This Friday, Oct. 8, is a big day for Lillie West. Not only will she be releasing her latest album under her Lala Lala moniker I Want The Door To […]
Lineups don’t get much more in sync as Ganser and Ohmme taking over Thalia Hall. CHIRP really did a number on this as the bands have so much in common. […]
There was an eleven year gap between Julie Doiron and Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie) Lost Wisdom albums. A whole mess of love, loss, births, and revivals have happened in the […]
[soliloquy id=”61081″] Over thirty minutes before Thalia Hall’s doors opened there was a long line stretched around the corner of Racine. Teens, supportive parents, and all sorts of music lovers […]
I wanted to begin with my history with The Hold Steady as a jump off point referencing high school girlfriends, the record store I worked at in college, and driving […]
The Marías invited us to join their cult last Friday at Thalia Hall. To give you a glimpse: During the encore, drummer Josh Conway lured the entire audience to get […]
It’s easy to get enveloped in Kevin Morby’s music. His songs are masterfully written takes on the world and emotion that make him a unique songwriter. Those words are then […]
Is rock a dying art form? Despite the fact that legacy rock indie acts like The National, Vampire Weekend and Tame Impala continue to earn headlining spots at the world’s […]
Last year, Jamila Woods took the stage at Harold Washington Cultural Center performed her phenomenal debut album Heavn in it’s entirety for the final time. The performance, which we were […]
As I walked up the Thalia Hall stairs and over heard the opening band just about to start their set, I was filled with an overwhelming energy. There is just […]
Y’know the phrase “it was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop”? At RY X’s sold out Thalia Hall show, the crowd was completely silent and mesmerized by his […]
[soliloquy id=”48429″] Japanese Breakfast is one of those bands that I’ve been dying to see since forever ago, but never got the chance to. So, when I heard the news […]