Concert Reviews Featured LYLVC Barely Keeps the Heat Down at WC Club (With an Exclusive Interview!) LYLVC joined Eva Under Fire and Vent to Atmosphere on the Butcher Babies headliner tour, traveling all over North America! I had the honor of being part of their West Chicago show at the WC Club and even had the opportunity to interview them as well! This will be SRM
Concert Reviews Featured The Hives Forever, Forever the Hives- The last stop to a memorable USA tour. The Hives Brought their very successful USA tour to a close here in Chicago, With support of The CHATS, this was a night that would absolutely leave a mark in Chicago. The Hives are a legendary Swedish garage rock band known for their explosive live performances, razor-sharp punk energy,
Concert Reviews Featured Local Chicago band, The Fresh Bears, rock out at SubT The one thing about the local music scene in Chicago is that there's a lot of unseen talent that, unfortunately, goes very unnoticed. This year, it was a goal of mine to really find more local bands to see what diamonds I would be able to find. The
Concert Reviews Featured Guitar Solo's & Emotions With Zakk Wylde On March 27th The Sylvee in Madison, WI hosted a night all about Ozzy and Zakk Wylde and I was there for it all. Zakk Sabbath, Ozzy tribute band, started off the night with crazy high energy, the crowd was ready! I've never had the privilege of seeing
Concert Reviews Featured The ever-so-stunning Sabrina Claudio wins over Chicago On Thursday 19, 2026, Sabrina Claudio brought the heat with her to Chicago (House of Blues). While it wasn't quite mid-spring/summer hot, it was a beautiful day for what Chicago had been the previous few days. There was something about the way she walked out in
Concert Reviews Featured Heavy, dark, melodic riffs with Orbit Culture in Chicago Sweden's own Orbit Culture came through Chicago's House of Blues like a storm with their intense, but melodic, sound and bright flashing lights. The crowd was already warmed up from the previous acts. Just by looking at them, you could tell they were ready for blood.
Galleries Featured "Let's Start A Riot" With Three Days Grace Three Days Grace Brought More Then A Riot
Concert Reviews Hawthorne Heights Brought Back What It Means to Be Emo at The Rave in Milwaukee March 7, 2026 was a night that reminded me exactly why live music continues to mean so much. Walking into The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there was already a strong sense of anticipation building throughout the historic venue. Fans filled the room early for a stacked lineup featuring
Concert Reviews Featured We (Chicago) were Kicking [Our] Feet with Ruel It's always a good time when I get to hang out with the House of Blues Chicago crew. This time around, I was here to see Ruel and his opener Arthur Hill. While I had known about Ruel, Arthur was not someone I was familiar with, but I
Concert Reviews Featured Nothing More Brought The Energy To Chicago Nothing More brought the energy to Chicago with their recent visit to The Riviera! It was a packed house on a Saturday night and it was not a disappointment. From the opening bands, all the way through the final song, the crowd was jumping non-stop the whole night. Jonny&
Concert Reviews Featured Joey Valence & Brae "BUST DOWN" at Sold-Out Metro! After their first night in Chicago, Joey Valence & Brae bring down the house with a sold-out, second show at Metro, and an encore of raving fans.
Concert Reviews Featured Beauty School Dropout at the Subterranean! Beauty School Dropout brings the heat at the Subterranean Chicago with special guests Nightbreakers! The night started off strong as Nightbreakers played their first song Fake Smile and I could already tell this was gonna be a fun night. Their vibrant, loud energy surrounded the entire room. As small as
Concert Reviews Featured Irishmen, Somebody's Child, make an early stop in Chicago The night starts off on a not-so-chilly Tuesday night (2/24) in Chicago's very own Beat Kitchen. The air outside was easy to breathe.. it wasn't thick like it is in the summer, nor was it sharp like on those negative degree days. This
Concert Reviews Featured "16 Candles" Turns 22 at the House of Blues Chicago! 16 Candles celebrated their 22nd Birthday with a bang! Covering the most iconic 80s songs accompanied by manic dancing, this show was truly a sight to behold. Fans got to experience such nostalgia and sing along to their favorite songs from their childhood or just loves songs from the 80s
Concert Reviews Chicagoans pour, and rock, their hearts out with Badflower On February 22, 2026, Badflower stormed into Chicago just like they were the second winter - right through the false spring. They didn't come alone. Badflower also brought along two other powerhouse bands, Point North and Olive Vox. I wish I had a better view of these guys performing,
Concert Reviews Schur brings the vibes and good times to new(er) Chicago venue, Garcia's When I heard that Andrew Schur - stage name Schur - was coming to Chicago, I knew had to be in attendance. While I only started listening to Schur in ~2024, with songs like "Dream Seller," he has that unique sound and talent that just makes you keep tuning in.
Concert Reviews Hit after hit, Mexican rock band, Enjambre, packs a punch to remember at sold out Chicago show We start off this windy, cold Sunday night (2/8/26) at the House of Blues Chicago, where the only thing harder than maneuvering to the front of the packed venue was waiting in the cold in a line that never seemed to die down. It was almost 8PM and
Concert Reviews Featured Erin LeCount crosses the pond for her first US shows Erin LeCount's first stop in the US is Chicago - joining us for her La Lune Tour.
Concert Reviews Hollyy & Friends take over Park West during mini snow storm - in hopes of melting ICE First and foremost, many thanks to the Hollyy team for having me and letting me there to capture some moments from the show. Genuinely, what a cool and chill group of guys. As the header states, they were joined by [three] other amazing artists/bands: Runner & Bobby, Sarah Krohn,
Concert Reviews La Santa Cecilia brings a heartwarming performance amidst tough times and cold, stormy weather What beauty.. what sound.. what marvelous music coming from this Los Angeles-origin band, La Santa Cecilia. I almost feel ashamed to say that it wasn't until recently that I had heard about this lovely group, and they're based out of my home county. To say
Concert Reviews Featured State Champs Kick off 10 years of "Around the world and back" in Chicago. On January 09th State champs kicked of their 10 year anniversary celebrations of " Around the world and back" in the first night of the tour in Chicago's beloved venue, The salt shed. From the moment the lineup was announced, this tour promised heavy hitters, and it
Concert Reviews Celebrating The "Celebrate" Tour With Black Stone Cherry Black Stone Cherry hit the road again to promote their latest EP "Celebrate" out March 6th 2026 with a stop at The Forge in Joliet, IL. This is my 5th time see Black Stone Cherry, first time seeing them perform was at a rock festival in Rockford called
Galleries The marvelous Elena Rose melts Chicago with her warm embrace WOW WOW WOW!! The amazingly talented and beautiful Elena Rose tackled Chicago's single-digit (and even negative) temps like it was nothing - filling the always-amazing House of Blues Chicago. Where crowds normally stop coming out due to lower temps, I was in complete disbelief when I arrived
Concert Reviews Featured Sludge Legend Acid Bath Brings Their 30-Year Reunion to a Sold-Out Chicago! This killer '90s metal band hasn't seen a show in Chicagoland since 1996- and they were welcomed back like heroes!
Galleries Odisseo sets foot in Chicago as their second stop in their debut U.S. tour Odisseo, a Mexican alt-rock band, set out on their debut U.S. tour at the beginning of December. Though they are only making a handful of stops here in the U.S., I am sure we will be seeing more of them soon. Odisseo, a name that that is
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