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Quick Spins: Tamar Berk, Bobby Conn, Sloan, Rocket, and Ryan Allen

Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]

  • Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
  • October 3, 2025
    • Classical , Festivals , Music , Previews

    Preview: Ear Taxi Festival Is Back!!!

    For the first time since 2021, the Ear Taxi Festival will give Chicago audiences an incredible opportunity to experience its deep and extensive contemporary classical art music scene. Starting this […]

  • Louis Harris
  • September 29, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Previews

    TCR Mixtape No. 47: Riot Fest 2025 Day Three

    It’s Riot Fest eve and we simply can’t take it any more! Our mind, body (specially the ears and legs), and soul are ready to get rocked by the late […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 18, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Previews

    TCR Mixtape No. 46: Riot Fest 2025 Day Two

    We’re inching closer and closer to the start of Riot Fest and our anticipation is at an all time high! Especially as the forecast is slowly drifting away from rain […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 17, 2025
    • Classical , Festivals , Music , Previews

    Preview: Chicago Welcomes The CheckOut, a New Performance Space for Contemporary Classical Music

    This weekend, Chicago’s north side will welcome a new performance space intended for contemporary classical chamber music. Formed by Access Contemporary Music, The CheckOut is turning a long-vacant 7-Eleven into […]

  • Louis Harris
  • September 10, 2025
    • Interviews , Music , Pop/Rock , Previews

    Interview: Cat Ridgeway Is Bringing Good Vibes to Subterranean

    When Orlando-based singer-songwriter Cat Ridgeway and I scheduled an interview for 9 in the morning on a Saturday ahead of her show this Wednesday at Subterranean, I lamented losing an […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • May 13, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Previews

    Preview: Riot Fest Celebrates 20 Years with a Monstrous Lineup

    If there ever was something to celebrate, it’s 20 years of unrelenting rock and punk music in Chicago! Riot Fest just released their 2025 lineup and it’s looking like perfect […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • April 23, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Previews

    Preview: Evanston Folk Festival Returns for Their Second Outing at Dawes Park

    While we sit in the spring showers waiting for sunnier days, let’s look ahead to more festive times as the best summer events are starting to announce their lineups. One […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • April 23, 2025
    • Music , Previews , Uncategorized

    Review: Chicago Gets Down on Friday with Rebecca Black

    It comes as no surprise that singer Rebecca Black is currently taking the alternative pop and music scene by storm. After her 2011 one-hit phenomenon debut single, “Friday,” which was met […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • April 11, 2025
    • Interviews , Music , Previews

    Preview: Singer-Songwriter Sierra Spirit Wants to Make a Connection at Chicago Theatre

    Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, and, more recently, Taylor Swift. These renowned musicians have transcended what it means to be songwriters—they’re storytellers whose evocative lyrics intertwine with intriguing melodies […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • January 30, 2025
    • Music , Previews

    Last Minute Plans: Catch Pony at Subterranean on Friday Before They Get Huge

    If you play a single Pony song, ANY song, you will immediately see why I am so head over heels with the band. I came across the band during the […]

  • Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
  • October 18, 2024
    • Music , Previews

    Preview: Scott Lucas Brings LIFERS to the Music Box, Local H Brings Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles to Metro

    A few years ago I wrote a piece arguing that Local H was one of the hardest working and most consistent rock bands currently in existence. This remains very true. […]

  • Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
  • October 15, 2024
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