By Ian Storck Classic rock legends Styx and Foreigner team up for the “Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour,” their first tour together after 10 years. The tour saw British […]
A new event, hosted by SPACE Presents, will be celebrating the best of folk music. Taking place at Dawes Park Lakefront on Sept. 7-8, the Evanston Folk Festival will feature […]
Evanston Folk Festival to be held at Dawes Park Lakefront Sept. 7 & 8
The Social Cues single “Broken Boy” hits different right now. “Captain Obvious, I broke my foot,” said Cage the Elephant vocalist Matt Shultz early in the band’s headlining set at […]
Photos: Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant, Bakar, & Vlad Holiday rock Chicago
Riot Fest 2024 is making its triumphant return to Douglass Park in Chicago. After previously announcing that the fest would be moving to Bridgeview, on Aug. 14, Riot Fest founder […]
Riot Fest returns to Douglass Park and shares the daily schedule
On Sept. 13 via Lookin’ For My Denim Records/Thirty Tigers, actor-comedian-writer John Early is set to release the album version of his critically-acclaimed and utterly-hilarious 2023 HBO comedy special, Now […]
Watch: John Early shares the video for “Overprotected” (Britney Spears Cover)
Comedian and songwriter Tim Heidecker is back with another single off his highly-anticipated forthcoming album Slipping Away, which is set to be released on Oct. 18 via Bloodshot Records. The […]
Check out Tim Heidecker’s new single ‘Like I Do’
Late into Metallica’s set on Aug. 9, during night one of a two-night sold-out run at Soldier Field in Chicago on the M72 World Tour, James Hetfield (vocals, guitar) welcomed […]
Photos: Metallica gets heavy in Chicago during night one at Soldier Field
Raleigh-based alt-pop duo Waking April – comprised of Bethany and Alex McKee – is set to release their debut album, Fear of Failure, this fall via Polychromatic Records. The album’s […]
Waking April to release ‘Fear of Failure’ this fall – Tour begins Aug. 8
Lollapalooza takes over Grant Park in Chicago on Aug. 1 – 4, but the pre-parties have already begun. D4vd – the 19-year-old singer/songwriter who has previously opened for Lolla headliner […]
Photos: D4vd explores ‘Petals to Thorns’ during his Lollapalooza aftershow at Metro in Chicago
By Nina Tadic Vampire Weekend is a band. But their concert is more than a concert – it is a hands-on, interactive experience. It is a cookout, beach party, and […]
Photos: Vampire Weekend brings a party to Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago
By Heather Warthen If there is a single unifier of people, it’s music and rockers 311 are doing just that – unifying people of all generations across the country through […]
Photos: 311 brings Unity Tour to The Salt Shed in Chicago
It seems that festival organizers saved the best for last as the third and final day of the Pitchfork Music Festival offered a non-stop schedule of fun. There was no […]
Photos: Muna, Model/Actriz, Grandmaster Flash & more close-out Pitchfork 2024
By the end of Saturday night on July 20, Jamie xx had Pitchfork Music Festival attendees dancing across Union Park. The English DJ, best known for his work with the […]
Photos: Jamie xx, Carly Rae Jepsen, De La Soul & more delight during Day 2 of ...
It’s festival season in Chicago and the first day of Pitchfork Music Festival had fans across Union Park in Chicago dancing along to some incredible music. Led by the infectious […]
Photos: Black Pumas, Sudan Archives, Jeff Rosenstock & more perform during Day 1 of Pitchfork
In her debut special, Don’t Mess with a Redhead, musical comedian Sarah Hester Ross takes the stage to the sounds of a wailing guitar. She then picks-up her keytar, takes […]
Sarah Hester Ross delights with ‘Don’t Mess with a Redhead’
Everyone attending this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival – taking place at Union Park in Chicago July 19-21 – is surely excited to see the headlining performances from Black Pumas, Jamie […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2024: Five artists to arrive early for
Multi-hyphenate singer-songwriter/comedian, Tim Heidecker has announced that his highly-anticipated follow up album to 2022’s High School is coming soon. Slipping Away is set to be released via Bloodshot Records on […]
Check out the video for Tim Heidecker’s new song ‘Well’s Running Dry’ – New album out ...
The 2024 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival boasts a lineup of over 40 artists who will perform at Union Park in Chicago over the weekend of July 19-21. Black […]
Go beyond the music at Pitchfork Music Festival 2024
At first glance, Counting Crows and Santana may not seem like the most obvious bands to become tour-mates, but when you look at their musical resumes it becomes clear that […]
Photos: Santana & Counting Crows delight at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park
Los Angeles-based comedian Emily Catalano is set to drop her debut comedy album, Hey, via Blonde Medicine on June 28. The album, which was recorded live at the San Francisco […]
Emily Catalano to release her debut comedy album ‘Hey’ on June 28
Following the release of her critically-acclaimed new album, No One Gets Out Alive, available via Big Loud Records, Maggie Rose is hitting the road this summer. The singer-songwriter will be […]
Maggie Rose to perform at SPACE in Evanston 6/29
“It’s so nice to be back at our spiritual home, The Vic, ladies and gentlemen,” said John Flansburgh during They Might Be Giants’ June 18 performance, the first of two […]
Photos: They Might Be Giants share an eclectic setlist of songs at The Vic in Chicago
Back in 1990, New Kids on the Block hit the road on the Magic Summer Tour. Over 30 years later, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, and Danny […]
Photos: New Kids on the Block bring their Magic Summer Tour party to Tinley Park
Actor, comedian, writer, and producer John Early has announced that his debut comedy album, Now More Than Ever, is set to be released on Sept. 13 via Lookin’ For My […]