The Flints open for Justice at Radius
“The Flints had me transfixed by songs that I thought I knew as the duo reimagined their music in a way that can only be felt live.”
La Sécurité & The Go! Team Live at Lincoln Hall
Photo Gallery: “La Sécurité ventures south of Canada to open for the Go! Team.”
October Show Recs
September Show Recs
Amplified Chicago Live - Neptune’s Core
in Review: Vampire Weekend at Huntington Bank Pavilion
Saturday, July 27th, Vampire Weekend made their return to Chicago for two nights at Huntington Bank Pavilion, selling a total of nearly thirty thousand tickets.
August Show Recs
In Review: Passion Pit at The Vic
“I wrote this review too many times and tried to get too clever with it. So I cut it all and decided to let the photos speak about the experience of the show.”
June Show Recs
Lee Ketch “Spiritual Milk For American Babes” Review
“Like a children’s book, Lee forgoes the intellectual dance of adult record making and taps into something primal and beautiful and spectacularly visual.”
twin coast Talks new EP “noie! noie! noie!”
twin coast’s latest EP elicits a cosmic soundscape that will take you into a world of your own.
May Show Recs
Amplified Chicago Live - Red Scarves
Amplified Chicago Live - Monroe
March Show Recs
February Show Recs
“Common Rituals” EP Review
“The four tracks are body thrashing punk songs whose recordings sound just as electrifying as they do when played live.”
“For Who The Bell Tolls For” Album Review
“Jonathan Rado’s latest album, “For Who the Bell Tolls For,” is an intimate and poetic collection of songs composed of playful instrumentals reminiscent of 60s and 70s rock.”
Local Music Recap
A look at standout singles and a couple EPs from local artists that are ending the year with a bang.
“Arellano” Album Review
“La Rosa Noir is a Chicago based group whose music fuses together the vigorous sound of surf rock with the nostalgic sound of the 90s.”