STRFKR is Technicolor at Concord Music Hall
[soliloquy id=”24044″] Photos by Elif Geris. STRFKR had one goal Valentine’s Day at Concord Music Hall, and that was to make its audience move. Vocalist, drummer, guitarist and more Josh […]
Slow It Down with Cafe Racer’s New LP Famous Dust
On those days when the world seems like an anxiety-ridden, dumpster fire, that not even the “This is fine” dog could anticipate, it can be hard to want to add […]
Photoshoot and Interview: The Reincarnation of Jordanna
At the photoshoot, Hayley Jordanna opens up a black garbage bag and lays out her outfits on the floor. One by one, she pulls a few choice options that catered […]
Preview: The First Impromptu Fest of Contemporary Music Starts this Thursday
Aficionados of contemporary music are in for a treat the next two weekends when the first-ever Impromptu Fest opens this Thursday at the Chopin Theater. Inspired by the Ear Taxi […]
Video Premiere + Interview: Sarah Q of Desert Liminal
As half of the dream-pop duo Desert Liminal and a few other music and non-music related projects, one wonders how Sarah Q has the time to write songs, record, and […]
Kimbra Usurps Human Distance at Concord Music Hall
[soliloquy id=”23326″] All photos by Elif Geris/Third Coast Review Kimbra’s entrance stage right at Concord Music Hall Saturday was dominant. React Presents brings another dynamite act to one of Chicago’s […]
Sleigh Bells and Sunflower Bean Set To Crush at Metro Tonight
Sleigh Bell‘s mixture of schoolyard sing-song chanting and metallic guitars chords engineered to smash anything in their path sounds like an odd mix, but it absolutely works. And live, the […]
Destroyer Crooned to a Full Room at the Metro for TNK
Dan Bejar sat on the Metro’s old stage, often taking sips from a glass beer bottle or a plastic water bottle. He paced around on stage, looking down at the […]
TNK Fest: Hinds, Slotface and Peel at Lincoln Hall
Tomorrow Never Knows fest wrapped up at Lincoln Hall with Peel, Slotface and Hinds performing to the crowd you would expect at an 8 p.m. Sunday night show: The excited […]
Partner to Bring Their Feel-Good Heavy Guitar Pop to the Empty Bottle This Friday
Imagine a world where Weezer was two girls from Canada, and they never lost that gleam that made their early work so timeless. If you can capture that image in […]
Snail Mail Delivered on an Amazing TNK Lineup at Schubas
[soliloquy id=”22821″]All photos by Julian Ramirez There’s nothing better to break up the usually dreary January days like Tomorrow Never Knows festival. TNK brings five days of shows to some […]
TNK 2018 Features No Age, Melkbelly, Little Junior, Slow Mass at Schubas
When you think of a Chicago music festival, events like Pitchfork, Lollapalooza and Riot Fest typically come to mind. But for over a decade, Tomorrow Never Knows has been resurrecting […]