The sounds and sights of the Chicago and suburban music scenes

Tsunami

New Music

Fresh tracks: El Famous, Ethel Shank, Tsunami, Guardrail, Jacob On the Moon, Chnnll, Birthdayy Partyy and more

By Sound Check 1 week ago

El Famous Guardrail Box House Tsunami Sons of Ra Cardinal Harbor READ MORE: Cardinal Harbor

Columns

Sound check: Snoop Dogg’s Sunset Smokeout at BaseCamp; Heart in Tinley Park; Jimi Falls and the ’90s

By Brian Shamie 2 months ago

Snoop’s Sunset Smokeout Snoopadelic headlines The Sunset Smokeout, an intimate performance by the one and

Features

Producer, booker Bobby De Maria back on stage at Spring Awakening

By Brian Shamie 3 months ago

As the Spring Awakening Music Festival sweeps into Hoffman Estates with a slammed roster of national electronic

Chicago Sound Check 2019v4: Violet Crime

By Sound Check 5 months ago

Featuring: Violet Crime, Phillip-Michael Scales, The Footlight District, Ignescent, Johari Noelle, Capital Soiree, Noah Childs,

New Music

Fresh tracks: Love in October, Noah Childs, Johari Noelle, Meagan Hickman, Blood People & more

By Sound Check 5 months ago

Love in October Meagan Hickman Johari Noelle The Darling Suns Noah Childs Observing With Annie

Profiles

Tsunami

By Sound Check 8 months ago

Genre: House, electronic // For fans of: Green Velvet, Camelphat, Bad Boy Bill, Lee Foss, Claptone, Latmun, Solardo

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.