Case, Veirs, lang create a different kind of power trio
It started with an email from k.d. lang to a couple of singers she knew and admired, Neko Case and Laura Veirs. A few years later, the trio — billing...
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Summer music preview: Top 10 rock shows and festivals
It's festival season, otherwise known as "summer" in Chicago. Here's a guide to some of the most notable festivals and concerts in the next few months: Millennium Park music series:...
Sturgill Simpson blows past genre limits at Riviera
Sturgill Simpson's three albums get lots of props for their adventurous spirit, the way they stretch the definition of country music in the spirit of the '70s outlaws and the...
Paul Simon still restless after all these years on ‘Stranger to Stranger’
Paul Simon's a restless guy. Even after all the millions of record sales and a dozen Grammy awards, he remains a connoisseur of the exotic, a sound collector who happens...
Vic Mensa is back with brutal honesty, anger
Vic Mensa is back with a new EP, "There's Alot Going On," and he sounds hungry, angry and damaged -- sometimes all at once. When Kids These Days imploded a...
Joey Purp is a man of many musical neighborhoods
The Chicago hip-hop avalanche that is the SaveMoney collective — including Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Towkio, and other talented MCs and producers — started with an idea. Joey Purp...
Lollapalooza aftershows: Jane’s Addiction, Major Lazer, Vince Staples and more
Jane's Addiction at Metro, Major Lazer at the Aragon and Vince Staples at Reggies are among 58 Lollapalooza aftershows announced Tuesday at 21 venues as part of the festival's 25th...
Beyonce: True grit at Soldier Field
Beyonce let some grime creep into her voice, kept wiping sweat off her chin and got soaked from head to toe — and that was before she splashed around in...
Beth Orton loses way amid machine beats on ‘Kidsticks’
Since the "folktronica" days of the '90s, when Beth Orton merged acoustic strum with electronic beats, she signaled that she would not be just another introspective singer-songwriter. Along the way...
William Bell’s soul still rings
Stax represented the apex of Southern soul and musical integration during the civil rights era, and William Bell was there from the beginning. Born in Memphis in 1939, he was...