Chicago jazz icon Ramsey Lewis celebrates the holiday season virtually
Ramsey Lewis began playing the piano at age 4. In his early 20s, the Chicago
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Sound check: The life and times of ‘ZAPPA,’ out for streaming Friday
‘ZAPPA’ at home While a full-scale movie premiere might not be an option right now
Fresh tracks: Little Victory, Blameless Lake, The Flat Five, The Fold and much more
New music — and a few videos, too — out this week on the Chicago and suburban scenes.
Premiere: Mitchell Jay’s ‘I Don’t Know’ leans into healing, catharsis
With his new solo single, “I Don’t Know,” Mitchell Jay hopes to stir more conversation and understanding about LGBTQ issues.
Validity aims to mend political rifts with ‘Indivisible’ project
Wesley McKinney made a gutsy move this year: loosely tying a new concept album to the roiling and contentious world of politics.
Fresh tracks: Smashing Pumpkins, Toinne, In Time, Mock Nine, Wrong War and more
Great new music and video releases from the Chicago and suburban scenes.
Fresh tracks: RubyGld Smoke, Isaiah Grass, Alayne May, Kaskade, DangerWayne, TLB, Life of Death and more
Great new music and video releases from the Chicago and suburban scenes.
Kevin Pollack takes fans on a ‘Holiday’ with new video
The weather’s cooling off, but Kevin Pollack has a lakefront party invitation just for you.
Fresh tracks: OK Cool, Jeff Tweedy, Sixty Lumens, Hidden Hospitals, Billy Ghost, Lee DeWyze and more
Brand new music and video releases straight from the Chicago-area music scene.
Fresh tracks: The Flat Five, Amelia Harlovic, Hollyy, Face Time Police, Burr Oak, Jacks and Atoms and more
Brand new music and video releases straight from the Chicago-area music scene.
Premiere: Piece of Cake serves up a tasty new single, video and an outdoor release party
West suburban rock band Piece of Cake dropped a new single and video Tuesday in advance of Friday’s release show in Aurora.
Fresh tracks: Adam Eleven, Stellar West, The Wild, Validity, Alexander 23 and more
Recent music and video releases from Chicago-area artists.
Premiere: The Early Sixes find new ways to ‘Navigate’ with sophomore album
This year’s pandemic has left many of us feeling locked down. But The Early Sixes dream of the journey with the new album, “Navigate.”
Fresh tracks: Ballroom Boxer, The Early Sixes, Moore, Matt Derda, Stellar West, Stupid Girl and more
Brand new and recent releases straight out of the Chicago and suburban music scenes.
Fresh tracks: Superkick, Mackenzie O’Brien, Bentley Dean, Austin Fillmore, Milk N Cooks, Wilmette, Hollyy and more
Brand new and recent releases straight out of the Chicago and suburban music scenes.
Premiere: Guardrail’s new EP ‘Yikes’ sums up the state of things
Chicago-area punk band Guardrail takes on adulthood in the new EP, “Yikes.”
Premiere: Capital Soiree plays it ‘cool’ with new ‘Pop Band’ single, video
How much would you change about yourself in the name of image?
Fresh tracks: Rise Against, Sean McCole, Brad Redlich, Dan Asio, Knuckle Puck, Phor, Tsunami and more
A collection of great new music and videos from our friends on the Chicago and suburban music scenes.
Premiere: Fluorescents grows into a new era with ‘Dead End Conversations’ EP, new video
Fluorescents pushes its pop-punk game up another level with its new EP release.
Fresh tracks: RubyGld Smoke, Flowers for Dorian, Obs3rve, Demi Clara, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex and more
New music and videos we don’t want you to miss from the Chicago and suburban music scenes.