Olivia Chaney: Classically trained but with a wild streak
The cover of Olivia Chaney's starkly beautiful debut album, "The Longest River" (Nonesuch), is a snapshot from more than two decades ago of the singer as a child. She rests...
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Wire in no hurry to look back on eve of its Drill festival
The moving target that is Wire is at it again. For nearly 40 years, the post-punk band has stayed ahead of expectation and avoided the pitfalls of nostalgia and complacency....
‘Surf’ album review: Donnie Trumpet and Chance the Rapper’s Social Experiment mix styles and eras
Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment's "Surf," the new album associated with Chance the Rapper's crew, finally arrived as a free download a few days ago after a couple of...
Paranoia, anxiety as the new arena rap
It was an odd way to open a stadium concert, with a death wish, in the dark, with beats that rummaged through a vast emptiness. "Oh my god, oh my...
Drake concert review: Paranoia, anxiety as the new arena rap
It was an odd way to open a stadium concert, with a death wish, in the dark, with beats that rummaged through a vast emptiness. "Oh my god, oh my...
Riot Fest lineup: No Doubt, Snoop Dogg headline first show in new home
No Doubt, Modest Mouse and Snoop Dogg were among the dozens of artists and bands announced Wednesday to appear at the 11th annual Riot Fest and Carnival on Sept. 11-13...
Chris Connelly a crooner with a wild streak
Chris Connelly is perhaps best known as one of industrial rock's most distinctive voices, with Fini Tribe in his native Scotland and then in Chicago in the Wax Trax stable...
In Wildhoney, songs trump sound every time
On Wildhoney's debut album, "Sleep Through It" (Deranged Records/Forward! Records), melodies unfold from a 3-D swirl of guitars. It's the type of record meant to be played at top volume...
Shamir gets at raw truth on ‘Ratchet,’ and you can dance to it
On the opening track of his debut album, "Ratchet" (XL), Shamir welcomes the listener to his hometown. If "Vegas" is sin city, he asks with the unhurried air of someone...
Lollapalooza schedule forces festivalgoers to make tough choices
Indignation day has arrived for Lollapalooza-goers. The festival, which lands in Grant Park for its 11th year on July 31-Aug. 2, rolled out its hour-by-hour schedule Tuesday, with its inevitable...