Chris Thile brought a traveling version of his A Prairie Home Companion radio show to Chicago's Symphony Center on Friday Night.As is typically the case, he introduced a new song -- the topic of this song was appropos for the location (and his lifelong Cubs fandom).It's called "We, Joe Maddon" and it explores...

Photos: Tara GracerWhile Ryan Mannix chimed in with reviews of all three nights of the Umphrey's McGee run as they happened, sometimes a picture (or video) can really complete the picture.Luckily, Tara had delivered hundreds of incredible photos (click on some of the galleries below to see even more great shots) that...

Car Seat Headrest is a band that kind of exploded into our conciousness in 2016.  In fact, they made enough of an impression to have their album place in the top 35 of our end of the year staff album poll.It's their sound which is so captivating -- it's difficult to put into words,...

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Human Be-In, Leftover Salmon got a special welcome from Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann Saturday at the Fillmore in San Francisco and Jay Blakesberg was kind enough to share some of his photos.He joined the band for "Playing In The Band" and "New Speedway Boogie" to...

By: Philamonjaro Studio"Strings of lights above the bedCurtains drawn and a glass of redAll I ever get for Christmas is blue"Over the Rhine performed a sold out New Years Eve concert at Old Town School of Folk Music.The husband-and-wife duet, pianist/guitarist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/guitarist Karin Bergquist have...

Photos: Howard GreenblattIt's January in Chicago and that means Buddy Guy is back for his winter residency at his namesake South Loop club.Howard was on hand with his camera to grab some great shots of the 2017 residency's very first night, Thursday, January 5th.  It continues each weekend in January -- Thursday...

TV favorite Tortoise kicked off this year's Tomorrow Never Knows Festival Wednesday night at Lincoln Hall.  Audiotree is livestreaming all Lincoln Hall shows from this festival and already has an archived version of the Tortoise show up on their YouTube channel (see below for their remaining broadcasts).Unlike a few of last year's...

Even before becoming a contributor to Tomorrows Verse, Ive held a tradition of creating a (potentially excessive) list of my favorite albums of the year, spending November and December re-listening to everything I enjoyed throughout the previous 12 months. Though we began celebrating the new year by posting a Staff Poll of our favorite records...

Two of our favorite artists, Andrew Bird and Ryley Walker, get together for a special double bill at The Canopy Club in Champaign, IL on Monday, January 30th, 2017.Tickets are $31 in advance, but we are happy to offer some of our readers a crack at a free pair.Enter to win by...

After putting out two nights of incredible music, Umphreys came out swinging with an epic new year's party that had a little something for everyone.The new-ish rocker Attachments kicked off the festivities, but The Fussy Dutchman that followed felt like the true set opener.  The complex, yet melodic tune explored some beautiful textures...