Sound check: Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, AJR hit Allstate Arena with Jingle Ball
Jingle Ball pop West Coast rapper Doja Cat headlines 103.5 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball with
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Sound check: Emerge Winnetka rises on North Shore; Pitchfork weekend and more
Pitchfork fills Chicago with cutting-edge favorites, the new Emerge Winnetka brings music back to the North Shore, Take the Reins plays a benefit in Carpentersville, and a whole lot more.
Summer 1999 is back as Lit headlines ’90s Fest in Lombard
Lit introduced one of the catchiest earworms of the last few decades in the summer of 1999. This weekend, the band brings “My Own Worst Enemy” and more to headline the Ultimate ’90s Fest in Lombard.
Sound check: Rapper femdot. joins Play Together collaboration
Rapper femdot., artist Liz Flores and Play Together team up; Cold Waves puts industrial rock fest online; Mike Zito plays BrauerHouse; and more.
Sound check: Blues livestream, Square Roots Fest at home, SpaceCamp at Brauer
BluesStream: A Chicago/Kalamazoo Blues Party packs 12 smoking blues artists into one six-hour livestream presentation Sunday, Square Roots Festival goes online and a socially distanced SpaceCamp is set for BrauerHouse.
Sound check: Daughtry livestream supports Chicago venue
Rocker Daughtry kicks off a 19-show virtual tour; local artists livestream for Chicago venues; Side Street Studio Arts’ battle of the bands finals; Nikho’s release show; and Ravinia pays tribute to Janis Joplin.
Sound check: BrauerHouse brings exotic cars, Chicago music to America’s birthday bash
Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T’s and exotic cars await as BrauerHouse pulls out all the stops (socially distancing, of course) to celebrate the Fourth of July this week. Check out that and many other suburban musical events.
Sound check: Lollapalooza shuts down, but patios open up
Some of the summer’s big music festivals have officially been called off, but suburban patios are open for live performances.
Premiere: New Take the Reins video ‘Camo Jacket’ not what you think it is
With this week’s release of “Camo Jacket,” punk band Take the Reins (and special guests) puts a fun, fresh spin on the performance video concept
Sound check: Celebrate 7 years of music and art at Side Street Studio
Side Street Studio Arts celebrates a lucky seven years as a major hub for the Elgin arts community with demos, exhibits and live music; Aaron Williams and Hannah Watson show off some new works at Two Brothers Barrel House; Afroman plays BrauerHouse; Flatfoot 56 headlines Chop Shop; and much more.
Sound check: Sons of Ra EP release; Australia benefit show
Sons of Ra drops a new EP at BrauerHouse; make a “Tapestry” tribute the perfect date night; Australia benefit show at Beat Kitchen; and more.
ALS benefit with Take the Reins, Bumsy and the Moochers, Lights Over Bridgeport and Attic Salt – BrauerHouse 2/1/20
Caitlin Edwards raised $1000 for ALS research with performances by Take the Reins, Bumsy and the Moochers, Lights Over Bridgeport and Attic Salt at BrauerHouse in Lombard.
Sound check: JDR & the Broadcast drop new release at Aurora’s The Venue
Aurora’s JDR & the Broadcast plays a release show at The Venue, Take the Reins headlines an ALS benefit at BrauerHouse and Bitter Jester opens submissions for this summer’s music series.
Sound check: Joe Marcinek Band jams at BrauerHouse; Windy City Smokeout early-bird tickets, lineup
BrauerHouse packs a night full of jams; Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout announced early-bird ticket sales and the lineup Tuesday; Capital Soiree’s EP release at Hungry City; Releaser at Beat Kitchen and RocHaus.
Lucky Boys Confusion brings the show back to the ‘burbs
Lucky boys Confusion, the Chicago-area rock band that got its start playing around Naperville, Lisle and Downers Grove, is bringing its show back to the suburbs with an April show at Lombard’s BrauerHouse.
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
Sound check: Michael McDermott, Heather Horton play Mercy Home benefit at BrauerHouse
Mercy Home benefit show The musical pair Michael McDermott and Heather Horton headline a concert
Concert highlights 7/12-7/18: Juice grooves at Subterranean; Ides of March play COD
Juice, Stephen Day: 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, at Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago.
Concert highlights 6/14-6/20: The Ataris, Parker at Bottom Lounge; Local H at Durty Nellie’s; and more
Buddy Guy, Shemekia Copeland and the North Mississippi Allstars: 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at