Author: Derek Smith

As they displayed recently to a sold-out crowd, The Blue Stones play with a raw ferocity that the Chop Shop struggled to contain.

This amazing run confirms that The National is alive and kicking, with more pages to be written in an already stellar career.

Recently returning to active status, Model Citizen features members of the bands you already love, such as the Drive-By Truckers and The Dexateens.

The performance at Chicago’s Sleeping Village music venue, touring behind ‘The Fooler’ and playing the album in entirety, was another masterstroke from Waterhouse who transported the crowd in the dimly lit club to the bygone era that seeps from his music.

The Wood Brothers are currently on tour in support of a new album, and recently stopped in Chicago to perform at the Salt Shed.

Windy City Smokeout is matching all donations made to the fund in support of Clay Scherb Rehabilitation/Education Fund.

Goose delivered the goods, proving their near cult following is not by accident. 

Ending their annual residency at The Chicago Theatre, the band played nearly 40 songs over two nights that screamed of blues and R&B superiority.

She doesn’t merely take the stage, she commands it. She doesn’t merely play with the band, she directs it. And she doesn’t merely entertain the audience, she captivates it.

Fans of guitar-driven roots and blues music will rejoice for Graham and Nichols.