Review: Hannah Frey Can’t Help but See the Bright Side on New Album Lucky Girl
Hannah Frey and I share a Chicago timeline. I first discovered her on a weekend home from college listening to NPR on my mom’s speakers utterly transfixed by her song […]
Lorenzo Zenitsky is a Chicago-based software engineer, amateur bedroom metal musician, and a semi-frequent drinker of coffee but only if it's iced. If he's not admiring his terrible Simpsons tattoos in a gently cracked mirror, he's usually at a local show vibing to great tunes and abhorrently priced beer. $15?! Get outta here...
Review: It Was Rock City at the Metro for Horsegirl’s Triumphant Album Release Show
I’ve been to a fair number of sold-out shows at the Metro but never one so well attended as Horsegirl’s hometown album release show for their new album Phonetics On […]
Review: With 444, Chicago-Based Hemlock Finds the Patience to Keep on Loving
Granted, it’s not the most common thing to have your album release show two months after your album came out, but we do things a bit differently in Chicago, and […]
Review: The Breeders Perform All of Pod and Last Splash Together for the Very First Time at the Salt Shed
I don’t know what was in the air but I think The Breeders’ show at the Salt Shed last Monday night might very well have been my favorite show I’ve […]
Review: Burr Oak Warn of a Terrifying New Reality on Dazzling New EP, Annabelle
Although it feels much longer than a year, I’ve only been listening to Burr Oak since January of 2023 when I saw them alongside other local greats like Minor Moon […]
Review: Steve Slagg Plants the Seeds of Grief to Grow the Fruits of Acceptance on I Don’t Want To Get Adjusted to This World
It’s one of my life’s great treasures to stumble upon a new artist you connect with, made even better when they’re from our great city of Chicago! I only recently […]
Review: It Was Nothing but Smiles As the Gaslight Anthem Blaze Through the Salt Shed With a Show for the History Books
There are a select few bands in my life that are as special to me as The Gaslight Anthem. I was first introduced to them through my Mom constantly playing […]
Review: Only a Single Raincloud in Sight for Burr Oak’s Release Show at Schubas
I’ve been a big fan of Burr Oak and their debut album Late Bloomer since I saw them perform at the Metro with a slew of other local bands celebrating […]
Review: Knocked Loose, Blind in Their “Thirst,” Deliver the Most Brutal of Nights at the Salt Shed
The Salt Shed isn’t well known for being an old haunt of metal and/or hardcore bands, but that doesn’t mean they don’t partake in the dark arts from time to […]
Review: Dehd Ushers in an Early Summer Renaissance for Chicago With New Album Poetry
As one of the hardest working and effortlessly talented bands in Chicago, the three-piece Dehd are back with a brand new album Poetry just two short years after their last […]
Review: Slaughter Beach, Dog Gets Their Chillest Groove on Stripped-Back and Unplugged at Space
It’s a rare and beautiful thing (well, at least to me) to be lucky enough to get so excited about a show that you want to vomit out the abusive […]
Review: Since the Water Literally Rose at Lincoln Hall, Minor Moon Swims to the Bar to Perform The Light Up Waltz
Minor Moon’s album release show for their recently released fourth album The Light Up Waltz at Lincoln Hall on Friday was nothing short of a musical eclipse. I hate comparing […]