Premiere: Jeff Schaller and The Long Way Home on the move with new EP
“I just think I’m angry at what’s happening to people.” Jeff Schaller’s punk roots are showing in the band’s new EP.
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Marina City’s ‘Trust Fund Baby’ launches the band’s new phase
West suburban Marina City presents a powerful new pop song for fans.
Hollyy takes a modern approach to a classic genre with new singles
With an updated spin on a retro genre, the band Hollyy gets to truly celebrate its influences in a standout style.
Classical jazz, dance music and yoga an inspired mash-up for Glenview’s TomCat Trumpet
A life performing was a foregone conclusion for TomCat Trumpet. But he had to get there his own way.
New EP a beautiful portrait of life by The Bellow & the Whale
Quarantining out near nature helped inspire the musical duo The Bellow & the Whale to release this week’s EP release.
ZORILA looks down a new path with ‘Wayside’ single
Truly looking at yourself can be one of the hardest things to do. ZORILA addresses finding ways past that darkness in their new single.
Premiere: Joyful. is yearning for freedom in the band’s first single of 2021
“Alive,” the new single by Northwest suburban pop-punk band Joyful., tells a story about breaking free from a bad relationship. But it also can speak to all of us right now on our own terms.
Premiere: Adem Dalipi looks back at memories during love letter ‘Sixth St.’
“The time at home has allowed me to reflect on some memories, which further allowed me to find new inspiration to write about,” Adem Dalipi said of his new single.
Video premiere: Sometimes you need to ‘Burn It Down,’ says Broken Robots
Broken Robot’s video, “Burn It Down,” celebrates escaping from the struggles people are quietly fighting in the shadows.
Premiere: With ‘DEARMAN Down’ EP, Mitchell Jay is tired of feeling helpless
The Weekend Run Club frontman Mitchell Jay’s new solo EP, “DEARMAN Down,” is a deep dive into the Naperville musician’s psyche.
Black Bolts puts its onstage revelry into new EP, livestream release show
Garage-rock band Black Bolts’ new EP, out Friday, captures the energy of their live performances. They’ll celebrate with a livestream performance and Wolfden Brewing Company-created merch/beverage packs.
Sound check: When the L.A. industry meets Chicago artists
L.A. is a hotspot for the music industry, and a few Chicago and suburban acts are getting a handhold there; Pollyanna Brewing Company hosts a livestream with the Joe Marcinek Band to benefit the fight against pediatric cancer; House of Blues offers college scholarships.
Sound check: Ramsey Lewis’ launches new streaming jazz series this week
Jazz legend Lewis Contemporary jazz just got a little more modern. Grammy-winning Chicago icon Ramsey Lewis is
Premiere: Irving Ave’s new indie-pop single ‘Clearly’ an exploration of society, beliefs
The first thing one might notice about Irving Ave’s music is a lightness. Not that
Sound check: Superkick, Jeff Tweedy, Cuban jazz fest streaming
Superkick streaming With one foot stomping through post-punk rock and the other bopping away in
Sound check: Livestream Andrew Salgado, Jimmy Eat World, MLK Day special
Hometown country Suburban country boy Andrew Salgado may have moved down to Nashville, but in
From Lolla to late night: Beach Bunny hits your TV on Kimmel Wednesday
The band Beach Bunny — featuring members from Elgin and Chicago — plays ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in anticipation of Friday’s new EP, “Blame Game.”
Matthew Kopecky heads online for solo debut livestream
Throughout the pandemic, Matthew Kopecky has been fortunate to keep playing gigs fairly regularly since summer. Just
Discoveries of 2020: 8 Chicago, suburban musical acts that made 2020 feel a whole lot better
Last year, the local music landscape was obscured by the haze of the pandemic. But some bands cut through the fog with stellar releases, making them acts to keep an eye on.
Celebrate the new year safely with Post Malone, Steve Aoki, Lucinda Williams
Looking to drop-kick 2020 on its not-so-merry way? Artists and venues have cooked up some livestreams (and a drive-in event) so you can still ring in the shiny new year in style.