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Photos: St. Vincent @ Riviera Theatre (Chicago), 4/5/14

The singer and guitarist brought her striking live show to the Windy City, complete with Talking Heads-like choreography and a…

10 years ago

Chicago has announced the artists for its free summer concert series in Millennium Park, Downtown Sound and Loops and Variations.…

11 years ago

If Chicago’s tourism committee was serious about a new theme song—one that made people want to come to Chicago rather…

12 years ago

Malian blues band Tinariwen kicked off its North American tour last night at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, playing tunes from its…

13 years ago

The unlikely pairing of hip-hop artist Aesop Rock and indie-pop songwriter Kimya Dawson recently took the stage in Chicago. The…

13 years ago

Crates of vinyl, four turntables, multiple DJs, a packed house — it was like something out the distant '90s. The…

13 years ago

Fresh off a residency at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, a new graphic novel (Space Cadet), and a new…

13 years ago

The most recent album from The Kills, a bluesy rock duo composed of vocalist Allison Mossheart and guitarist Jamie Hince,…

13 years ago

Oxford, England-based indie-rock quintet Foals, which described the sound on its most recent album, Total Life Forever, as "tropical prog,"…

13 years ago

With its first release since former loop maestro / singer Tyondai Braxton left the band last year, experimental-rock band Battles…

13 years ago

It has been more than 15 years since Glaswegian post-rock quintet Mogwai formed, and since that time, its lineup and…

13 years ago

UK-based dubstep producer Rusko (real name: Chris Mercer) released his latest album, OMG, on Mad Decent one year ago Wednesday.…

13 years ago