Review: Molchat Doma’s Soaring Synths Dominate the Salt Shed
Belarusian post-punk group Molchat Doma have enjoyed one of those meteoric rises so unlikely you can’t help but poke your head in to see what the fuss is all about. […]
Review: Chicago’s Most Reliable Punk Band FACS Returns With an Icy New Album
Having re-emerged following the disbanding of underrated outfit Disappears, local trio FACS have been an integral part of Chicago’s punk scene for some time now. Now half a dozen albums […]
Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Was All About the Vibes at Outset
“I’m not trying to get you on the first listen, at all.” This is the ethos of Ruban Nielson, frontman and principal architect of psychedelic rock outfit Unknown Mortal Orchestra. […]
Review: Meatbodies Serves Up Chewy Riffs for Sunday Night Moshing at Schubas
LA psych rock band Meatbodies included a stop at Schubas Tavern Sunday evening on their tour promoting recent record Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom. Meatbodies don’t stop in Chicago all that […]
Preview: Ducks Ltd. Bring Their Breezy Pop to Empty Bottle
No band operating in the jangle-pop niche is half as hyped-up as Toronto duo Ducks Ltd. Composed of singer Tom McGreevy and lead guitarist Evan Lewis, the band has steadily […]
Review: Frankie and the Witch Fingers Find a Psychedelic Groove at Bottom Lounge
Touring in support of their new record Data Doom, LA-based psych-rock band Frankie and the Witch Fingers brought heavy riffage and a snappy atmosphere to Bottom Lounge. Fans of Ty […]
Review: Protomartyr Reach a New Peak at Thalia Hall
Celebrating the release of their sixth album Formal Growth In The Desert, Detroit greats Protomartyr capped off an extensive North American tour at Thalia Hall on Thursday night. The band […]
Review: Mike & Nate Kinsella Experiment with New Sounds as LIES
The Kinsella nebula of musical projects is as vast as it is unlikely. Brothers Mike and Tim first cut their teeth in the Midwest emo scene with the beloved Cap’n […]
Review: Tomorrow Never Knows Let Cloakroom’s Oscillating Sound Run Wild at Schubas
Guest review by Patrick Daul. In an increasingly genre-less musical landscape, it seems more difficult than ever to define a band within a single stylistic framework. With Northwest Indiana trio […]
Review: Pond Brings Their Soaring Psychedelia to the Metro
Review by guest author Patrick Daul. With nine records in the bank and almost 15 years of touring under their belts, Pond is a veteran outfit with a firm identity […]
Review: Protomartyr with Kelley Deal Delivers a Raucous Set for an Enraptured Thalia Hall
Protomartyr have been kicking around the indie-rock and punk scenes for over a decade now and their story is defined by more of a slog than a meteoric rise-and-fall. They’re […]
Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Brings the Gizzverse to Radius
Guest review by Patrick Daul. Since tickets for this show first went on sale in late 2019, much has happened in the world of King Gizzard in the Lizard Wizard, […]