Oozing Wound serves up strong medicine
Kevin Cribbin, the 33-year-old bassist in Oozing Wound, never had any illusions about becoming a rock star or going "pro" as a full-time musician. He knows the music he gravitates...
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Billy Joel returns to Wrigley Field this summer
Billy Joel apparently loves Wrigley Field. The piano man was booked Thursday for his fourth appearance at the historic ballpark Aug. 27. It'll be a busy late-summer stretch for music...
Sleater-Kinney returns with fists raised
Sleater-Kinney's stature only increased while it was away. After recording seven mostly terrific albums over a decade that saw the Pacific Northwest trio grow from riot grrrl upstarts into one...
Top rock shows in Chicago this winter
Winter has arrived, and with it a bunch of new Chicago concert bookings. Here's a sampling of some of the more notable shows in the next few months (listed chronologically):...
Top concerts of the year
As we roll into a new concert season, here are my favorite shows from 2014: 1. DJ Spinn, July 19 at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park: Only two...
Chicagoans of the Year in Rock Music: Bloodshot Records co-owners
Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw presaged "alternative country" and have now outlived it. The duo, who co-founded Bloodshot Records with Eric Babcock 20 years ago, took it one album at...
Looking for something musical to rock your New Year’s Eve?
Are you shopping for a New Year's Eve party with music that's more than just background noise? There are plenty of choices for music-loving revelers this year. Here are some...
Best of the Chicago indie albums of 2014
Time for Turn It Up's annual look at the best albums from Chicago's independent music scene. Here are my 10 favorite local indie releases for 2014: 1. Twin Peaks, "Wild...
D’Angelo is back: The ‘Black Messiah’ review
"Shut your mouth off and focus on what you feel inside," D'Angelo sings at the outset of his third album, "Black Messiah" (RCA), which arrived unexpectedly this week. He heeds...
Divine Styler is back, but he’s not celebrating
Divine Styler's first album in 14 years qualifies as an event for hip-hop connoisseurs, a rare sighting of an MC with a reputation built on absence as much as the...