American Football talks Riot Fest, popularity and the band’s Wheeling connection
Riot Fest’s claim to fame on Chicago’s summer fest landscape is its variety. Despite its punk-rock
Brian Shamie
Sound check: Jonfin’s new single, Beat Kitchen show; Mumford & Sons, Twenty One Pilots on WKQX Christmas bill
Jonfin’s new ‘Old Ways’ With its fresh spin on garage rock, the indie-alternative band Jonfin
Sound check: Cardinal Harbor release show; Villains at Bottom Lounge; Glen Hansard at Chicago Theatre
Cardinal Harbor release When Cardinal Harbor drops “Vulture Hottub” this week, the six-piece indie-rock band,
Premiere: Poignant ‘Mindreader’ ushers in a new era, new name for Oceans Over Airplanes
When Tony Pagorek hit the studio with Oceans Over Airplanes to record the new single,
ALIGN, Stratus, Birthdayy Partyy slinging beats at North Coast festival
The last-minute loss of Mamby on the Beach left some Chicago-area music fans clamoring for
Sound check: Better Than Ezra, Vertical Horizon headline Last Fling; Chicago talent packs Bears Block Party
Last Fling Naperville shuts the door on summer with the Jaycees’ annual Last Fling carnival,
Sound check: Haley Reinhart, Lee DeWyze return home for Ravinia, SPACE gigs
‘Idol’ homecomings Two former suburban “American Idol” contestants who earned high honors and national attention
Video: Kevin Pollack brings positivity to his video, ‘Man About Town’
Kevin Pollack calls it NuTown, a throwback style meshing Motown classics with a new energy.
Fresh off Lolla, Buffalo Grove drummer and Magic City Hippies release breezy debut album
Coming home to visit Chicago after living in Miami is always a treat for Buffalo
Sound check: Iconic Dionne Warwick plays RiverEdge; 90s Palooza in Lisle
‘What’s it all about, Alfie?’ International icon and smooth-voiced musical legend Dionne Warwick makes an
Premiere: Fairview turns the tables on love clichés with new ‘Loving You Hurts’ video
The long-term relationship between Lizzy Zyburt and Matt Richardson of Addison pop duo Fairview has
Sound check: John Mayer ditches the Company for solo Chicago shows
John Mayer and more at the United Center When John Mayer first hit commercial acclaim
‘Now we’re up here’: Three years after vowing to play Lollapalooza, Beach Bunny gets the gig
Four days. Eight full stages. Hundreds of musicians playing Lollapalooza in Chicago this weekend. And