The sounds and sights of the Chicago and suburban music scenes

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New Music

Fresh tracks: City Mouth, A Silent Truth, Muted Color, Ryan Chiaverini, Blacklist Regulars and more

By Sound Check 3 months ago

City Mouth A Silent Truth Marina City Muted Color The Darling Suns Professor Fox Top

Spotify Playlists

Slow Sunday

By Phillip-Michael Scales 5 months ago

It’s Sunday … take it easy!

Columns

Sound check: Flat Five hits harmonies at Hey Nonny, FitzGerald’s

By Brian Shamie 5 months ago

Fans know when The Flat Five hits the stage (at two suburban venues this weekend), they’re in

Features

Gazebo Effect’s hot, wild energy colors new album, release show

By Brian Shamie 7 months ago

The magic of the bluesy-jamming rock band Gazebo Effect is hard to pin down. It

Profiles

Holly,

By Sound Check 8 months ago

Genre: soul, blues // For fans of: Leon Bridges, Catfish Haven & Otis Redding

Spotify Playlists

2018 Chicago Sound Check vol. 8

By Brian Shamie 11 months ago

Featuring: Julianne Q & the Howl, Rebel Soul Revival, The Angel Colon Band, Like Language,

The who, what, when and where of the Chicago and suburban music scene. Chicago Sound Check is a collaborative look by Daily Herald local music writer Brian Shamie and concert photographers Neal Zeleznak and Denis Cheng into the world of up-and-coming musicians working hard to express themselves, entertain others and make their mark.