Craig Wedren made his name in the influential Shudder To Think, a band whose distinctive and sometimes knotty sound still sounds fresh and new today. Over the years, though, he […]
Hoagie sent me the unmastered version of the album a few months ago, but the new Sonny Falls LP is finally officially coming out next month! I’ve written about the […]
Sloan is a band closing in on three decades of being together. In that time they’ve released 12 albums, flirted with stardom, and despite missing the industry-approved brass ring of […]
It’s highly unusual for Gorillaz to put out two albums within a year of each other, but it’s unheard of for them to have tour stops in Chicago two years […]
It’s gonna finally be warm outside today! So let’s break out some beach pop! I was digging through the bill VARSITY is playing on at The Empty Bottle for their […]
The Darkness’ lead singer Justin Hawkins took a moment last Wednesday at Park West to share a bit of the band’s pre-show ritual with the crowd. He told us they […]
So, the secret no one talks about is that some music reviewers write most reviews ahead of time and MadLib the particulars. So here’s what me and my concert photographer […]
Each song furious. Place was full of dudes with beards. Froberg was wasted. — Hot Snakes’ sound is a blast of furious strumming and galloping drumming that was just what […]
Sleigh Bell‘s mixture of schoolyard sing-song chanting and metallic guitars chords engineered to smash anything in their path sounds like an odd mix, but it absolutely works. And live, the […]
Imagine a world where Weezer was two girls from Canada, and they never lost that gleam that made their early work so timeless. If you can capture that image in […]
Last year, Chance the Rapper and Jeremih dropped a surprise holiday themed mixtape Merry Christmas L’il Mama. It was truly a joyous wonder, and brought some genuinely new holiday cheer […]
Over the latter half of this year, Chicago’s Twin Peaks has been releasing a single a month under the Sweet ’17 Singles moniker. Today the group released the final single of […]