Chinese pianist Huiping Cai gave a resounding recital of a varied program at the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts on Wednesday afternoon. Produced by the International Music Foundation, these free […]
Aweful is one of those bands you see around town and think to yourself, haven’t I seen these people in a million other good bands? And what exactly is it […]
The Marías invited us to join their cult last Friday at Thalia Hall. To give you a glimpse: During the encore, drummer Josh Conway lured the entire audience to get […]
Rain got the final day of Pitchfork Music Festival off to a slow start, unfortunately canceling Dreezy’s opening spot at the fest. Once the heavy clouds departed, the muddy grounds […]
Day two of Pitchfork Music Festival started with a similar sweltering heat wave like Friday’s uncomfortable atmosphere, but a sudden downpour and thunder strikes changed things up late in the […]
Ah, Pitchfork Music Festival. This is honestly one of my favorite festivals thanks to chill back atmosphere, but the weather decided throw a wrench into that. Temps in the high […]
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson By Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow Chicago Review Press Robert Johnson is a definitive legend, though the dead-at-27 bluesman […]
Like clockwork, it has stormed the day before Pitchfork, to make sure the grounds are squidgy. And it will apparently be oppressively hot the next couple of days. Perfect! That […]
Somewhere in the kingdom of my memory there’s a small village dedicated to music from my youth. This community is populated with the essence of mallcore. The denizens wear To Write […]
House of Vans is one of my favorite venues in Chicago. It’s easy to get to, the staff are always awesome, and everything is FREE: free beer, free Vans giveaways, […]
We’re so close to this years Pitchfork Music Festival and our anticipation is through the roof! With a 98 degree day on Friday and possible thunderstorms scattered throughout Saturday and […]
Pitchfork Music Festival will be filling up Union Park this weekend, July 19 – 21, with tons of music fans thanks to the amazing lineup. The always fun and diverse […]