Review: Greg Freeman Gives Schubas a Night of Punky Pedal Steel and Power Stances
Gone can mean a lot of things, but not “sold out”. No, when a show is sold out, it’s sold out, and Greg Freeman sold out Schubas Saturday night for […]
Review: Ela Minus Stuns at Her Sold-Out Schubas Show
The vastly talented Colombian singer, songwriter and producer Ela Minus sold out Chicago’s iconic Schubas Tavern last week as one of her only stops on her U.S. tour. Supporting her […]
Review: Mind’s Eye Delivers Both Heart and Irony at Schuba’s Tavern
Review by Annie Keller. How lucky are we that Los Angeles’s Mind’s Eye decided to start heir first headliner tour in Chicago! If you haven’t seen them on your For […]
Review: Meatbodies Serves Up Chewy Riffs for Sunday Night Moshing at Schubas
LA psych rock band Meatbodies included a stop at Schubas Tavern Sunday evening on their tour promoting recent record Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom. Meatbodies don’t stop in Chicago all that […]
Feature: Off to the Cinema With Reality Club
This review was written by guest author Lyra Wilson. Last Monday felt like something out of an indie movie. I went to the cinema and ended up in La La […]
Review: No Matter the Question, the Answer Is Always Alex Lahey at Schubas
Wednesday night at Schubas was a punky indie rock extravaganza for the ages as both Liza Anne and Australia’s unofficial Poet Laureate, Alex Lahey, gave their sold-out crowd something to […]
Review: Quinnie Earns a Shiny Gold Star at Schubas
Remember when I said most artists sound even better live than in the studio? You don’t? Well, good on you for paying attention because I never said such a thing. […]
Review: Sam MacPherson’s Emotive Songs Connect with a Captivated Schubas Crowd
Guest review by Mary Icenogle. For me, Sam MacPherson was love at first TikTok. When he first came across my for you page, MacPherson was playing a sample from his […]
Review: Everyone’s a Winner When Flyte Comes to Schubas!
Sometimes you really just need some good ol’ British folk-rock to brighten your day and you shouldn’t have to explain yourself. If there’s one band going today that is doing […]
Review: Tomorrow Never Knows Let Cloakroom’s Oscillating Sound Run Wild at Schubas
Guest review by Patrick Daul. In an increasingly genre-less musical landscape, it seems more difficult than ever to define a band within a single stylistic framework. With Northwest Indiana trio […]
Review: Tomberlin Leads Schubas on a Beautiful Night of Emotional Songs
We’re just over a decade of Tomorrow Never Knows festivals and they just keep getting better. TNK takes over a nice collection of local venues every January (save for that […]
Review: Kate Bollinger and Lael Neale Connected with a Sold Out Schubas Crowd
Last week before the blazing heat and storms took Chicago by surprise, a pair of singer songwriters took the stage at Schubas. Kate Bollinger and Lael Neale brought their incredible […]