by Craig Bechtel | August 18, 2026Dare Them To Vanish: Fig Dish Revisits “When Shove Goes Back To Push” Nearly thirty years after its release, the Chicago band's prescient sophomore album finally gets its due with a first vinyl pressing.
by Craig Bechtel | August 4, 2026Neptune’s Core Expands Their Universe With “Pivot” The Chicago band on creating their debut full-length album, how their sound has evolved from earlier releases and why they almost changed the name of the band.
by Craig Bechtel | June 4, 2026Making a Name with “Food & Liquor” Chicago native Lupe Fiasco celebrates his debut album's twentieth anniversary over two nights at The Salt Shed.
by Craig Bechtel | May 19, 2026How the Blues Chose Toronzo Cannon The Chicago blues musician plays a series of local shows in the weeks ahead, at venues from Evanston's Space to the Blues Fest in Millennium Park.
by Craig Bechtel | April 14, 2026The Arrivals Begin Their Return With “Payload” The veteran Chicago punk band releases their first new album in sixteen years.
by Craig Bechtel | February 12, 2026Power Pop Band Time Thieves Are Not Stealing Time, But Earning Listener Ears The band is combining two recent EPs into one LP, released on vinyl for the first time this month. They'll celebrate the album with a show at the Empty Bottle.
by Craig Bechtel | January 13, 2026This House Is Creaking Blows off the Doors of the House They Used To Live In Recently settled into an apartment in Albany Park, roommates (and bandmates) Micah Miller and Ehmed Nauman discuss new music, their approach to songwriting and an upcoming appearance at Tomorrow Never Knows.
by Craig Bechtel | December 9, 2025Chicago Post-Punk Trio Uniflora Flowering All At Once The band will be featured in Color Club’s “Green” series, celebrating new and young music talent.
by Craig Bechtel | October 7, 2025Brendan Kelly, a Chicago Institution, Is Still Having Fun With His Friends The Chicago punk stalwart shares an update on The Lawrence Arms, his solo work and everything in between.
by Craig Bechtel | September 2, 2025Jessica Risker on Making “Calendar Year,” Music Therapy and Motherhood Real Housewife of Jefferson Park? Jessica Risker turns life’s chaos into luminous psych-folk songs.
