Riot Fest has just unveiled the earlier-promised Second Wave of artists for its 2017 lineup. Among the additional artists added to this year’s bill are At The Drive-In, Best Coast, […]
Dekkar is back in full force with their latest hit single “You Asked For A Hero,” featuring lead vocals by Axiom. The song, which dropped over the weekend, arrives eight […]
On June 23, Radiohead will release the 20th anniversary expanded reissue of OK Computer. Included on the album is the previously-unreleased track “I Promise,” which will precede the deluxe box […]
Whenever Local H plays a hometown show at everyone’s favorite “Music, Friendly, Dancing” club, the Empty Bottle, it is a must-see affair, but on Saturday, May 27 the Chicago duo […]
Aimee Mann appeared on an episode of the newly relaunched A Prairie Home Companion with host Chris Thile that aired live this past weekend from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. […]
Unusually chilly temperatures and the week-long threat of thunderstorms couldn’t keep ticket-holders from swarming Tinley Park’s Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Saturday, May 20, for the 2017 edition of 101 WKQX’s […]
With all the rage over social media and the rise of ultra-convenient apps in recent years, it would be difficult to argue that modern tech developments and innovations are actually […]
Against Me! have just revealed dates for a new North American tour to begin this September. Announced earlier this week, the tour will feature California-based punk pop group Bleached along […]
Gags, one-liners, knock knock jokes and amusing anecdotes from the one-and-only Neil Hamburger had Chicago comedy fans laughing at Lincoln Hall on May 11. America’s Funnyman spent much of the […]
Austin City Limits has just released the lineup for the 2017 rendition of the two-weekend festival which takes place at Zilker Park on Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 13-15. At the […]
We are still months away from Riot Fest’s return to Chicago’s Douglas Park on September 15-17, where New York pop punk group Jawbreaker will reunite after disbanding more than 20 […]
A new mixtape? A ballet score? Recently-announced tour dates and a release date for his new super-album Planetarium? Sufjan Stevens has a lot going on. To top things off, the […]
Father John Misty’s new video for “Total Entertainment Forever” is an insane trip with a cornucopia of layers. The absurdist music video for the fourth Pure Comedy single, which at […]
With their new album Visuals having just hit store shelves and digital outlets this morning, Danish art rockers Mew have announced a string of North American tour dates. There are […]
Anybody who’s gone to Bonnaroo a few times has probably made an impromptu stop in The Cinema Tent at some point, whether to grab some shade, soak up the air […]
Mew’s new full-length release, Visuals, due out on April 28 via Play It Again Sam, features everything fans have come to love about the Danish trio (Jonas Bjerre – vocals, […]
Metallica’s recently-announced “Hit The Stage” contest now has a victor. Local H has been chosen as the lucky winner and will join James Hetfield and company for a handful of […]
Singer-songwriter Sherman Ewing is working on his highly-anticipated follow-up to his 2015 album, Cross My Broken Heart. His upcoming release combines elements of folk, rock and big band with personal […]
On April 23, legendary English rockers The Damned stopped by the House of Blues in Chicago to celebrate 40 years of influential punk music. Their 1977 debut, Damned Damned Damned, […]
The David Lynch Foundation will soon play host to a star-studded benefit event in our nation’s capital. The “National Night of Laughter & Song,” taking place at the John F. […]
Neil Young is taking another stab at the high-quality music market. The legendary singer and activist, who debuted his Pono Music company to mixed reviews in 2015, is back with […]
Jeff Caudill, best known for the 90s Revelation Records band Gameface, takes a distinctly folk/Americana turn with his latest EP, Reset the Sun, which drops on April 21. The transition […]
Mew’s music has an otherworldly ethereal quality which draws listeners in with satisfying melodies and elaborate compositions that continue to evolve with each subsequent listen. As such, fans have gotten […]
On the heels yesterday’s stellar First Wave lineup announcement featuring headliners Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails and a Jawbreaker reunion, Riot Fest has announced eight of ten […]