Sound check: Rolling Stones resume rescheduled tour with Chicago launch; Country LakeShake; Summer Solstice; MuddFest at BaseCamp
I heard you like The Rolling Stones Mere months after the Rolling Stones announced the
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Sound check: Friday Pilots Club joins Lumineers, Young the Giant for PIQNIQ
PIQNIQ in the park Chicago rising star Friday Pilots Club is making a name for itself nationally,
Sound check: Nashville’s Hush Kids bring indie-folk treats to Hey Nonny; A.M.B. Fest; Bury Me In Lights’ new EP; Social Que, RedHorse at Bolingbrook Pride Picnic
Hush Kids at Hey Nonny You know what they say about having too many chefs
Sound check: Common joins CSO benefit; Side Street Studio Arts kicks off local, regional battle of the bands
Common joins CSO benefit Chicago native Common’s award-winning music and heart-winning charm come to play
Sound check: Shallow Side, Homegrown battle at BaseCamp Pub Saturday
Night of bands at BaseCamp It’s a double-feature at BaseCamp Pub Saturday: The night starts
Sound check: Chicago Open Air brings Tool, System of a Down; Rotten Mouth, Million Reasons at Beat Kitchen
Chicago Open Air After a year away, Chicago Open Air, the city’s hard rock and
Sound check: Draft Week reunites for Subterranean show; The Lemonheads; Lea Salonga; Todd Kessler songwriter showcase
Next Draft Southern DuPage County-born alternative quartet Draft Week is getting back in the game. After a
Sound check: Kevin Griffin takes over SPACE for solo show; Picture This; The 1975
Kevin Griffin is a heck of a showman. Not only is the award-winning performer largely
Sound check: Badflower rocks, rips your heart out at free WKQX show
Badflower at BaseCamp Badflower is the epitome of modern rock: one foot in huge, hard-driving,
Sound check: Take the Reins, Release(r), Hoodie Life play Fitz’s
Rockin’ Fitz’s New songs are afoot for West suburban punk band Take the Reins. The band
Sound check: Flat Five hits harmonies at Hey Nonny, FitzGerald’s
Fans know when The Flat Five hits the stage (at two suburban venues this weekend), they’re in
Sound check: Marina City’s evolution, show at Chop Shop
For a while now, Plainfield power-pop sextet Marina City has been secretly cultivating something new, rolling out
Chicago Sound Check on the #ArtCanFix podcast
Last weekend, I had the privilege of spending some time with Andy King, Network Leader
Sound check: Thomas Benko drops new EP; Guardsman going-away party; Homegrown news
Roselle native Tom Benko, the in-house percussion expert at Maine South, performer at both Blue
Sound check: Jeff Tweedy’s education benefit shows
Jeff Tweedy, frontman for Chicago-based alternative rock band Wilco, takes the stage again for his
Sound check: Plain White T’s, Lucky Boys Confusion together at Joe’s
DuPage County, represent! The Plain White T’s, the West suburban romantics who bounded to national fame
Sound check: Strange ’90s benefit draws Local H, Naked Raygun, Madina Lake and more to Metro
Sometimes we need a little help from our friends. Chicago’s Metro, Charity Bomb & 101WKQX
Sound check: The Way Down Wanderers venture Lincoln Hall’s way
Hot on the tail of the Feb. 22 release of its new full-length album “illusions,”
Sound Check: CELLRS is back in the spotlight
After two years away from the stage, Chicago rock band CELLRS — Adam Novak and Weston Reynolds
Sound check: AM Taxi celebrates ‘Shiver By Me’ release at Reggies
Kicking off the new album “Shiver By Me” with the rousing and rollicking previously released single “Saint Jane” was