When I first heard that The Gaslight Anthem was playing Chicago, I knew their fans would be excited. Besides festival appearances this would be the band’s first headlining show in over two years.  What really caught my attention was when I saw who the two opening act were: The Bouncing Souls and Cory Branan. While many fans were excited to be se...

Minimalist pop rockers Love Ink’s visual aesthetic is about as Texan hipster as it gets, but their songs, though short and simple, are strong enough to give them the substance they need. Vocalist Sherry LeBlanc is a storyteller. Judging from her in-between song banter, she could probably tell a story on any topic one could ask her about. The lyri...

The final day of Lollapalooza couldn’t have been more idyllic. Hot and humid weather of days past were a thing of exactly that. Somehow, Grant Park seemed more packed than before, which made for an incredible festival vibe. Enough of the blabber and onto the music. Bouncing around the stages early on, the 3 p.m. hour gave us a glimpse of a ris...

Day two got off to an auspicious start, pretty much picking up where day one left off. With perhaps the most complete lineup of the three days, Saturday proved to be an adventure in both stamina and sound. Somehow, the early afternoon weather was hotter and more humid than Friday, which may sound impossible, yet it became the story of the story. En...

Hot. Humid. Not A cloud in the sky. Great music. If you guessed that the city and site described was Lollapalooza in Chicago then you’re the big winner. On an idyllic day in the Windy City, some of the best new bands in music descended to Grant Park (the site of the Buckingham Fountain made famous in the opening to Married In Children) and performe...

  Monday nights don’t tend to scream awesome show nights, but I was proven wrong this past week when the band Royal Canoe came into my life. This six-piece band hailing from Winnipeg, Canada were an obvious standout at The Double Door in Chicago. As soon as the show was over I had to download their newest 4-song EP, cleverly titled Extende...