Five Blues Legends to See at the Tivoli Theatre
This Thursday, some of the best, if underappreciated, talents in the Chicago blues scene unite at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove to kick off the Blues at the Crossroads...
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Six Degrees of Janet Bean
Before there was Kevin Bacon, you couldn’t swing a cat in Chicago’s alt rock scene without hitting Janet Bean
Q&A: Otis Clay on That Time He Reunited a Couple Through Soul Music
The soul and gospel great sits down and talks music with Chicago before his two gigs in the area this month.
Review: Graham Parker and the Rumour Reunite
The band comes together for the first time in 30 years, in the wake of their cameo in Judd Apatow’s This is 40
Jimmy Smits Goes to Steppenwolf
The actor, starring in this month’s The Motherfucker with the Hat, on stage acting and Chicago winters
James Iha Talks Smashing Pumpkins Past, Schubas Future
The former Pumpkins guitarist releases his new solo record, his first since 1998, and previews his show tomorrow night at Schubas Tavern
Review: Amanda Palmer at the Metro
The former Dresden Dolls member entertains—and emotes—at her Saturday night performance.
Fall Culture Guide
Fall is typically Chicago culture's golden season, but this one gleams platinum. We're welcoming a Broadway-bound musical, an art blockbuster, first-class concerts, and the final installment of a razor-sharp literary...
Grass-roots music thrives at Hideout Block Party
Funky likely isn't the first, or even fifth, word that comes to mind when considering the Hideout, the cozy little club tucked into an out-of-the-Bucktown side street, but Friday a...
Jeff Tweedy stands out in Wilco’s Geneva show
"I'm the Man Who Loves You," the finale of Wilco's sold out concert Sunday night at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva, began with band leader Jeff Tweedy playing feedback-drenched...