When it comes to eras with the best music releases, the mid-nineties has to be a part of the debate. In 1994, interesting, challenging and innovative artists dominated the charts as Nine Inch Nails' T…
On the third and final day of the Pitchfork Music Festival – held at Chicago's Union Park on Sept. 10-12 – the lineup was dominated by genuine artists who challenged listeners to think differently abo…
There's no doubt about it, St. Vincent, AKA Annie Clark, was the ideal headliner to perform at the second day of the Pitchfork Music Festival on Sept. 11. Clark's commitment to character, theatrics an…
The thing about sad songs is they make you smile when they are being sung in unison with thousands of devoted fans.This was the scene as Phoebe Bridgers headlined the opening day of the Pitchfork …
Have you ever been in a conversation with a man who is interrupting, mansplaining or just won't stop talking and wished that you could say, “That's it buddy. Three strikes, you're out.”New Mexico-…
Frank Zappa, Laurie Anderson, Elvis Costello, and other artists have compared writing about music to dancing about architecture.That's what it feels like attempting to put the experience of seeing…
From Aug. 19 through Sept. 19, the City of Chicago has invited everyone to celebrate the return of live music with its Chicago In Tune series. One of the initiative's many highlights is the free Mille…
As part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Open Chicago initiative, which focuses on safely and fully reopening the city of Chicago, she and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) are pr…
When people hear the name Kat Von D, they often think of her visual art and the intricate tattoos the LA Ink star creates at her iconic shop, High Voltage Tattoo. However, music just may be her first …
On her debut full-length comedy album Yell Joy – coming out Juneteenth via Blonde Medicine – Joyelle Nicole Johnson guides listeners to the pre-pandemic feeling of laughing the night away at a packed …
