[Words by Brent Greene]
The House of Blues has been bringing in more and more shows lately catered to the electronic/jam scene. This has fans of this particular brand of music more than enthused, as ...
May 16, 2013
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[Words by Junu Phillips | Photos by Jamie Mantle]
In all of my years of concerts in big music halls, tiny bars, garages and festivals… there is one show that I’m still holding out for tha...
May 16, 2013
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After a six month break from the last Full Court Press it seems a little momentum was lost. This was billed as the biggest FCP to date and certainly had the firepower on the artist roster to back tha...
May 16, 2013
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From his humble beginnings as Mount Kimbie’s unofficial “live” third member, to his current status as an indie heartthrob, James Blake has steadily risen to the top of underground ...
May 16, 2013
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[Words & Photos by Adam Christie]
I love the funk. I honestly cannot get enough of this genre of music, especially in a live atmosphere. If it’s played right, your normal venue can turn fro...
May 14, 2013
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Fresh off the release of the fantastic third album Holy Fire, Foals is touring heavily and selling out venues across the country. In fact, their upcoming show at Vic Theatre has been sold out for a l...
May 13, 2013
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[Photos by Brian Kersey (Courtesy of Symphony Center)]
The Chicago Symphony Center is an enchanting and remarkable place. Like other great Chicago venues such as the Auditorium and Chicago Theatres, ...
May 13, 2013
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[Words by Junu Phillips]
There is a thread that binds dance music together. From the early days of hip hop and break beats through today’s multi-genred electronic scene of house, techno and dub...
May 09, 2013
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Stunning. Breathtaking. Awe-inspiring. Glorious. There really aren’t enough gushy adjectives or superlatives to describe the Bonobo show presented by React Presents that went down at House of ...
May 07, 2013
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Every year Electric Forest Festival is one of our favorites. This place is simply magical and Madison House + Insomniac know how to throw one hell of a party. We have some more 2013 preview stuff comi...
May 07, 2013
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[Words & Photos by Brent Greene]
Sophisticated funk is the best way I can describe The Greyboy Allstars and The Funky Meters show that took place at Congress Theater on April 19th. No it wasn’t...
May 06, 2013
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This show is becoming a bit of a tradition. This will be Snarky Puppy‘s 3rd show in a row at Reggie’s when they come to Chicago and this time we have the added bonus of a two-night run! T...
May 06, 2013
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Wavefront Music Festival is really beginning to shape up nicely! Your favorite beachside fest just dropped a whammy and announced over 50 artists, a lot of fresh faces but also some familiar o...
May 06, 2013
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Everyone knows half the fun of going to Detroit for Movement Electronic Music Festival is attending the various day parties, after parties, and everything in between. We narrowed down a list of the ...
May 05, 2013
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You already know all the big headliners. Many of you bought tickets only knowing that moe. and Umphrey’s McGee were on the lineup. This is a list looking at the finer print of Summer Camp‘...
May 02, 2013
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Late in 2012, Pelican officially announced that guitarist and founding member Laurent Schroeder-Lebec was leaving the band and that Dallas Thomas was taking his place. Thomas had already been establ...
May 01, 2013
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It’s hard to put my finger on exactly what made this one of the best hip hop shows I’ve ever seen. Normally when I love a show this much, there’s some technical aspect that stands o...
May 01, 2013
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