You have to love weird music festivals and North Coast Music Festival: Summer’s Last Stand absolutely fits that description. NCMF prides itself on bringing to together a huge gathering of […]

I don’t know the first time I heard Sondre Lerche. I do remember having the pre-conceived notion that he was a Norwegian guitarist inspired by bossa nova music. That was an oversimplification […]

As per usual, Riot Fest does not suck. The acclaimed punk festival released the first wave of its lineup that will be playing at Douglas Park from September 15 to […]

Spring is in the air, which means street festivals will be starting to pop up across the city. Shutting down a busy street to enjoy live music and drink some […]

Katie Crutchfield’s ideal day is playing music in an empty house. She’s known this ever since she was a teenager. And often times her twin sister Allison joined her. They […]

We’re quickly approaching that time of year when record shops get ready for one of the biggest vinyl related days of the year. That’s right folks, it’s the about to […]

Chairlift is performing its final Chicago show Friday night at Park West. The band is breaking up simply due to the pursuit of individual projects for both its members. It’s […]

If you’ve never heard of Treehouse Records, you’ve probably listened to some of the bands they’ve recorded. Besides recording full-length records with Chicago bands like Twin Peaks, they’ve also taped […]

Everyone’s favorite Chicago music school is turning 60 this year! The Old Town School of Folk Music opened in 1957, and now sixty years later it operates three concert venues […]

Pitchfork has decided to end your working week with a big Pitchfork Music Festival announcement! Last week they unveiled the stellar headliners with a live feed of artist Shelby Rodeffer […]

Festival lineup announcements have been starting to come in and they are looking good! This week it’s Mamby On The Beach’s turn and they have added a very impressive lineup […]

A little over a decade ago, Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque introduced herself to the world. Levesque – who shortened her name to  JoJo – revealed pieces of herself and her talent through her […]