The world was blessed on April 23 as Beyoncé released a visual album on HBO and simultaneously released her sixth studio album, “Lemonade.” The album contains some of the best material she has...

Record stores across Chicago are planning their Record Store Day celebrations, whether it be by planning live local bands like Bric-A-Brac or meet and greets with iconic music engineers like Reckless Records....

Hailing all the way from Melbourne, Australia, the Smith Street Band swung by the Beat Kitchen this past Saturday night as part of their North American tour. The punk band has been joined by a variety...

DePaul junior Danny Hacker said the process of finding hot concert tickets takes a great degree of skill, practice and patience.   “Buying tickets and getting good seats to concerts is an art....

This month, Weezer, the iconic alternative band that emerged in the ‘90s, blessed the world with their tenth, and one of their best albums, “The White Album.” Although Weezer is one of my favorite...

We did the homework so you don't have to. Check back each week for the scoop on bands you can't miss at Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, North Coast and Riot Fest this year. Savages The post-rock band hails...

There was a rumor that The Strokes were playing Lollapalooza this year, only to have the headliners be Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and LCD Soundsystem. Fortunately for Chicago fans, there’s...

We did the homework so you don't have to. Check back each week for the scoop on bands you can't miss at Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, North Coast and Riot Fest this year. MØ Listeners might recognize...

If you’ve ever had a conversation with me you will have seen me give that fake smile and nod of acknowledgment like I actually heard what you said and enjoyed it. In reality, I can’t hear a thing....

Sunday night, New Jersey rocker Brian Fallon paid a visit to the House of Blues. Fallon has played in Chicago countless times in the past eight years as front man of his punk band The Gaslight Anthem,...

Although I'm still relatively young, sometimes the feeling old age (well, older) is inescapable. In a few months I have to start worrying about health insurance, 401ks and finding an actual, adult...

Almost everyone has heard a story of a couple or a pair of friends meeting off of some social media site, but rarely has an entire band met on the Internet. This is the case for Fairground Saints,...