On July 14th, Pitchfork Music Festival will return to Chicago’s Union Park with an impressive lineup of hip-hop, indie folk, and electronica. The festival is now in its 11th year and still boasting some of…
Deftones, Andrew W.K., Bad Religion, and Underoath at Riot Fest Day 3
September 21, 2016
The last day of Chicago’s Riot Fest brought some of the heaviest acts yet, not to mention one of the most anticipated musical reunions of the 21st century. As the sun continued to shine, much to…
Morrissey, Death Cab For Cutie, Descendents, Fitz and The Tantrums at Riot Fest Chicago Day 2
September 20, 2016
As throngs of slightly sunburnt people made their way through the gates for the second day of Chicago’s Riot Fest, the grounds started to buzz with sounds from all (seven?) stages. Morrissey wasn’t starting later…
Mamby on the Beach
July 8, 2016
Photos by Daniel Boczarski and Karen Chan For its second installment ever, Mamby on the Beach music festival brought summer vibes to the southside of Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend. Taking place at…
BABYMETAL at House of Blues, Chicago
May 17, 2016
Photo by Taku Fuji It’s a rarity for a Japanese idol band to make a big breakthrough with Western audiences, but oddity BABYMETAL have managed to make it and are selling out venues across the…
Day 2 of Riot Fest Chicago saw the likes of Taking Back Sunday, Billy Idol, Alexisonfire, Fidlar, Dear Hunter, Merie Haggard, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Joy Formidable, and Swerve Driver.
Riot Fest Chicago roared through some rain and poor weather in its opening day this year. However, it quickly made up in the sheer amount of musical talent that hit the stages. Festival-goers were treated…
One by one the members of Earth, Wind and Fire and Chicago stepped on stage. Decades of musical talent walked on and waved to the crowd and the audience couldn’t be more responsive. They were…
Chicago @ Centre In The Square - 02/0712
February 9, 2012
Review By John Shymko, Photos by Lee-Ann Wylie. There is, or should be, an old adage amongst touring bands that offer the very real threat and possibility of presenting a “wholesome trip down memory lane.”…