Chrissy Murderbot is taking his act outta here
After many years as one of the most virulent forces in Chicago music, Chrissy Murderbot is leaving town. Upon transplanting himself here from Kansas City, Mo., Murderbot (aka Christopher Shively)...
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Freakwater back with a melodic bang, no whimper
Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin have been singing together for most of their two-decade friendship, which is inextricably intertwined with their musical partnership as country-crooning duo Freakwater. Local label...
Freakwater back with a melodic bang, no whimper
Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin have been singing together for most of their two-decade friendship, which is inextricably intertwined with their musical partnership as country-crooning duo Freakwater. Local label...
Yes, Chicago has a psychedelic music scene
The fourth annual Psych Fest returns to the Hideout this weekend; with it, some of the local psychedelic scene's stalwarts. The difference this year, according to one of the festival's...
Yes, Chicago has a psychedelic music scene
The fourth annual Psych Fest returns to the Hideout this weekend; with it, some of the local psychedelic scene's stalwarts. The difference this year, according to one of the festival's...
Four venues are delivering music with an edge around Logan Square
The Logan Center at the University of Chicago has the highest profile, but a quartet of noteworthy spots also are making Logan Square sing. The Burlington: Like a movieWalking into...
Todd Kessler voices optimism after reality gig
Unlike most struggling local musicians, singer-songwriter Todd Kessler has managed to make music his day job, as well as his nighttime and weekend pursuit. Earlier this year, the 30-year-old Northbrook...
For latest album ‘Year,’ what’s old is new again for Azita Youssefi
Azita Youssefi's new album is actually old. "Year," which was released last month on her longtime home label, local indie Drag City, isn't new work at all. The compositions on...
Lowdown Brass Band blasts its way into the holiday spirit
David Levine leads the second-line-inspired Lowdown Brass Band that this week plays its record release show for the funky, unconventional Christmas album, "It's a Lowdown Christmas." Levine spoke to the...
Afro-Caribbean Fest: Second round for small fest with big ideas
Coming up on the second annual Afro-Caribbean Improvised Music Festival, organizer Omar Torres-Kortright isn't nervous. For him the success is that so many people have come together to help the...