More than just Beyoncé: 31 can’t-miss May concerts
Now that spring is in full swing, the local concert scene is again beginning to flower. This May packs in shows from up-and-comers (Lapsley, Beach Slang), still-vital old-heads (Bob Mould,...
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Life briefly imitates art for “Sprained Ankle” singer/songwriter Julien Baker
"Sprained Ankle," Julien Baker's solo debut, arrives with as many bumps and bruises as its title suggests—both physical and mental.Throughout, the singer/songwriter navigates car accidents (the opening track includes mention...
Chance, Rihanna and 28 more can’t-miss April concerts
April is absolutely massive for live music fans, packing in stadium-filling names (Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper), living legends (Iggy Pop, Lucinda Williams, David Gilmour) and buzzworthy up-and-comers who...
Top 30 March concerts in Chicago
The Chicago concert season, much like the weather, continues to heat up in March, packing in a mix of arena shows (The Who, Fall Out Boy), theater concerts (Leon Bridges,...
Longtime supporting artist BJ the Chicago Kid steps out on his own (with help from Chance and Kendrick)
BJ the Chicago Kid admits to being a romantic at heart—"If you're an R&B singer, c'mon, man, you know you love love," he said in a late-January phone interview—so it's...
Joanna Newsom is composed on record and messy in reality
Countless write-ups have described "Divers" as Joanna Newsom's most "accessible" album, a trend that left the California-bred singer/songwriter/harpist scratching her head during an early December phone interview. "I guess I've...
Breakout artist alert: Don’t sleep on Car Seat Headrest
Will Toledo, who launched Car Seat Headrest as a teenage solo project before recently adding members, has seen his profile rise exponentially with the release of "Teens of Style," a...
The country in our city: Breakout singer and part-time local Ashley Monroe puts some Nashville in Chicago
Country singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe might have Nashville in her blood, but in recent years Chicago has become her second home."Growing up in East Tennessee, New York City is really big...
JoJo: ‘It feels weird to talk about a comeback at 24’
Before Joanna "JoJo" Levesque's 16th birthday, the singer had released a pair of albums—"JoJo" in 2004 and "The High Road" in 2006—that, taken collectively, sold more than 7 million copies....
The funny, low-key haze of Kurt Vile
When Kurt Vile entered into recording sessions for "b'lieve i'm going down," the sixth full-length the Philadelphia-based musician has released since 2008, he envisioned it as a "spaced-out blues record."...