[caption width="770" id="attachment_29408" align="aligncenter"] via RyanKerrigan.com[/caption]It's been rumored long before this year, but even as the chatter reached new heights this winter, Phish at Wrigley Field was clearly a hot button among fans.Now that it's official -- June 24th and 25th -- speculation will no doubt continue.  ...

As Chicago's Old Shoe becomes more of a force on the regional touring scene, they have been amping up their game for their Chicago plays.One of my favorite of this site's photo contributors is Dale Foster -- whose journalistic style truly captures what it's like to be at theshow.These two forces came together...

Andrew Bird has announced Are You Serious, a new full-length record out April 1. The album will be the first proper studio release of original material since 2012, following the Handsome Family covers record Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of, and the experimental Echolocations: Canyon.In an unusual move for Bird, the record will feature guest...

By: Philamonjaro StuidoDropkick Murphys hit Chicago Friday, February 19th at the AragonBallroom, celebrating their 20th anniversary. Also on the bill arespecial guests Tiger Army and Darkbuster."It's been an honor and a privilege to do this band for twenty years,"says Dropkick Murphys' bassist/vocalist Ken Casey. "Considering theband started on a bet, I'm pretty...

Words: Carmel O'Farrell (@carmelocorn) | Photos: Kristine Condon Photography| Video:shinepigeon 2.0On Thursday, January 28th, Umphrey's McGee kicked off their two night run at the Orpheum Theater in Madison, WI. This was unquestionably the most anticipated show of winter tour with a promise of a full set of music that would be100% improvised.With special guest...

New Year's weekend was kind of a landmark for the JRAD crew. Not only did they play an acoustic set on NYE, they welcomed a horn section for a large portion of the set on New Year's Day at Port Chester, NY's Capitol Theater.As long as they keep sharing awesome, mulit-cam videos of these...

Parquet Courts performed two new songs on Fordham Universitys WFUV radio station in New York City. The songs, Dust and Outside, find the band continuing to pursue the post-punk sound of 2014s excellent Sunbathing Animal.Dust features a jagged, upbeat guitar line that fans would expect from the band, clean-toned and never slowing down. Literally...

I'm not sure what brought Sinead O'Connor to Chicago, but whatever it was it didn't necessitate her learning the lyrics to our unofficial blues theme song.Buddy Guy has been laying it down several nights a week this winter at the annual residency at his South Loop tour. It's definitely a draw in these parts...

Amidst a significant lineup change, White Denim announced Stiff, their newest full-length, out on March 25. Now, the band has shared Ha Ha Ha (Yeah), the second track released from the new album.The album was primarily recorded live, and it certainly shows on the new song. Though theres certainly merit in limiting the use of...

David Bowie- (Blackstar) [1/8]Blackstar gained instant notoriety when Bowie passed away only two days afterits release, leading to the record being his first to reach number one on the Billboard charts . Even beyond this fact, Blackstar is a must-hear for music fans, the entire album packed with a brand of creativity that only a musician...