Photos: Japanese Breakfast Delights During Fourth and Final Sold-Out Thalia Hall Show
Between the rush of “Paprika” and the climax of “Everybody Wants to Love You,” gratitude was the recurring theme of Japa…
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Patti Smith, Best Coast, Seratones, K.Flay & More Prove the Future of Riot Fest is Female
This year's Riot Fest – held at Chicago's Union Park on Sept. 16 through Sept. 19 – may have been headlined by Morrissey…
Photos: TLC Brings Harmony and Healing to Chicago’s Celebration of CrazySexyCool Tour Stop
When it comes to eras with the best music releases, the mid-nineties has to be a part of the debate. In 1994, interestin…
Pitchfork Music Festival Day 3: Erykah Badu, Caroline Polachek, & More Wow With Affable Artistry
On the third and final day of the Pitchfork Music Festival – held at Chicago's Union Park on Sept. 10-12 – the lineup wa…
Pitchfork Music Festival Day 2: St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Jamila Woods & More Deliver Special Sets
There's no doubt about it, St. Vincent, AKA Annie Clark, was the ideal headliner to perform at the second day of the Pit…
Pitchfork Music Festival Day 1: Phoebe Bridgers, Kelly Lee Owens, DEHD Among the Day’s Delights
The thing about sad songs is they make you smile when they are being sung in unison with thousands of devoted fans.T…
Sleater-Kinney & Wilco Conclude Co-Headlining Tour with Euphoric Chicago Performance
Frank Zappa, Laurie Anderson, Elvis Costello, and other artists have compared writing about music to dancing about archi…
Beth B’s Film Serves Up Lydia Lunch Retrospective
The label “underground icon” seems paradoxical. But so does Lydia Lunch — the musician, singer, spoken-word artist, writ…
Ohmme Flies High With a Little Help From Their Friends During Lincoln Hall Livestream
When Ohmme took the stage at Chicago's Lincoln Hall for an April 10 STAGED livestream presented by Audiotree, fans knew …
Review: War On Women Turns Rage into a Rock Masterpiece with ‘Wonderful Hell’
“Let’s raise some wonderful, beautiful hell and make this world worth living in. Let’s raise some hell,” War On Women vo…
