While The Lonesome Crowded West was not Modest Mouse’s first album, it was certainly their breakthrough album that turned heads and piqued people’s interest. Friday night, diehard Modest Mouse fans crammed into the Riviera Theatre to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band’s second album, The Lonesome Crowded West. Modest Mouse’s iconic sound and vocals…
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Julien Baker and The Wild Hearts Tour
An absolute powerhouse of women stormed through Chicago Wednesday night as part of The Wild Hearts Tour. The three headlining ladies — Julien Baker, Sharon Van Etten, and Angel Olsen–each played sets that awoke the souls of concert goers and had them singing, dancing, and enjoying a perfect summer night at Chicago’s newest venue, The…
Fleet Foxes return to Chicago
Fleet Foxes return to Chicago in support of their critically acclaimed 2020 album, Shore. Given all the craziness in the world since the album’s release, this will be the first time the album has been performed live for audiences. If you are new to Fleet Foxes, you have truly been missing out! The band is…
PODS at Aragon Ballroom
Meet your new favorite house music duo, PODS. Friends since childhood, Dominic Fortuna and Mike Lelito have been making a name for themselves at every nightclub across Chicago thanks to their electric house beats you can’t help but move to. Over Memorial Day weekend, PODS had their biggest show to date opening for the world…
Feeling the Heat with Glass Animals
Top rock artist, Glass Animals stopped by Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago during their Dreamland tour. The show began and the crowd went wild. The set opened with the first track, “Dreamland” and that moment felt like I was listening to the album for the first time again. The next song that played was…
Jesse McCartney at Park West
It was everything your twelve year old self dreamed of and so much more. Jesse McCartney played a sold out show this weekend at Park West, greeted by a crowd of screaming fans who have grown up alongside the triple threat performer. Performing a mix of classic hits and songs of his newer albums, everyone…
grandson @ Bottom Lounge
The Death of a Tour brings grandson back to Chicago to play us an unforgettable show at Bottom Lounge. Supporting him on tour are Royal & the Serpent (RATS) and Nova Twins. My first time seeing grandson was last year at Lollapalooza, and they gave an insane performance that day! Seeing front lead Jordan and the…
Half Alive in Chicago
Coming all the way from Long Beach, CA, Half Alive stopped by Chicago on their Give Me Your Shoulders tour. They spoke to the crowd that night, talking about past shows they’ve played venues such as Schubas and The Aragon Ballroom before, to playing tonight at the infamous House of Blues. Half Alive’s success can…
Give me a “D”! Give me an “arkness”!
My last concert was March of 2020. Having been away from live music for so long, I knew my first show back had to be something extraordinary. Not an arena show–those are too impersonal and don’t always have the best sound. Not something too mellow either. When I saw that The Darkness was coming to…
Twenty One Pilots Take Over Chicago
Following the release of their latest album “Scaled and Icy”, the Grammy award winning duo Twenty One Pilots (Tyler Joseph and Joshua Dun) began touring and playing live music again. The Chicago takeover week began at Bottom Lounge and continued on to venues as big as the United Center. We were able to make it to…
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