Review: Khruangbin Doesn’t Need Words to Sell Out the Vic
Khruangbin isn’t a band that puts out singles. They don’t have a singer. Most of their songs can’t be distinguished from each other. They are hardly any words to sing […]
Review: Heart Bones Brought Dirty Dancing to Thalia Hall
There are just some artists that I will drop everything to see live. Sean Tillmann of Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis of Sweet Spirit and A Giant Dog are […]
Review: Swamp Dogg Gave The Promontory a Special Evening of Pure Soul
As I walked up the steps of The Promontory, I could already that this was going to be a different kind of show. The Promontory’s concert venue breathed an air […]
Mykele Deville Announces New Album Maintain
Chicago hip-hop scene has been on fire recently. Noname‘s Room 25, Saba’s Care for Me, Ric Wilson‘s BANBA, Rich Jones‘ The Shoulder You Lean On barely scratch the surface on this […]
Review: Tor Miller Shines at Late-Night Schubas
Tor Miller is relatively new to the scene. The Brooklyn native became interested in music when a long ride to school every day (two hours, you guys) introduced him to […]
Review: How to Dress Well Returned to Chicago with an Atmospheric Set
Tom Krell, the 34-year-old singer/producer behind How to Dress Well, an electronic outfit he’s been sporting for close to a decade, is never still on stage. Between manning projections, soundscapes […]
Review: The Sold-Out Boygenius Show, or, When Supergroups Take Over
[soliloquy id=”42085″] Julien Baker. Phoebe Bridgers. Lucy Dacus. Three names that make up one of the most talked-about, sought-after supergroups of our time right now, and for good reason. […]
Preview: Jonny Polonsky Returns Home for a Rare Show at Gman
Jonny Polonsky hasn’t lived in Chicago for a really long time, he currently lives in New York after a long stint in L.A., but we’ll always claim him as our […]
Interview: Last Friday Night, Jean Deaux Threw a Party
She told me to give her twenty minutes so I went back to the bar, picked up my fourth – or maybe fifth – drink, and waited for the crowd […]
Pitchfork and the Art Institute of Chicago Bring Midwinter to Chicago!
Usually when we’re in the dregs of the winter months concerts slow down a bit and music festivals are nowhere to be seen. Thankfully that won’t be the case next […]
Review: Tennis Flourishes with Simplicity at Thalia Hall
Hello, I’m Sarah. And I’m low-key obsessed with dreamy, ‘60s vibe-infused duo Tennis. I interviewed singer Alaina Moore for Gapers Block three years ago, and yet I still hadn’t seen […]
Review: Dirty Projectors Brought an Effervescent Mix to Their Three-Night Residency at Sleeping Village
I recently had a conversation comparing bands to food. If Dirty Projectors were edible, I decided they would be Pop Rocks, that explosive candy you melted on your tongue as […]