounge tonight. I’ve put together this point-by-point presentation to pique your interest and then convince you to attend this evening’s concert. Sloan […]

Jonny Polonsky hasn’t put out that many albums since his debut Hi My Name Is Jonny in 1996, but he’s still been pretty busy during that whole period of time. […]

Starcrawler’s self-titled 2018 debut channeled all kinds of sidewalk grit, teetering just over the gutter with slashing guitar chords and Arrow de Wilde’s vocals that trilled, thrilled, and shredded anything […]

I admit I always flinch a little when I read articles describing Riot Fest as a punk and metal festival. Sure, the booking ethos behind the band choices is driven […]

Giuda is based in Rome, Italy, so it’s not often our citizens get a chance to see them come through town. I’ve been lucky enough to have seen them a […]