Concert Reviews Mom Jeans' Epic Emo Throwback at Night 1 in Chicago Emo music and nostalgia are so intertwined that they might as well go on a co-headlining tour. Remember the gross creature that Jeff Goldblum turned into at the end of The Fly? That's nostalgia and emo music. And it makes sense. Emo music has long touched on all
Concert Reviews Mclusky Bring A Two-Decade Party to Chicago's Vic Theatre As someone in his early 40's, I've had an absolute blast over the last few years musically celebrating the 20 year anniversary of some of the most awkward and uncomfortable years of my life. With so many bands cashing in on the "20 year anniversary
Concert Reviews Jason Isbell Serves Up A Dose of Real America at Chicago's Salt Shed There's a line in the Manchester Orchestra song 'The Silence' that's been on my mind a lot lately. You can go anywhere but you are where you came from Now I'm not normally the type to be walking around with lyrics from
Concert Reviews Porno for Pyros Say Farewell to Chicago at the Salt Shed Porno for Pyros has always been a pretty big deal for a side project. If you mention Perry Farrell to someone that remembers the early to mid 90's pretty well, they're going to know him as the enigmatic lead singer of Jane's Addiction. Ask
Concert Reviews Militarie Gun Brings Hardcore To The Masses at Chicago's Bottom Lounge I'll be the first to admit I wasn't the biggest Militarie Gun fan when they first popped up on my radar. But both the universe and my awful eating habits seemed to have other plans. The first time I heard Militarie Gun was last year at
Concert Reviews Sarah Jarosz Serves Up Americana Masterclass at Chicago's Thalia Hall Growing up in rural northwest Illinois, I was faced with a crucial decision as I entered my formative years: country or rock? In the mid to late 90's, there weren't many artists trying to straddle the line between the two, so it was a much more
Concert Reviews Living Colour Flex Their Staying Power at Chicago's Bottom Lounge When you're a band that's been mostly defined by a single song, I imagine it's something of a double edged sword. Take Living Colour for example. The New York City quartet (outside of a 5 year break in the late 90's) has
Concert Reviews Meet Me @ the Altar Turn Chicago's House of Blues Into an Inclusive Pop-Punk Haven "I'm a bitch and my band is an industry plant, 'least that's what it says on the internet." That's not just the beginning lyric to Meet Me @ the Altar's hit single "Say It (To My Face)". It&
Concert Reviews Joey Valence & Brae Deliver an Indescribable Performance at Chicago's Subterranean Writing these concert reviews is never an easy thing. Maybe it's just me, but it almost feels like being set up to fail. Here I am, someone that most of you don't know, and I'm supposed to take one of the ultimate "you
Concert Reviews Q101 Twisted X-Mas 2023 Night 3: Bleachers, MisterWives, and Sincere Engineer at Chicago's Aragon Theater As someone that came of age during the 90's in the Chicago suburbs, Q101 was THE authority when it came to alternative music. I spent more hours listening to the DJs on that station than just about anyone else in my life for a very long time (and
