Review: MJ Lenderman Lights Up Lincoln Hall for His Pitchfork Aftershow
After what was surely a good ol’ sweaty time at Pitchfork Friday, MJ Lenderman and Co. headed over to Lincoln Hall with their friends in Styrofoam Winos for a sold-out […]
Review: Destroy Boys Serve Up Complete Destruction With Destroy Fest at the Metro
For a select few hundred people (it’s probably more than that), Destroy Fest 2023 at the Metro was the best place to weather the rain-soaked mugginess of last Saturday night. […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2023: Day Three in Review
After a rain-delayed Saturday, the sun was back out shining bright on the final day of the Pitchfork Music Festival! No more hanging around Union Park with no music playing […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2023: Day Two in Review
Ah yes, the unfortunate tradition of a random rain delays escalating into a full blown evacuation continued during this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival. While the storm didn’t truly make an […]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2023: Day One in Review
It was a beautiful day to start off this year’s edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival, a welcome contrast to last year’s downpour! The sun was out shining brightly down […]
On the Road: The Ballad of Blur, Wembley, Darren, and Me.
A brief history By the late ‘80s I had begun to omnivorously consume all the music I could. And I was growing fascinated by bands that were mixing rock structure […]
Review: Grant Park Orchestra Shines with Violinist Esther Yoo and Conductor Ken-David Masur
The Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Ken-David Masur, gave a great performance in a program of late romantic and contemporary works at Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Wednesday […]
Review: Le Tigre and Man on Man Throw a Much Needed Party at The Salt Shed
It may have only been three months ago that Kathleen Hanna was in town at the Salt Shed completely blowing everyone away with Bikini Kill, but those three months felt […]
Review: Japanese Breakfast Returns to Chicago with One More Celebration of Jubilee
This is now the third year in a row that indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast graces Chicago with their invigorating live sets, and this past Sunday’s show was more than special. […]
Review: Jenny Lewis Brings a Whole Lot of Joy’All to the Salt Shed
Coming off the heels of her latest album Joy’All and a set at Summerfest, Jenny Lewis was more than prepared to impress at the Salt Shed. Despite that aforementioned festival […]
Review: Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Soars into the Salt Shed
When Les Claypool comes around, you need to head the call. The bassist extraordinaire is a must see show. I’ve experienced a few iterations of Claypool’s bands throughout the years […]
Review: Stewart Goodyear and Valentina Peleggi Team Up Wonderfully at Grant Park
While driving in central Wisconsin one winter night several years ago, I tuned in to Symphony Hall, the classical radio station on Sirrius/XM. I was greeted by an incredible performance […]