Gotobeds let their inner lunatic roam on stage
Once seen in all their frothing, ferociously joyful glory on stage, the Gotobeds are the kind of band that tends to leave an impression. Singer-guitarist Eli Kasan remembers one review...
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Lady Gaga’s latest reinvention on ‘Joanne’ a retro drag
Lady Gaga is all about reinvention: piano-pounding rocker, Euro-disco anti-diva, art-pop whirlwind, jazz vocalist — she's done them all in a career that spans less than a decade. Now comes...
The Flat Five no longer just a once-a-year fling
The Flat Five are one of those talent-rich Chicago groups that used to show up on stage as rarely as roses in a Chicago winter. There's nothing quite like them...
Drive-By Truckers raise the stakes on ‘American Band’
On its 11th studio album, "American Band" (ATO), the Drive-By Truckers are a band renewed. The guitars sound rude, the voices raspy, the songs weathered, weary and introspective, even when...
Caetano Veloso and the poetry of protest
What is an artist's role in a society under siege? In Brazil, Caetano Veloso once again provided an answer earlier this year. When a president was ousted and then replaced...
Two separate memoirs tell singular tale of the Beach Boys
Despite a bounty of hits that have endured long past the surf-sun-cars-girls era in which they were created, and at least one album widely regarded as a masterpiece, the Beach...
Kanye West lets music do the talking at the United Center
Kanye West took to the air Friday at the United Center and floated just out of arm's reach of the audience on a stage that resembled a flat-bed space ship....
Review: Solange’s table is ready
Solange Knowles happens to be the younger sister of one of the most famous women in the world, Beyonce. She's also quietly built her own estimable career, and her third...
Rolling Stones dig deep into Chicago blues on new album due in December
Those who like their Rolling Stones music raw and unfiltered may get their wish Dec. 2 when a new studio album, "Blue and Lonesome," will be released. Long before they...
DJ Shadow: His career will never hit ‘repeat’ button
Nostalgia has never much interested DJ Shadow, but when the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album, "Endtroducing ... ," arrived this year, he wasn't going to ignore it. "If...