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by Craig Bechtel | August 4, 2026

Neptune’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.

A person in a red sweater, black skirt, and boots sits slouched in an office chair amid tangled wires and broken computer equipment on the floor, against a wall with exposed cables.

by Teddy Sandler | June 16, 2026

Kim Gordon Is Still Trailblazing On June 23, Gordon makes an appearance at the Metro, where she will write the next chapter for what artistic rebellion is.

Three women in flowing, light-colored clothing stand on rocky ground under a blue sky. One woman stands with arms outstretched, head tilted back, as two others gently hold her at the waist and shoulders.

by Anne K. Ream and R. Clifton Spargo | April 7, 2026

Florence + the Machine Makes Musical Sense of Our Moment Welch has long explored the female experience through her own journey, airing passions, private fears, unapologetic ambition, and a lifelong battle with anxiety in songs so sweeping, grandiose and operatic that they take on the quality of myth.

by Dylan Weinert | May 23, 2024

You Know This One Will Steal Your Heart, Again: A Preview of LCD Soundsystem at Aragon Ballroom

by Craig Bechtel | May 14, 2024

They’ve Left Them All Behind: A Preview of Ride at Metro

by Robert Rodi | June 9, 2023

Harrowing Intimacy: A Review of Kara Jackson’s “Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?” 

by Craig Bechtel | April 7, 2023

What is Lingua Ignota? Challenging Music For Challenging Times Played by Challenging People for Challenging Audiences

by Robert Rodi | November 19, 2021

Taking the Plunge: A Review of Circuit des Yeux’s “-io”

by Robert Rodi | February 19, 2021

Heavy Meta: Daniel Knox Goes Beyond the Concept Album

by Robert Rodi | July 24, 2020

Kaleidoscopic: A Review of Ohmme’s Fantasize Your Ghosts

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