Ex-Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon tortured no longer
If ever there was a doubt that artists — even the most successful ones — are often fragile, self-conscious souls, look no further than Brian Fallon. As the former singer-principal...
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Knox Fortune on His Sound, Fame, and Battling Insecurity
The Oak Park native and Chicago hip-hop collaborator readies for Coachella and a forthcoming full-length release.
Post-Black Keys, Dan Auerbach hunkers down with legends
For much of this decade, Dan Auerbach has spent his summers as any good rock star should: front and center on a massive festival stage, performing guitar heroics before a...
Beth Ditto is the cure for everything
Beth Ditto has long been the person you’d turn to when needing someone else to make sense of the chaotic world. Loud, proud and unabashedly blunt, the singer staked her...
Laurie Metcalf on the Forces That Shaped Her
The Lady Bird star and original Steppenwolf Theatre member discusses her key influences.
Americana supergroup I’m With Her had the name before the Clinton campaign slogan
Even after several years of an intense friendship that included recording pristine cover songs and spending several weeks touring Europe in a cramped van, I’m With Her, the trio that...
New Chicago radio station mining gold from rap classics
For the past few months, Todd Cavanah has been experiencing something he can equate only to frequent deja vu. The radio executive will request an Uber, hop in the backseat...
Robert Plant feels like his time is running out, so he’s on a quest for ‘great sound’
Robert Plant is hell-bent on making the most of his remaining years. “You’ve got to keep moving,” says the 69-year-old Led Zeppelin singer who when calling on a recent morning...
Rapping with hip-hop scholar Talib Kweli
It’s a heavy burden, but Talib Kweli has grown comfortable in knowing listeners expect him to say something profound each time he opens his mouth. “I feel like I more...
Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker take a pause for the cause at ‘Stars and Strings’
As a Murfreesboro, Tenn.-raised teenager with massive musical ambition, Chris Young was willing to play music for whoever would listen. Sometimes that didn’t make for the most ideal performance venues....