My history with Jesus Jones extends all the way back to the late ’80s when the cover of the Liquidizer cassette caught my eye at a Sound Warehouse. A minute […]

We’ve all been holding our breaths waiting for Pitchfork Music Festival‘s lineup announcement. With the sudden changes at the festival’s namesake, there’s been a worry about what this years fest […]

Central Illinois indie savant Chaepter embraces hazy melancholia on new single “Something About People.” The track opens with a reverb-drenched guitar tone reminiscent of 2010’s bedroom pop, though the chord […]

You know it’s going to be a great day when an amazing band like Finom releases a new single and announces a brand new album. Finom, formally known as OHMME […]

The Chicago music scene is just overflowing with treasures. With every passing year, new, more and more outright amazing bands come out of our city. Sometimes it can be overwhelming […]

It’s always a nice treat when a member of a fantastic band releases a solo project. You honestly never know what you’re going to get. Maybe it’s a continuation of […]

It’s been a couple of years since Liam Kazar‘s excellent debut Due North graced our ears. The album is a distillation of over a decade of Kazar’s musical talents, which […]

It’s been two years since The Strokes first gave their support to Illinois 7th Congressional district candidate Kina Collins. The legendary rock group performed a fantastic set at a sold-out […]

Psymon Spine hails from NYC and traffics in the kind of basement dance-party indie rock pioneered by bands like LCD Soundsystem and the sounds familiar to the DFA label. OK, […]

In 2005, Woolworthy played their “farewell” show at Double Door, and Chicago said goodbye to one of the more promising bands to emerge from the ’90s into early aughts scene. […]

After a one-year hiatus, Chicago’s Impromptu Fest returns in an expanded format spread over five days, beginning this Tuesday, September 12. Hosted by New Music Chicago, Impromptu Fest 2023 provides […]

On July 19, 2014, Thebe Kgositsile (professionally known as Earl Sweatshirt) performed in Chicago for the first time at Cabaret Metro in support of his major-label debut Doris. I remember […]