Each summer Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, the core of Montreal’s Besnard Lakes, visit the site of the group’s namesake in rural Saskatchewan. Last time around, they found themselves surrounded...
by Peter Thomas Ricci First, there is the name – Chicano Batman, a fierce ode to the bands that vocalist Bardo Martinez and his band mates grew up listening to in […]
By Tegh Singh Mataru A few months ago, the iconic eighties band Modern English announced a tour stop at the Empty Bottle down on Western. Included on the roster were […]
Celebrating the music style’s deep Chicago roots with traditional choirs and contemporary urban gospel music, the free admission festival features local and national artists June 2-3 at the Chicago...