Local Q&A: Dastardly
Band name: DastardlySound: The roots-rock quintet kicks like a dingy, unbroken mule on its latest EP, "Bury Me in the Country," a whiskey-fueled hootenanny that opens with the off-the-rails and...
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Local Q&A: Canasta
If you think winter in Chicago is brutal, try visiting Mongolia in February. Local indie rockers Canasta did just that recently, spending ten days touring the remote country as part...
Local Q&A: Canasta
If you think winter in Chicago is brutal, try visiting Mongolia in February. Local indie rockers Canasta did just that recently, spending ten days touring the remote country as part...
Local Q&A: Summer Girlfriends
Band name: Summer GirlfriendsSound: This up-and-coming, pizza-obsessed group (seriously, check out the number of pizza mentions on its Facebook page!) laces its catchy garage-rock output with '60s girl-group melodies and...
Local Q&A: Netherfriends
Ask Shawn Rosenblatt where he's living these days and the sole creative voice behind shape-shifting indie-pop crew Netherfriends might simply say, "Nowhere."He's not exaggerating either. The singer-songwriter, who last kept...
Local Q&A: Netherfriends
Ask Shawn Rosenblatt where he's living these days and the sole creative voice behind shape-shifting indie-pop crew Netherfriends might simply say, "Nowhere."He's not exaggerating either. The singer-songwriter, who last kept...
Full List: January Concert Guide
Chicago's concert season slows to a crawl with January's plummeting temperatures. Still, there are a number of shows worth braving the elements to see, including visits from a rowdy Southern...
Local Q&A: Santah
Band name: SantahSound: On its debut effort, "White Noise Bed," the local quintet flirts with the same exploratory Americana championed by bands like Whiskeytown and Wilco. Fitting, since the album...
Local Q&A: Wilco
Even after all these years, Wilco is still finding new ways to surprise its hometown fans. The group's latest tip of the cap to Chicago arrives in the form of...
Local Q&A: Rabid Rabbit
Band Name: Rabid RabbitSound: This inventive local quartet's music incorporates elements of titanium-heavy doom metal, exploratory jazz and swirling psychedelic rock.Claim to fame/need to know: The band, led by husband-wife...