By Kelly Clausen Some tribute shows feel like nostalgia exercises. Others feel like living, breathing celebrations of music that still matters. Last night’s sold out show at the Metro (1...
By Harrison Kristoff There are certain bands you go see live because you love their records. Then there are bands you go see because you know the room is going […]
By James Currie Rick Nielsen has always treated rock ’n’ roll like a living room sport, loud, loose, and best enjoyed with people you love, and that spirit was on […]
By Andrea Ingrande There is a particular generosity at the heart of Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid. Over the years, it has become less a concert and more a shared practice, one […]
By Kelly Clausen On a frosty December night in Chicago, one of those nights where your breath hangs in the air like cartoon speech bubbles, the Park West glowed warm […]
By James Currie If there was any doubt that Samantha Fish could warm up a frozen Chicago crowd, the proof arrived just minutes after the Bears dropped yet another bitter […]