Restore to Factory Settings – An Evening with Wax Trax Records
This past Saturday was Record Store Day. I don’t own vinyl or a record player but the excitement of the day and the celebration of music and the frustration towards […]
Review: Soul’d Out – Durand Jones and the Indications Take Thalia Hall
On a rainy Thursday evening I was riding the train home from work noticing all of the people sharing the car with me. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, uncles, someone’s something. Some […]
Review: Epik High Gets Sleepless in Chicago
It’s been a minute since Epik High, one of Korea’s most acclaimed hip-hop groups, has toured the U.S. With it being their first North American tour in nearly five years, […]
Review: RY X Turned Thalia Hall into a Room of Wonder
Y’know the phrase “it was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop”? At RY X’s sold out Thalia Hall show, the crowd was completely silent and mesmerized by his […]
Review: American Football Enchanted a Sold Out Metro
Saturday night’s sold out American Football show at Metro was a unique experience. The show, which was also the album release show for the band’s third self-titled album, was packed […]
Review: You, Me, and the Devil Makes Three: Deafheaven and Baroness Take the Riviera
I found myself on the internet this afternoon searching for a ticket for this show in the Facebook event page discussion section. After scrolling past loads of bots and scammers […]
Review: Leikeli47 Plays a Full Set in (A New Style) at Subterranean
There is no better place to spend the first night with a new major haircut than at a Leikeli47 concert. Friday was sunny and a layer of optimism dripped off […]
Review: Cass McCombs Brings a Lengthy Performance to a Sold-out Lincoln Hall
Cass McCombs really knows how to test an audience. The 41-year-old singer-songwriter and his band played a two-hour set to a sold-out crowd at Lincoln Hall on Saturday night, in […]
Review: Tiffany Young Celebrates Women at Her Lips On Lips Showcase
If there’s one thing that K-pop fans both old and new can agree upon, it’s the impact that Girls’ Generation has had in the Korean pop music and entertainment industry. […]
Review: Everybody Wants to Love Japanese Breakfast
[soliloquy id=”48429″] Japanese Breakfast is one of those bands that I’ve been dying to see since forever ago, but never got the chance to. So, when I heard the news […]
Review: The Beths Bring It for a Sold-Out Lincoln Hall Show
Back at my seemingly second home of Lincoln Hall, I awaited a sold-out show from The Beths, New Zealand-based band who have garnered a ton of acclaim and led by […]
Review: Mike Doughty and Wheatus Brought Their Memorable Sound to Sleeping Village
Currently on tour in support of Mike Doughty, Wheatus started the night on an energetic note with “Break It Don’t Buy It” from the The Valentine LP. In lieu of […]