The music scene in Chicago never slows down, and were here to keep you on track. Here is a list of Tomorrows Verses favorite shows in town this week.Fleet Foxes @ Chicago Theatre 10/3 & 10/4Progressive folk-rock pioneers Fleet Foxes return to Chicago for their first shows in the city since 2011. With an excellent new album,...

By: Alex WoodIts a great time to be a fan of folk and roots music. Here are five albums that find artists keeping musical traditions alive while taking them to new heights.Pokey LaFarge- Manic Revelations [5/19]St. Louis based songwriter Pokey LaFarge has been perfecting an old-time roots sound over the course of the last...

Festival Watch is a Tomorrow's Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.Taste Of Randolph Street - June 16, 17 & 18 - Randolph @ Halsted StreetHeadliners To Watch: Dawes! They've transitioned from a perennial opener to a band that can headline "Evening With" and festival slots.  Get...

Hear that? Its the calendar page turning to our favorite month of Chicago music: Rocktober.While some of the bigger tours this fall will bypass the city, there are plenty of intimate shows at some of Chicagos finest venues that we think you should check out.In fact, we really think you should check em...

Head For The Hills is hitting the road hard this year and that's great news for Chicagoans, who seemingly just got a taste of their slick and modern bluegrass stylings. Their fall tour will bring them back to Martyr's (10/12), after a summer's end gig that found them at City Winery last month.If the August...

It seems you can always find good bluegrass around Chicago these days, but the end of August is getting particularly hot for the Rocky Mountain variety (mixed liberally with some Chicago flavor). Friday, August 23rd will find Head For The Hills headlining at City Winery and Wednesday, August 28th will see Jeff Austin kick off...

When I first published my list of nine acoustic bands to watch in April of 2010 (recently revised and updated), it included two bands who have subsequently gone on to become brothers (and sister) of the road. With styles that complement each other to a tee, I couldn't be more pleased that the Cornmeal / Hot Buttered...

This feature has been updated (February 2012) since its original publication in April of 2010. I swapped out the ninth band and added some honorable mentions. The remainder of the text remains largely untouched.We can crank up the amplifiers and layer on the production, but the acoustic guitar -- natural and authentic -- just isn't going...