Sound Check: Like Language, Eric Vorel play Hey Nonny; funk at Penny Road
Local Language Elmhurst pop-rock band Like Language won new fans and made new friends at
Side Street Studio Arts
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
Sound check: Sleep On It, Like Pacific make tour stop in Chicago
Sleep on It tour stop While fans are eagerly anticipating the follow-up to 2017’s “Overexposed”
Concert highlights 6/28-7/3: D Liva, Lunchroom Rejects at Bourbon on Division; Werewolves at Hour 30; VP Punk Night and more
Outlaw Music Fest with Willie Nelson, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Dawes, Old Crow Medicine
Sound check: Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers headline Outlaw Music Fest; Vinyl Pop, Kowloon Bay, Violet Crime release shows
Outlaw Music Fest Ever the rebel, country star Willie Nelson is kicking around on tour
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
Sound check: Friday Pilots Club joins Lumineers, Young the Giant for PIQNIQ
PIQNIQ in the park Chicago rising star Friday Pilots Club is making a name for itself nationally,
Sound check: Common joins CSO benefit; Side Street Studio Arts kicks off local, regional battle of the bands
Common joins CSO benefit Chicago native Common’s award-winning music and heart-winning charm come to play
Sound check: Strange ’90s benefit draws Local H, Naked Raygun, Madina Lake and more to Metro
Sometimes we need a little help from our friends. Chicago’s Metro, Charity Bomb & 101WKQX
Sound check: Relive the ’90s with Smashing Pumpkins reunion tour
The alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins, whose members leapt from Chicago rockers into national legends with
Sound check: Feel The Instinct in Bolingbrook
At a recent event, I had a chance to see The Instinct play their blues-rock
Sound check: Sunday Cruise, Binx at Side Street Battle semifinals
Four bands have fought to make it to the Side Street Studio Arts’ summerlong Battle
Sound check: The Roaches go Uptown
Downers Grove’s The Roaches — the Friday night winner of this past weekend’s Homegrown Battle of the
Sound check: Common, Cold War Kids highlights at Mamby on the Beach
Chicago rapper Common, indie pop’s Spoon, the Cold War Kids, Russ and more top the
Sound check: Suburbia Story headlines Palatine showcase
The Northwest suburban band Suburbia Story — which recently dropped the new single “Stars Crossed” — headlines a pop-punk
Sound check: Fairview plays Fitz’s Spare Keys
The Addison pop darlings of Fairview have been building a name on the suburban scene as members
Sound check: Just Do Division
Just Do it Do Division takes over the weekend for a street fest packed with