Review: Madjo – EP (2009)
This originally appeared in the fall issue of The Journal of a Musician, run by George Lepauw, a world-renown classical pianist in Chicago. A…
Concert Review: Deftones and Incubus at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (Tinley Park, IL)
Deftones (Sacramento, CA) and Incubus (Calabasas, CA) July 25th, 2015 Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park, IL Name change. First Midwest Bank Amphitheater became Hollywood Casino Amphitheater…
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Review: Django Django – Born Under Saturn (2015)
I deem myself lucky to have witnessed some of the very early days of Django Django surrounding the January 2012 release of their debut…
Interview: Crobot (Pottsville, PA)
Crobot recently rolled into Chicago roiling crowds, opening for Anthrax and Volbeat. Yet despite being pretty young in term of band years, the rockers…
Interview: Orgy (Los Angeles)
Since 1994, Jay Gordon has been a standard-bearer for moving metal forward, incorporating industrial and electronic elements into rock and metal before many of…
Photos + Review: Crobot, Anthrax, & Volbeat at the Aragon (Chicago, IL)
Crobot (Pottsville, PA), Anthrax (New York City, NY), and Volbeat (Copenhagen, Denmark) May 20, 2015 Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL A half hour isn’t enough to…
Contest: Win Tickets to Advance Base and Building on Buildings at the Burlington Bar, March 26th (Chicago)
With a self-titled debut LP under their belts recorded up at Justin Vernon’s April Base Studios, Building on Buildings are bringing their lush harmonies rooted in…
Interview: Madjo (France)
Back in 2009, a little EP appeared out of the middle of nowhere. Half in English, half in French, including a gently haunting cover…
Concert Review: Icona Pop DJ Set at The Mid (Chicago, IL)
Icona Pop (Stockholm, Sweden) and Avi Sic (Chicago, IL) October 3rd, 2014 The Mid in Chicago, IL Back in June 2011, we had the…