Chicago

Concert Photos: Charles Bradley & The Budos Band @ Subterranean (Chicago, IL)

Much has been made of Charles Bradley's sudden emergence in the limelight, after many years of performing a James Brown…

Concert Photos: Disappears @ Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)

Chicago-based rock band Disappears played a hometown show at the Empty Bottle recently, performing material from its most recent release,…

Concert Photos: Freddie Gibbs, Shad, Rita J @ Metro (Chicago, IL)

Gary, Indiana's gangster-rap phenom Freddie Gibbs, Canadian indie rapper Shad, and Chicago-based ALARM favorite Rita J joined forces for a…

50 Free Records @ The Whistler

Starting February 2, venue/bar/art gallery/record label The Whistler will kick off its "50 Free Records" promotion. If you're among the…

Concert Photos: Pretty Lights & Major Lazer @ Congress Theater (Chicago, IL)

The palatial Congress Theater in Chicago knows how to throw a New Year's Eve celebration. Last year, Girl Talk rang…

Concert Photos: Ariel Pink @ Metro

LA-based psych-pop artist Ariel Pink has been touring Europe and the USA for the past year in support of The…

Concert Photos: DeVotchKa @ Lincoln Hall

The indefatigable DeVotchKa, with its distinctive brand of Eastern European and Southwestern pop music, rolled through Chicago recently, playing a…

Enter to Win: Bloodshot Records Prize Pack

Our good friends at Bloodshot Records are providing one lucky ALARM reader with an amazing, deluxe prize pack this holiday…