Cheers to good tunes: A look at some 2022 Chicago, suburban discoveries fans should keep an eye on in the new year
As the year wraps up, it’s customary to take stock of what has passed and
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Chicago rock band RELEASE(R) reflects on ‘Vicious Cycles’ single ahead of Friday show with Filter
With strains of industrial leading off its latest single “Vicious Cycles,” Chicago band RELEASE(R) walks a razor’s edge between hard rock and comforting alternative. The band showcases its new music with Filter Friday at The Piazza in Aurora.
Fresh tracks: Wolf Rd, Claude, Releaser, 8-bit crEEps, Al Rose, Ravyn Lenae, Annie’s Takeout, Navidson and more
New music and videos you need to check out from the Chicago and suburban music scene
Sound check: Releaser news, New Kids on the Block and a weekend of festivals
Hard-rocking Releaser drops a new single at Elmhurst Hall; New Kids on the Block’s nostalgia-packed show with Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue; plus more on Phillip-Michael Scales, Ribfest, Winnetka Music Festival, Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, Q101’s PIQNIQ and a special Album Rebrews live podcast presentation.
Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v6
Hit PLAY on this Spotify playlist of some of our favorite recent releases out of Chicago and the suburbs.
Fresh tracks: Release(r), Tom Morello, Prizefighter, Marina City, Phillip-Michael Scales and more
Check out some new music and videos fresh from the Chicago-area scene.
Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v1
Featuring: New Nights, Blaqrock, Dead Lucid, Camp Edwards, Nehemiah Heckler, Primal Moon, The JAB, Foo
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.
Fresh tracks: Caleb Butcher, Dauber, The Bellow & the Whale, Hot Alice and more
Find some fresh, new music and video releases from Chicago-area musicians.
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: I Fight Dragons release show at Lincoln Hall; Stubhy hosts MS benefit at Bottom Lounge
Welcome, Player Two Ah, the good old days sitting in front of flickering video games,
Sound check: BaseCamp’s haunted house, Birthdayy Partyy’s Costume Party, and other creepifying ways to celebrate Halloween
Haunted Lisle BaseCamp Pub transforms into your haunted home away from home this Halloween season
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 4/19 – 4/25: EELS headlines Thalia Hall, Gazebo Effect at Schubas, Nick Moss Band at Hey Nonny
Solo Night with Dianne Christine, Zack Baumgartner, Lara Bell and Will Orlyk: 7 p.m. Friday,
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
Fresh tracks: Marina City, Mel Senese, Releaser, Bright Kid & more
New releases by Marina City, Mel Senese, Releaser, Bright Kid, Gazebo Effect, Over the Sun, Grey Shore Avenue and more
Sound check: Friday Pilots Club tapped to open for Daughtry
“American Idol” contestant Chris Daughtry rolled his exposure from his fifth season appearances on “Idol”