Jessica Hopper

Supreme Cuts is the footwork duo that you can't footwork to. The electronic tandem has been pegged to the South Side's up-tempo sound and dance (now too long-standing to be...

Before moving to Chicago two years ago, 21-year-old singer-songwriter Xoe Wise said, she had never even seen a four-way stop sign. Growing up near Atlantic Beach, N.C., there was no...

In 2010, after kicking around the bar-band scene for several years and cycling through a handful of members, The Auramatics finally found the band they were meant to become. After...

For Mike Kinsella, making music has long been a family thing. He and his brother Tim Kinsella have had a bit of dynastic run in Chicago's rock underground during the...

Anyone who grew up in the Chicago punk scene of the late '80s and early '90s would recognize a few faces in the 97-shiki lineup. Their previous bands — 8...

Over the course of four albums, Chandeliers has gone from being the newbies to the old guys. The experimental electronic dance group has been based out of the Shape Shoppe...

Fest season is in full effect, and On The Town has a fest guide coming soon. Meanwhile, here's a hot local-performer planning guide to get you through the summer: Kid...

Hawaii was the final leg of Shawn Rosenblatt's 50 songs in 50 states project, and it ended under less auspicious circumstances than it began — by himself, in a windowless...

While most bands make a record and hope it captures the intensity of their live show, local rock 'n' roll trio Magic Milk had other aims for its debut album....