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Shana Cleveland: Chicago poetry student graduates to Sun Ra-inspired acid-folk

May 9, 2019 at 5:54 p.m.

Shana Cleveland likes to keep moving. Musically, she's done everything from the surf-noir of her quartet La Luz to the evocative Sun Ra-inspired acid-folk of her recent solo album, "Night...

Lizzo performs at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago on Friday, May 3, 2019.

Lizzo brandishes a plus-size voice, personality at the Riv

May 4, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

An illness apparently left Lizzo unable to speak up until a few hours before the first of two sold-out concerts Friday at the Riviera. But the singer would not be...

"Father of the Bride" is the latest release by Vampire Weekend.

Vampire Weekend’s mild return

May 3, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

Over the last decade, Vampire Weekend became that rarest of species among millennial guitar-rock bands: a festival headliner. Then it took a six-year break between studio recordings. "Father of the...

Julia Jacklin on the raw truth in her songs: ‘I’m not this vulnerable flower’

May 3, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

Songs are three-minute snippets of art, not necessarily personal confessions. But sometimes the lines get blurred, as is the case in Julia Jacklin's latest album, "Crushing." She more than a...

A concertgoer shows her ticket to get into the Vic Theatre to watch Neko Case perform on April 26, 2019, in Chicago.

Neko Case at the Vic review: Feral art-pop and unison screams

April 28, 2019 at 7:48 p.m.

You don't want to mess with Mother Nature or Neko Case. Case's songs celebrate the natural world even as they chastise clueless humans for trying to tame or control it....

Jade Bird powers through on uneven debut album

April 26, 2019 at 10:35 a.m.

It takes a couple of songs for Jade Bird's self-titled debut album to reveal its reason for being. The low-key "Ruins" boasts a pleasant chorus and "Lottery" underlines this British...

Lizzo, center, during her performance at Lollapalooza 2018.

Lizzo squeezes some personality into over-the-top ‘Cuz I Love You’

April 19, 2019 at 1:20 p.m.

For Lizzo's major-label debut album, "Cuz I Love You" (Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic), the Minneapolis rapper/singer/body-positive advocate is in full cry from the get-go. Over 11 songs in 33 minutes,...

Sasami turns transition to rock from classical into child’s play

April 18, 2019 at 9:18 a.m.

Before Sasami released her self-titled solo debut album a few weeks ago, she had played a background role in the music world. She's a classically trained multi-instrumentalist and composer who...

Headliners for Lollapalooza 2019 include Childish Gambino, left, Ariana Grande and Twenty One Pilots, right. The festival will take place in Grant Park on Aug. 1-4.

Lollapalooza daily lineup and single-day tickets are here

April 17, 2019 at 5:44 p.m.

It took longer than usual, but Lollapalooza finally has its daily schedule and is putting single-day tickets ($130) on sale Tuesday. Four-day tickets ($340) remain available as of Wednesday. The...

Sunn O))) looks inside the ‘volcano’ in Chicago with Steve Albini

April 17, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

The subterranean tones and roof-rattling sound waves of Sunn O)))'s uncompromising version of drone metal have been Stephen O'Malley's way of life for two decades. But there are practical concerns...

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