Greg Kot

Apparently one band with a couple of acclaimed albums isn’t enough for Soph Nathan. As the guitarist in the Mercury Prize-nominated British quartet the Big Moon, Nathan demonstrated her knack...

“Chaos” is a word that comes up a lot when Florence Welch settles in for an interview. She loves to laugh at herself, even as she’s recounting hair-raising tales of...

Sam Phillips’ songs don’t waste a note. They give the listener just enough — a hook, a phrase, a sonic surprise — to make an impression, and then exit. They...

Eleanor Friedberger grew up in west suburban Oak Park and now lives in upstate New York, but the heart of her latest album, “Rebound” (Frenchkiss), was shaped in Greece, her...

Prince brought an anything-can-happen spontaneity to his concerts that belied the craft of his studio recordings. That improvisatory spirit is in full force on “Piano & a Microphone 1983” (NPG/Warner...

The O’My’s called their 2015 EP “Keeping the Faith.” Little did the Chicago duo know how hard their faith would be tested when they began work on the follow-up. A...

T Bone Burnett has a few stories to tell, songs to play and movies to show about “this thing that happened to me.” He’s referring to a lifetime of collaboration...

Paul McCartney may have a reputation as the most optimistic of the Beatles, but some of his music belied that stereotype. The latest example arrives with “Egypt Station” (Capitol), his...