Photos: The Black Keys with Cage the Elephant @ the United Center (Chicago), 9/27/14
The blues rock duo spent the weekend in Chicago.
Photos: Riot Fest Chicago 2014
Check out photos from some of Alarm’s favorite moments, including Patti Smith, Metric, Wu-Tang Clan, and Kurt Vile.
Photos: Arcade Fire @ the United Center (Chicago), 08/26/14
Arcade Fire casted their reflection on Chicago’s United Center Tuesday evening.
Interview: Mogwai balances a maturing sound with film scoring
Over its Satan phobia, the Scottish pack of absurdist instrumentalists blazes a new sonic path.
Q&A: Helms Alee finds a home at Sargent House
A boundary-free trio of friends navigates rough recording waters to find home at Sargent House.
Q&A: Sage Francis on his return, independence, and Macklemore
One of hip hop’s best modern poets makes a righteous return.
Q&A: Light legend LeRoy Bennett of Seven Design Works
With Nine Inch Nails’ spellbinding Tension tour as just one of his many projects, Leroy Bennett applies an appreciation for storytelling to his dynamic stage design.
Mixology: Billy Sunday’s Alexander Bachman
The head mixologist of Chicago craft-cocktail bar Billy Sunday shares his take on the traditional Bijou.
Q&A: Pixies on making the right mistake
After 23 years between LPs, Joey Santiago and David Lovering of Pixies check in to discuss the need for new material, the “Pixification” process, and making the right mistake.
Label Q&A: Deathwish Inc.
The self-owned hardcore label discusses its start, its distinct visual style, and the less-than-glamorous side of running a business.
Video Premiere: The Hudson Branch’s “All Is Fallen”
Filmed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, The Hudson Branch’s beautiful new video comes interspersed with shots of taxidermied animals filtered through saturated, prismatic lightscapes.
Brewery Tour: Three Floyds Brewing Co.
An Indiana craft brewery infuses a love for rock music into its beer with hops, malts, and metal.