Chicago – Post-hardcore is not for everyone. The average fanbase lies between pre-teen through early 20s. Some brush it off as bad music, without taking the time to understand its culture. As a teacher, I can tell you that many of my students eat, sleep, and breathe every aspect post-hardcore, from the music and clothes,
Chicago – Quick, think back to your senior year of high school. What were you doing? Smoking in the bathroom or taking notes in class? And how long was your list of accomplishments? Perhaps you were like me, with a short list, spending way too much time cutting classes, goofing off with friends, listening to
Chicago – In “Counting Raindrops,” twenty-seven year old Nick Van Hofwegen sings: “Hiding from the rain brings us closer than we’ve ever been.” Tuesday night those lyrics came to life. Drops cascaded down while an intimate performance inside Schubas brought fans closer to the elusive Dutch artist. Since moving to LA, Van Hofwegen – aka
Chicago – Heartbreak and romance tend to birth beauty in artists, and Cults know all too well about this. Guitarist Brian Oblivion and singer Madeline Follin’s reflections on love, life, and their unraveling relationship have combined for a breathtaking new LP, Static. Oblivion and Follin gained attention back in 2010 with the single “Go Outside,” before
Chicago – From Alex Clare to Frank Ocean, electronica to indie-pop, modern music has been increasingly referencing good old 90s R&B. For those vintage-inspired acts out there – move over, cause ASTR is ready to take over the game with an R&B princess at the helm. Princess is indeed the right term for lead singer
Chicago – I said it before, and I’ll say it again: 2014 is the year of The Orwells! Soon everyone and their mom will know who they are thanks to their sophomore album Disgraceland, with a plethora of influences from 90s rock to flower folk. Disgraceland is “new old school” and will no doubt expose another generation of kids
Chicago – Karen Marie Ørsted had THE hottest ticket around Chicago this past week. Okay, maybe Blackhawks playoff tickets actually took the title, but Karen Marie Ørsted for sure came in a close second. Karen, better known as MØ, quickly sold out Schubas, so the gig was moved to its larger sister venue: Lincoln Hall. The
Chicago – The story goes like this: Nathan Quiroga and Benjamin Verdoes were both looking for something more. More than what their bands – Mad Rads and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Bands – could provide. More depth. More growth. More of a challenge. So these Seattle musicians challenged each other and collaborated for three long
Chicago – I recently was sitting in traffic, blasting the radio to drown out the honking horns, when a hypnotizing song started to play. It started off with an eerie melody, followed by a ghostly voice and a killer beat. The chorus seemed strangely ironic as I sat in gridlock: “Locked in a cage for
Chicago – There’s always so much pressure placed on a band to create a marvelous sophomore album when their debut knocks it out of the park. Seeing as Glasgow band PAWShad critics raving with their first release Cokefloat!, I’m sure Phillip Taylor, Josh Swinne, and newcomer Ryan Drever felt the need to push themselves further with the