Phosphorescent at The Metro on September 20, 2013
… anything goes in Matthew Houck’s post-Muchacho career.
Read More… anything goes in Matthew Houck’s post-Muchacho career.
Read MoreWith Bear Claw and Pinebender too. Oh, my!
Read MoreThe weather would turn out to be perfect – a compliment to the excellent line-up offered on day one
Read MoreIt is a quintessential story for all folk musicians who weren’t …
Read More2013’s Nelarusky sets stage for Lolla.
Read MoreCults has maintained some of their hype since their initial debut, and unfortunately was a little disappointing when performing at Subterranean on July 26.
Read MoreIt’s been hot in Chicago lately. The kind of heat that keeps …
Read MoreHow do people know Mother Mother? They are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver with little to no airplay in the United States. The band just completed a tour opening for on-the-rise rockers AWOLNATION, but is that enough to justify a headlining set in a decent sized room in a not-so-easy-to-get-to part of town? These […]
Read MoreAlthough the six-week tour of Chicago’s California Wives and My Gold Mask ostensibly began the night before in Detroit, Friday night’s show at The Hideout served as their hometown send-off.
Read MoreJapandroids played with even more abandon than they’re known for, leading the jam-packed sold-out crowd through their frenzied punk-inspired “whoa-whoa” choruses.
Read MoreEach belted harmony brought that rare, pure smile to the intently listening crowd of faces. The therapeutic beauty in harmonic, human (im)perfection was never more evident than in the calm, grateful moods of the audience filing back out into the storm.
Read MoreThe evening began on a funereal note with the death march “Vikings,” but the night’s set contained many uptempo moments as well, such as the revolving paintdream of “I Hear Colors (Chromaesthesia).”
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