Josh Terry

Before The Orwells and before Twin Peaks, the quintessential young Chicago rock band was Smith Westerns. Fronted by Cullen Omori, the now-disbanded indie rockers proved to be integral to the...

"It's such bullshit when bands say, 'Well, the album's an album. You have to listen to the whole thing,' " says Cullen Omori, the former Smith Westerns frontman who's releasing...

"Alio," the title of Fort Frances' upcoming album, means "Hello" in Lithuanian. That name makes a lot of sense. For one, this collection of songs from the Chicago "sensitive rock"...

There aren't many (or any?) songs that directly relate to the annual NCAA Basketball Tournament. When it comes to filling out brackets, watching basketball and avoiding work, popular music hasn't...

On Monday, the struggling Chicago Bulls defeated the second-best Eastern Conference team, the Toronto Raptors, 109-107 in a hotly contested matchup. Drake, Canada's most famous rapper, was in attendence, clearly...

There's a new Chrome extension in town, and unlike other programs that are meant to divert your attention to mindless scrolling and button-mashing, this one emphatically, and pretty crudely, wants...

The hottest tickets in the city. *** = Josh Terry's recommended shows. On sale 10 a.m. Friday Cage the Elephant, Portugal. The Man, Tuesday, June 7 ($29.50-$45, all ages) at...

More good news for Radiohead fans looking to catch the band in North America: The iconic U.K. group has just unveiled a world tour. While the new dates don't hit...

If you've spent some time on RedEye's music page, you probably know that Santah is one of my favorite Chicago bands. Last year, the group released one of the best...