Chicago Sound Check

TICKET & MERCH GIVEAWAY! Enter to win to see Weekend Run Club, Violet Crime, August Hotel and Splits

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Concerts

Concert highlights 1/24-1/30: Flowtone single release with North and Wells Band; Cold War Kids at the Riviera Theatre

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Features

Ribfest’s first Romeoville headliner: Nelly

By Marie Wilson 1 day ago

Columns

Sound check: Joe Marcinek Band jams at BrauerHouse; Windy City Smokeout early-bird tickets, lineup

By Brian Shamie 1 day ago

Features

Loverboy is ‘Working for the Weekend’ at Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre

By Jim Ryan 3 days ago

Fresh tracks: Caleb Butcher, Dauber, TLB, Releaser, Billow, The Bellow & the Whale, Hot Alice and more

By Brian Shamie 3 days ago

Concert highlights 1/17-1/23: Wolf Rd, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Flips, E’nuff Z’nuff, Dead Freddie and much more

By Sound Check 6 days ago

Premiere: Relationships are learning experiences in two new Camp Edwards singles, video

By Brian Shamie 1 week ago

Moore & Friends, Rotten Mouth, Space Mafia, Signal the Launch — House of Blues 1/9/20

By Brian Shamie 1 week ago

Are you a podcast fan? Take some of these local projects out for a spin:

Car Con Carne: Chicago media legend James VanOsdol. Musicians. And meat (and sometimes not-meat). Discussions, performances and good times ensue behind the wheel.

AUX Populi: Host Andy King explores how artists of all disciplines on our scene use art to not only express themselves, but also to heal others.

Pop-Punk & Pizza: Jacques LaMore offers hearty conversations with a mix of local acts alongside national touring musicians, often served with a side of pizza.

The Underbelly Hours: Co-hosts Adela Skowronski and Dan Dick give underground artists weekly time on the airwaves of Elmhurst College radio’s WRSE 88.7 FM … also now in podcast form.

In the Green Room: Performer and host Stephanie Fravel invites guests to discuss their pre-show prep and rituals in a behind-the-scenes look at performing musicians.

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.

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