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Features

Aaron Williams ponders the past, looks to the future after five years of ‘Art of Electricity’ album

By Brian Shamie 1 week ago

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LBC’s Stubhy Pandav turns MS diagnosis into a benefit project

By Brian Shamie 2 weeks ago

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After time on the road, Shadowfields brings ‘Festival for One’ back for hometown release show at Hey Nonny

By Brian Shamie 3 weeks ago

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Lucky Boys Confusion revisits ‘Growing Out of It,’ decades of change at House of Blues show

By Brian Shamie 3 weeks ago

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55 years of respect, love of music the vehicle for Ides of March

By Burt Constable 3 weeks ago

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Videos

Premiere: ‘Australian Alien’ solidifies Jonfin on Chicago’s indie rock scene

By Brian Shamie 1 month ago

The Weekly Column

Sound Check in the Daily Herald

Columns

Sound check: BaseCamp’s haunted house, Birthdayy Partyy’s Costume Party, and other creepifying ways to celebrate Halloween

By Brian Shamie 3 weeks ago

Columns

Sound check: Conway, Jillian Somera play Elbo Room; Jefferson Starship at Arcada

By Brian Shamie 4 weeks ago

In pictures

Bands on stage

Galleries

Lucky Boys Confusion, Much the Same, Hot Alice – House of Blues 10/26/19

By Brian Shamie 1 week ago

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Zorila – Cubby Bear 9/27/19

By Sound Check 1 month ago

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Riot Fest: 9/13/19-9/15/19

By Sound Check 2 months ago

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V Is for Villains – Bottom Lounge 9/7/19

By Brian Shamie 2 months ago

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Friday Pilots Club, Marina City, Love In October at the Bears Block Party – 8/31/19

By Brian Shamie 2 months ago

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North Coast Music Festival Day 1 – 8/30/19

By Sound Check 2 months ago

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Homegrown Arts & Music Festival Day 2 (Part 2) – 7/28/19

By Brian Shamie 3 months ago

Galleries

Homegrown Arts & Music Festival Day 2 (Part 1) – 7/28/19

By Brian Shamie 3 months ago

Listen up

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North Coasting 2019

By Neal Zeleznak 3 months ago

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