When the fire alarm went off at Schubas during Deluxe Editions on May 7, all heads turned towards Megan Stalter waiting in the wings to take the stage as the evening's headliner. “It wasn't me,” St…
“Thank you for supporting females in heavy rock and metal music. That's really cool,” said New Years Day front woman Ash Costello mid-way through the group's blistering House of Blues Chicago set on M…
“We're super loud, and we like it loud. That's part of our sound. I want people to feel the music in their heartbeat, vibrating with us,” said Blood People front woman and guitarist Aly Jados of perfo…
“It's pretty easy to start a show. It's really hard to keep it running,” explained illustrator, comedian and producer Meredith Kachel at the Beat Kitchen, prior to the April edition of Chicago Undergr…
Side effects of smiling and dancing occurred as fans devoured the riffs, licks and fills that Ex Hex delivered at Chicago's Thalia Hall on April 10. Playful melodies overlapped serious shredding provi…
Sharing faith and a good laugh are two cornerstones of Tracy DeGraaf's comedy. She mines her own life and those of her husband Ron and their five boys – who she lovingly refers to as her muffin and mi…
Belfast singer-songwriter Naomi Hamilton – known as Jealous of the Birds – defies definition with her personal and poetic music. Whether encompassing the sounds of rebellion with blistering rockers or…
Framed in billowy white and blanketed in a soft fog, Robyn took the stage at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom for a sold-out concert on March 6, 2019, and proceeded to sweep fans away to a land ruled by drea…
Comedian. Actress. Podcaster. Star. Chicago comedian Taneshia Rice flourishes in every title she possesses, but you can call her, Just Nesh. Rice picked up the short and snappy moniker at the start…
A good concert reanimates the heart and soul through the power of art. Audiences find connection in a mass of strangers while, on stage, gutsy performers lay it all on the line revealing the complex t…
