Wey to go Brock Van Wey’s musical story began many years before he ever heard any electronic music or stepped into a darkened rave. A classically trained violinist and pianist by the age ...

Director, actor, and musician Danny Farber joins to talk about his journey from Chicago beginnings to working with Amy Poehler, and upcoming projects. | ChicagoNOW is a fast-paced, conversational show ...

Each week in The Vinyl Vault, Ozarks First’s Parker Padgett and Tony Nguyen dive into a featured album, highlight standout tracks and explore what makes it truly unique. The vinyl of the week this ...

For decades, the instrumental band Tortoise was the face of the genre known as “post rock.” The catch-all term emerged in the late 1990s to describe music that existed in the gaps between rock and ...

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Beginnings – A Celebration of the Music of Chicago will bring its acclaimed live show to The Newton Theatre, located at 234 Spring Street in Newton, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Doors open at 7 p.m., ...

Within the course of 10 months, everything turned topsy-turvy for the Happy Fits. By the beginning of 2024, founding member Ross Monteith left the band in the middle of their headlining tour, and two ...

Singer, guitarist, and composer Hannah Frances recorded her breakout 2024 album, Keeper of the Shepherd, in Vermont, and now lives there full-time. But she still has one foot planted here. “I come to ...

Swifties looking to score Taylor Swift's new album the moment it comes out will have only one option in the Chicago area. Hundreds of Target stores around the U.S. will open late with special offers ...

As they crisscrossed the country in the late 1960s, the likes of The Who, Cream, The Yardbirds and Buffalo Springfield famously made stops at the legendary Arlington Heights teen music club, The ...

International Anthem is a fitting home for the first Chicago Underground Duo album after an 11-year hiatus. The Chicago-based and buzzworthy label has carried the torch for avant-garde sounds in the ...

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