Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Psych-pop band Of Montreal, who released their fourteenth album, Innocence Reaches, on August 12th, 2016 via Polyvinyl, which featured the singles“It’s Different for Girls”, and “My Fair Lady”, and which followed up their 2015 album, Aureate Gloom, performed at Metro Chicago in Chicago last night.
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – The third and final day of Riot Fest Chicago 2016 on September 18th featured performances by indie rock trio Sleater Kinney, who released their eighth album, No Cities to Love, on January 20th, 2015 via Sub Pop, heavy metal artist Rob Zombie, who released his sixth album, The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser, on April … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day two of Riot Fest Chicago 2016 on September 17th featured performances by Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Nas, who released his newest album, Life Is Good, on July 13th, 2012 via Def Jam, which featured the singles “Nasty”, “The Don”, and “Daughters”, Seattle-based indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie, who released their eighth album, Kintsugi, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day one of Riot Fest Chicago 2016 on September 16th featured performances by Grammy Award-winning experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, who released their fourteenth album, With a Little Help from My Fwends, which serves as a track-for-track tribute to The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, on October 28th, 2014 via Warner Bros., San Diego-based post-hardcore … Continue reading
Photos by: Brigid Gallagher – Newly reunited indie rock band Guided By Voices, who released their newest album, Please Be Honest, on April 22nd, 2016, which followed up their 2014 album, Cool Planet, performed at Metro Chicago in Chicago last night with Oklahoma-based indie rock band Broncho, who released their third album, Double Vanity, on June … Continue reading
By: Staff – Wilco fans can have an early listen to the band’s forthcoming album Schmilco on Tuesday, Sept. 6, three days before the album’s official worldwide release Sept. 9. But it won’t be via an early online stream; instead, the Chicago band is showing its support for independent record stores — and the vinyl format in general — by encouraging … Continue reading
Photos by: Kate Scott – UK R&B singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, who released her third album, The Heart Speaks In Whispers, on May 13th, 2016 via Virgin EMI, which followed up her 2010 album, The Sea, which featured the singles “I’d Do It All Again”, “Paris Nights/New York Mornings”, and “Closer”, performed at Metro Chicago in Chicago on August … Continue reading
By: Staff – Sleigh Bells have released a new single called “Hyper Dark,” another glimpse into the hyperkinetic songs the band have been recording since the release of 2013’s Bitter Rivals. Stream it below. The band is also announced their return to the road, playing a full run of dates this fall, including stops at this year’s North Coast Festival … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Chicago Open Air 2016 on July 16th featured performances by heavy metal band Disturbed, who released their sixth album, Immortalized, on August 21st, 2015 via Reprise, French heavy metal band Gojira, who released their sixth album, Magma, on June 17th, 2016 via Roadrunner, which featured the singles “Stranded”, and “Silvera”, San Francisco-based black metal … Continue reading
Photos by: Kari Terzino – Day one of Pitchfork Festival 2016 featured performances by Juno Award-winning Toronto-based indie rock band Broken Social Scene, who released their fourth album, Forgiveness Rock Record, on May 4th, 2010 via Arts and Crafts, Vancouver-based electropop singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, who released her third album, Emotion, on June 24th, 2015 via 604/Interscope, which featured … Continue reading