What do you get when you combine a Mexican Garage Punk singer, a Avant-Garde, signer/songwriter/producer from Puerto Rico via Texas and a couple Sludge Punkers from sleepy small town on […]
The 12th annual Pitchfork Music Festival takes place in Chicago’s Union Park from July 14–16. Today, Pitchfork is excited to announce the 2017 headliners. LCD Soundsystem will headline on...
By Peter Thomas Ricci It’s hardly controversial, at this point, to label Wilco Chicago’s definitive rock band. After 22 years, 10 studio albums, and countless tracks defining the discreet agonies...
By James Currie George Clinton (75) came back through Chicago this past weekend proving without a doubt, age is but a number. His Parliament-Funkadelic group of more than 45 years […]
By Bobby Talamine Synthpop / Dark Wave group Austra have amassed an enthusiastic following since 2009. The group, founded by lead singer and multi instrumentalist Katie Stelmanis, are currently...
By Peter Thomas Ricci In his acclaimed book Democracy Matters, professor and activist Cornel West offered a passionate defense of the democratic importance of hip hop, and how the art […]