Chicago – I’m going to break some rules here. One being some first person talk and the other being an admission of bias. I love The Orwells! This is not just because like me they were born and bred in Illinois. They genuinely rock! Thanks to my fandom, I’ve discovered I also love LA bands
Chicago – Shortly after releasing their debut EP Tears On The Beach, Tel Aviv band Soda Fabric delved right into the Berlin music scene and into the sights of underground music lovers around the world. Since the four-piece made the move to Germany, twenty-three year-olds Shachak Itzkovitz, Jill Abramov, Moosh Lahav, and Tamir Chen have
Chicago – The holidays tend to halt most tours, making it the perfect time of year for local bands to showcase their talents at larger venues. This was the case for The Way Down Wanderers Thursday night at Lincoln Hall, where the Chicago transplants put on a show for their latest release: a cassette tape!
Chicago – Damian Ardestani, better known as XOV, is an extremely talented visual artist, filmmaker, photographer and musician. The Iranian born, Swedish-bred rapper turned pop artist has seen his fair share of troubles and turmoil. Through it all – running with gangs, losing his teeth in a violent, bloody fight, and losing his business, home,
Chicago – Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have been cutting up dance floors and exciting fans with their funky performances since 2009. The Detroit duo has increasingly become known for infectious pop songs and “spellbinding” live shows, and over the past five years, the indie band has released several
Chicago – When Foxing formed three years ago, the St. Louis band went in knowing they wouldn’t be around forever and neither would their music. But as historians look back on documents to understand our past, perhaps the quintet’s music will go on to be appreciated by music lovers for years to come, long after
Chicago – The Baltimore boys of SUN CLUB have begun to turn heads with their cheerful indie rock, energetic live shows, and goofy personalities. Songs like “Beauty Meat” and “Summer Feet,” off the debut EP Dad Claps at the Mom Prom (Goodnight Records), leave you smiling and dancing along with the young, magnetic East Coasters,
Chicago – When does an underground hip hop group officially become mainstream? For Run The Jewels, perhaps the answer may be as simple as when you need to add a second show because the first instantly sold out. Rappers El-P and Killer Mike played back-to-back shows at The Metro Saturday night. The duo has only
Chicago – When Blake Sennett and Jarrod Gorbel began making music together in 2012, they had no intention of forming a band. They had been left broken and bruised from previous musical projects – Gorbel in The Honorary Title and Sennett in Rilo Kiley and The Elected – and were simply attempting to mend their
Chicago – That pesky Polar Vortex swept in with snow flurries and wind chills Saturday night, but inside The Vic, Wild Cub was warming the audience with its rich tropical sounds and 80s dance beats. This lively indie synth-pop band began in Nashville, during 2011, with the duo of singer-songwriter Keegan DeWitt and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy