The 2018 Riot Fest line-up was more eclectic than ever with a bill featuring a healthy helping of hip-hop heavy-hitters, industrial pioneers, alternative rockers and a whole lot of punk. Throughout th…
Reena Calm has had a busy summer. Not only has she toured across the country, performed at some of the best shows in Chicago – you'll often find her at the Laugh Factory – and returned to Second City …
Laughter is the same in every language. Just ask Chicago-based comedian Mona Aburmishan, who has traveled the globe spreading joy with her socio-political comedy. Whether performing in South Afri…
Each year, the Pitchfork Music Festival curates a unique lineup full of up-and-comers, indie darlings and under-the-radar rap artists, and 2018 was no different. The three-day event, which took over C…
For the past 24 summers, punk rock in all its glory was celebrated with the traveling road show that is the Vans Warped Tour. All good things must come to an end and earlier this year festival founder…
Brittany Meyer could easily be considered fearless. They regularly tackle topics like misogyny, equal pay and LGBTQAI+ rights with a cutting honesty that can produce pushback from any number of oppres…
This past April, London songstress Bishop Briggs released her debut album Church of Scars, instantly emerging as a force to be reckoned with in the alternative rock scene. Her scheduled performance on…
Amy Sumpter knows how to work a crowd. Whether performing stand-up, sketch or rocking out with the Beastie Boys tribute band, She's Crafty, Sumpter fights for the right to make fans smile. High kicks,…
It had been nine long years since the last Yeah Yeah Yeahs show in Chicago when Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase took the stage at the Aragon Ballroom on May 29 for one of only a handful of concer…
After graduating college, Sonal Aggarwal had no plans of returning to the Chicago area. She was loving life as a traveling performer and dancer with stints in Italy, Hawaii, Mexico and beyond. Whil…
