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Festival Watch | Pitchfork Music Festival

Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.Pitchfork Music Festival 7/20-22Headliners To WatchTame Impala Australian psych-rock band Tame Impala will bring their intensely trippy show for a Friday performance that will mark their first Chicago date in two years.Fleet Foxes...

Friday Album Reviews | Eight New Records You Need To Know

As every Friday brings new music, Tomorrow's Verse brings you our top picks for the week. Here are our favorite records from 3/9.By: Alex WoodDavid Byrne American UtopiaThe first solo album from the Talking Heads frontman in 14 years, American Utopia is everything one could ask for from Byrne. A set of quirky but thoughtful songs...

Late Night Roundup | Robert Plant, MGMT, Margo Price & More

Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite artists hit the promotion, late-night television circuit. 1. Robert Plant on The Late Late Show with James CordenZeppelin vocalist Robert Plant stopped by Cordens show to perform New World off of his excellent last studio album, Carrying Fire. Corden also interview Plant, which included a hilarious story about doing karaoke...

Premiere: Jared Rabin's 'Back To You'

Jared Rabin is the type of artist that I feel like I should have already known before he was put on my radar a few weeks ago.  He's from Chicago, he plays out frequently at many of the usual haunts (I even spotted his name on a few old festival lineups), and his music...

Video / Setlist / Recap | MGMT @ Riviera 3/3/18

Words: Alex Wood | Photo: clearly_krystalMGMT recently released Little Dark Age, a record that channels 80s synth-pop more than the overt psych-pop of their past releases. The band performed a lengthy set at Riviera Theatre that focused largely on this new material.Armed with a stage covered in keyboards, synthesizers and nostalgic recording equipment, the...

Friday Album Reviews | 10 New Records You Need To Know

As every week brings new music, Tomorrow's Verse brings you our top picks for the week. Here are our favorite records from 3/2. By: Alex WoodJonathan Wilson Rare BirdsLos Angeles songwriter Jonathan Wilson returns with his first solo album in four years, Rare Birds. Combining the Laurel Canyon sound with heavy psychedelic influences, the record...

On TV | Kurt Vile And Courtney Barnett’s Concert Documentary

On TV features a quick recap of what weve been listening to at Tomorrows Verse headquarters.Who: Kurt Vile and Courtney BarnettWhat: A 30-minute documentary to correspond with last years collaborative album, Lotta Sea Lice.You Need To Know: Titled Friends of Wonder, the documentary focuses on their friendship, using back-stage interviews and live footage...

On TV | Pro-Shot Video of JRAD’s Chicago Show

Who: Joe Russos Almost DeadWhat: Pro-shot video of the bands first set at the Riviera Theatre on February 17.You Need To Know: Reviving the bands Rad Tracks series, the esteemed Grateful Dead tribute band shared this video, shot by five cameras. The set consisted of a lot of Dead classics, which you can view below...

Celebrate Halfway To North Coast With a Look Back at the 2017 Festival

How do you cover an event like North Coast Music Festival?That's the question that we asked ourselves as we collected our thoughts and sorted through the hundreds of Zach Stone photos that captured every part of the grounds, some sweet crowd shots and a great majority of the on-stage action.Let me assure...

Studio Verse | Country, Folk & Acoustic Sessions

Studio Verse is a Tomorrows Verse feature that collects the best television and radio station recording sessions from our favorite musicians.In today's edition, we explore a collection of country, folk, and acoustic-based sessions that have surfaced lately. The Wood Brothers WFUV SessionsFolk-rock trio The Wood Brothers stopped by New York City based...