Eszter Balint finds her path amid A-list collaborators
Eszter Balint is a musician and actress who could name-drop all day long and still not work all the way through her impressive decadeslong list of collaborators and projects. She...
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M83 goes bubble-gum with ‘Junk’
With his army of vintage keyboards and synthesizers, M83's Anthony Gonzalez has made a career of warm, textured nostalgia. His 2011 breakthrough, "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming," was a double album...
Savages break even their own rules
When Savages started out, love songs were off the table. The quartet's 2013 debut, "Silence Yourself," was a love-song-free kick in the shins, a hard-hitting series of songs about a...
Blonde Redhead, Femi Kuti, Maceo Parker among Millennium Park summer headliners
Blonde Redhead, Femi Kuti, Maceo Parker and Eddie Palmieri are among the performers that will be announced Thursday as part of Millennium Park's annual music series. The 18 free shows...
Three’s once again the charm for Bob Mould on ‘Patch the Sky’
Bob Mould has done his best work as part of a power trio: Husker Du in the '80s, Sugar in the '90s, and three recent solo recordings, including "Patch the...
Lollapalooza 2016: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, J. Cole to headline
Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem and J. Cole will headline Lollapalooza when it returns July 28-31 to Grant Park. Also, among the 170 bands and artists scheduled...
Seinabo Sey is off to a fast start
When Seinabo Sey was 21 years old, she felt like she was running out of time. Would this music thing ever work out? How was she going to pay her...
Bonnie Raitt says songwriting is meditation but ‘touring pays the bills’
Bonnie Raitt has great taste in songs, and a voice that brings those songs — and the artists who wrote them — to a new level of appreciation. Over a...
South By Southwest 2016: The bands and ideas that truly stood out
Can there be such a thing as too much music? The South by Southwest Music Conference, which concluded Sunday, gave pause to even the thousands of industry insiders who attended....
Anderson Paak covers Bowie, Methyl Ethel space out at SXSW
Some highlights from a busy Friday of music around town at the South by Southwest Music Conference:Anderson Paak: The singer/rapper played a starring support role on Dr. Dre's 2015 comeback...