Filled with friendly, reverby rock that channels the chill personalities of Jacob Chatfield and Bob Crandell, Family Vacation’s new release explores some of the darker, juicier aspects of humankind … in a fun way.
Songs are like dresses, says Tony Award-winner Heather Headley, and she’ll try on those songs — including Broadway, jazz and gospel selections — in concert Sunday during her McAninch Arts Center debut.
Ravinia Festival in Highland Park is looking to start fresh this summer with CSO performances and a full lineup of artists at the outdoor venue.
“Chasing Ghosts,” Stabbing Westward’s first LP release in two decades, shows the band’s evolution while still hitting listeners with the same energy that first made us fans.
After two years playing livestream concerts during the pandemic, indie-folk singer Joshua Radin is back out on tour with three concerts of heartfelt songs and stories at Chicago’s City Winery next week.
What started years ago as a Mount Prospect car wash is now the home of Lubeck Studios, where bands including Beach Bunny have worked and recorded.
Heavy with ’90s alt-rock influences and an earworm of a hook, Jake Denny’s new Blue Car single examines our need to keep our minds busy (and sometimes a little disconnected).
“We have changed, and it’s a good thing for people like us to see.” Through their new Broken Robots single and video “Who Am I?” Wood Dale’s Kat and Tony Baker close a chapter on their past struggles with addiction.
The upcoming spring season at Barrington’s White House features an eclectic lineup of cultural and artistic events, with some old favorites and acclaimed performers.
With heartfelt lyrics and a catchy hook, joyful. crafts a comfortable new song about loss and memories.
Chicago diva Lynne Jordan’s jazzy blues vocals will pair well with her powerful storytelling during her performance Saturday at the Raue Center in Crystal Lake.
Revisiting a song they released last fall, The Footlight District doubles down on its powerful message.
Two recent releases showcase the duo dabbling in its grungy, gritty, dreamy pop influences.
Northwest suburban indie alt-rock band Jacks and Atoms comes to terms with when “your reality is nowhere near where you expected yourself to be” in the new single “In My Head.”
Late Nite Laundry drummer Alex Santilli traversed highs and lows during his formative years in Arlington Heights. His new solo single, “Try Again,” promotes the idea that “You don’t become a whole person unless you fail, right? You need darkness to appreciate the light.”
With two new tunes, indie alt-rockers Young Detectives explore where they’ve been as reference points marking the path to their futures.
2021 was packed with new music. Here are some of our favorite upcoming and veteran artists we had a chance to explore this year.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But it’s also a time to be
Chicago chiptune rock band I Fight Dragons issues an epic fantasty quest to fans: Come see them play a release show at Lincoln Hall this weekend.
Growing up on the North Shore, the members of the Chicago indie band, Midcentury Llama, spread out to other cities until all four of them returned to Chicago’s North Side in 2019.
