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Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all—a complex, multifaceted force that requires not just passion, but a willingness...
Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."
I Liked Them Before They Became Popular
When I was thirteen, I was initiated into what people online called "real music." My cousin encouraged me to listen to the Red Hot Chili...
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Charli XCX Revisits Her Roots and Redefines The "Pop Star" Title on BRAT
"Wondering about whether I think I deserve commercial success, it's running through my mind. Sometimes, I really think it would be cool...
So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
Anaïs Turiello
Feb 26, 20243 min read
“This Is The Ultimate Trust Fall” Chicago Falls in Love With MAX at Intimate Lincoln Hall Show
The energy MAX brings is present long before he even sets foot on the stage. The eve of Valentine’s Day is a perfectly fitting date for...
Kora Elms Fleming
Feb 23, 20244 min read
Third Times a Charm? Seeing Indigo De Souza at Thalia Hall
Warning: this article might be sappy and will surely be biased. Indigo De Souza has been one of my favorite artists since I saw her at...
Janset Yasar
Feb 20, 20243 min read
Unveiling Friko's Latest Record: A Journey Through 'Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here'
On February 20th, Friko released their latest record to the world: Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here. In this transcendent...
Rob Lucchesi
Feb 20, 20243 min read
Cardinals' Music isn't for You (It's for Them)
Photos by Emily Cardona As those that know me personally will attest (and as I'm sure our readers have probably gathered from my profane...
Janset Yasar
Feb 19, 202410 min read
A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...
Rob Lucchesi
Feb 17, 202414 min read
Tonitruale Live: Prize Horse's Jake Beitel on "Under Sound," Playing First Avenue, and Prince Impersonators
Since the supposed "death of grunge" signaled by the oversaturation of the genre during the early 2000's, it has become near impossible...
Janset Yasar
Feb 14, 20243 min read
Ruby Haunt's Path to Musical Profundity
Listening to Ruby Haunt is like watching a Terrence Malick movie. It makes you want to look up in mere curiousity to see if the leaves...
Mike Amodei
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Paramore's Spin on Talking Heads' "Burning Down The House" is a Vibrant Homage to a Timeless Classic
A24 Music announced the compilation Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, which comes in...
Kora Elms Fleming
Feb 13, 20245 min read
Is it a Musically Inclined Frankenstein or Chicago Band Lonnie?
The Empty Bottle, soft blue light, two guitars, one bass, drums, piano, and the band Lonnie–acting as a jazzy Frankenstein monster, their...
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