Britt Julious

It should come as no surprise. With the temporary closure of both large and independent music venues, artists and creators have flocked to streaming platforms like Instagram Live, Facebook and...

"We were the first to close and we'll probably be the last to open," said Joe Shanahan, owner of beloved local venues like Metro, Smartbar, and GMan Tavern. "It's not...

"How do we keep people connected?" asked Sully Davis, program director of The Hideout. "How do we keep the Hideout around when people think of it as just a space?"...

"The album that's coming up is mostly about being a mess," joked Molly Madden, who performs as Uma Bloo. The album — untitled and scheduled to drop sometime this summer...

"We talk a lot about what inspires us. I was actually trying to put that in this music," says producer, musical director, and musician Peter Wilkins. "This is inspirational music."...

A Chicago without live music is just another major city. Known as the birthplace of many genres — from house to drill to blues — Chicago's reputation as a place...