Solange puts mood ahead of songs on ‘When I Get Home’
Solange sounds like she’s waking from a dream at the outset of “When I Get Home” (Columbia). “I saw things I imagined,” she murmurs. And then a few songs later,...
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Julia Jacklin zeroes in on the uncomfortable truth
Certain songwriters have a gift for the telling detail, a line or two that focuses an image in the mind’s eye with such searing clarity that it becomes almost impossible...
The Beths — the jazz students who built a one-of-a-kind rock band
It’s not like The Beths’ jazz chops are jumping out of the speakers on the band’s excellent 2018 debut album, “Future Me Hates Me” (Carpark), but they’re in there all...
R. Kelly’s musical legacy: Era-defining success brought down by scandal
R. Kelly, who was indicted Friday on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, is among the most commercially successful and acclaimed recording artists Chicago has ever produced. During his...
Ladytron is back with a darker edge
After expanding the parameters of electronic and club music in its first decade, the four members of Ladytron took an eight-year break before reconvening. The self-titled “Ladytron” (!K7 Music) aims...
Travis Scott at United Center review: A rollercoaster ride comes up short
On his previous tour, Travis Scott hopped atop a giant wing-flapping mechanical bird and swooped over the crowd. So what do you do for an encore? If you’re Scott, you...
How Chicago’s Robbie Fulks built a feisty partnership with Linda Gail Lewis, sister of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis
Robbie Fulks figured he would push the boundaries a bit in the first song he wrote for Linda Gail Lewis, the firebrand sister of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee...
Bloodshot Records says it ‘failed’ Lydia Loveless amid harassment allegations
Lydia Loveless, an acclaimed singer and songwriter, became the latest musician to join the rising tide of #MeToo voices in the music business over the weekend when she took to...
Chaka Khan and producers don’t quite click on new album
The arrival of Chaka Khan’s first studio album in 12 years, “Hello Happiness” (Diary Records/Island Records), poses some uncomfortable questions. Chief among them: Whose album is this, anyway? Producer David...
Greg Kot picks 14 Midwinter Festival acts, from Slowdive to Jlin
Select highlights from this weekend’s Midwinter, a collaboration between Pitchfork and the Art Institute of Chicago. It takes place Friday-Sunday at the Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Av., $50 per...