The goblins were awakened on Sept. 27 as Run the Jewels took the stage at The Salt Shed for the first of four shows celebrating their decade-long career. Each night […]
The third and final day of Riot Fest, held at Chicago’s Douglass Park on Sept. 17, was bittersweet. Bitter because this year’s festivities would soon be over, but sweet because […]
Day Two of Riot Fest began with Total Chaos… the band Total Chaos that is, who opened the Saturday festivities with a set on the Rise Stage on Sept. 16. […]
Riot Fest is finally here and the first day of the three day festival – taking place at Chicago’s Douglass Park Sept. 15-17 – boasted an impressive lineup featuring The […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Pearl Jam returned to Chicago – a place where Eddie Vedder (vocals/guitar), Jeff Ament (bass), Stone Gossard (guitar), Mike McCready (guitar) and Matt Cameron (drums) haven’t […]
Co-headlining tours are always noteworthy, but when a pair of mega-artists literally share the stage and perform together that is really something special. During their Aug. 31 Summer Odyssey Tour […]
A Supermoon is a rare occurrence that exists only three or four times a year. Even more infrequent is a Blue Supermoon, but that’s exactly what appeared in the Chicago […]
When the Arctic Monkeys – Jamie Cook (guitar), Matt Helders (drums), Nick O’Malley (bass) & Alex Turner (vocals, guitar, piano) – played “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball,” the lead single […]
After headlining sets from the Foo Fighters, Turnstile, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age, The Cure and The Mars Volta conclude at Chicago’s Douglass […]
Take just one look at Riot Fest’s 2023 lineup and you will immediately see that the Chicago festival – taking place in Douglass Park Sept. 15-17 – is delivering an […]
The spooky season is arriving early this year as the Swedish theatrical rock band Ghost is set to perform at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago on Tuesday, […]
Lollapalooza wasn’t the only musical extravaganza happening in the Chicago area on Friday, Aug. 4. Gov’t Mule – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Danny Louis and Kevin Scott – stopped by […]
The third and final day of the 2023 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival was one for the books. Rock, rap, dance, pop, and genres yet to be defined echoed […]
The members of Big Thief – Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, Max Oleartchik, James Krivchenia – are veteran Pitchfork Music Festival artists. The Brooklyn band has performed at the Chicago event […]
It’s summer in Chicago and one of the best fests of the season kicked things off with style and substance. Chicago’s own Ric Wilson, the always amazing Alvvays, Perfume Genius […]
This Friday, Brooklyn rockers Nevāda Nevada will release their debut LP, Past Life via Rocks In Your Head Records (founded by Sonny Smith of Sonny and the Sunsets). The cathartic […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]