Category: Reviews - Page 65

Birmingham-born band The English Beat shows staying power with its current US tour. Dave Wakeling co-founded the ska sextet in 1979. They opened for seminal acts such as Talking Heads, […]

At 5:15pm on Tuesday, October 30, there was already a line forming outside of The Riviera — where Mallrat and Maggie Rogers would be playing that night, having sold out […]

A little over a year ago, Rich Jones was onstage at North Coast Music Festival performing amazing track after amazing track. Along with a cavalcade of local artists and friends, […]

There are few times were a concert will leave me speechless, lost entirely in its presentation that I need time to recoup. Such was the case with the Florence + […]

Earlier this month, The Growler’s brought their laid back beach goth sound to a starting to cool down Chicago. Donned in star covered overalls and suits, set up in front […]

Lincoln Hall hosted Chicago’s Sore History and Philadelphia’s Empath and Swearin’ last week. Three-band bills are perfect, especially when there’s a local band you’ve never heard of supporting touring bands, one I […]

Earlier this week, BTS’ RM unveiled a surprise when he released his latest solo project titled mono. The mixtape is a follow up to his 2015 self-titled solo album and […]

Troye Sivan has long since graduated from his Youtube days, but his assent into fully-fledged stardom couldn’t have been smoother. His growth as a seasoned artist was evident as he […]

Y’all. If you haven’t been to Sleeping Village in Avondale yet, run, don’t walk. This music venue is quickly becoming a sought-after concert spot for me. And it was the […]

“It’s amazing how short 17 years is,” Minus the Bear singer Jake Snider told the soldout crowd at the House of Blues on Wednesday. Indeed, despite a career spanning six […]

[soliloquy id=”39248″] 88rising is renowned for their ambitious projects and collaborations, but their latest tour, the 88 Degrees and Rising tour, was probably their most ambitious yet. Known for their […]

The best way to learn about new music isn’t through some algorithm that gives you similar sounding music. It helps, but the best way is for people to recommend you […]