Chicago Sound Check

The sounds & sights of Chicago and suburban music // Powered by the Daily Herald

Fresh from 2022

Discoveries of 2021: The Playlist

Discoveries from 2021: Some of our favorite releases from the year

Fresh from 2021

Discoveries of 2020: The Playlist

Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v7

Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v6

Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v5

Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v4

Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v3

Concerts

Concerts: The North 41, The Mild West, Joe Piscopo and much more

By Daily Herald 3 days ago

The My Chemical Romance reunion is back on at Riot Fest!

By Caroline Linden 5 days ago

Sound check: Catch some ’Sunshine’ at Broken Robots release show

By Brian Shamie 6 days ago

Fresh tracks: Beach Bunny, Bad Planning, Iris Marlowe, BigKayBeezy, The Thin Cherries, Joe George, Andrew Robert Palmer and more

By Sound Check 1 week ago

Concerts

Concerts: Reilly Downes, Cathy Richardson, Justin Bieber, Aaron Lewis play this week

By Daily Herald 1 week ago

Rookie, Bitter Jester and more Chicago-area highlights added to Ravinia season

By Brian Shamie 2 weeks ago

The who, what, when and where of the Chicago and suburban music scene. Chicago Sound Check is a collaborative look by Daily Herald local music writer Brian Shamie and concert photographers Neal Zeleznak and Denis Cheng into the world of up-and-coming musicians working hard to express themselves, entertain others and make their mark.