Posted by: Allison Lapinski , Photos Courtesy of Paul Quinn It was a rainy night, edging on fall-weather in Chicago, perfect for staying indoors and surrounding yourself with close friends and listening to one of the biggest names in indie music. This past Thursday, the sensational Julien Baker headlined a House of Vans “Summer House [...]
Posted by: Scott Clancy One of the more energetic bands I've seen play in a little while is Charly Bliss. They presented a set of heavy swirling pop emenating with the exuberance of lead singer and guitarist Eva Hendricks, a level of grittiness from Spencer Fox's guitar playing, and an effectively fuzzed and propelling rhythm section of [...]
Photo by Emma Zanger By Anais Turiello Originating in Chicago, Friday Pilots Club is a duo powered by the classic complexities of hard rock and animated with a vivacious pop presence. Formed in 2017 and consisting of vocalist Caleb Hiltunen and guitarist Drew Polovick, Friday Pilots Club was signed to Big Machine Records earlier this [...]
Posted by: Paul Quinn Boston-born and Minneapolis-raised musician Craig Finn just began touring his latest album titled “I Need a New War” with his band The Uptown Controllers. The front man of The Hold Steady stopped by Evanston's SPACE on June 6th as one of two Chicago-area shows of the tour. With this show being [...]
Posted by: Jamie McMillin Every week WLUW’s music staff picks the best new music releases to add to our rotation. Check out what we’ll be spinning this week and into the future New Albums Coral Collapse - Don’t Wait For Me To Say Goodbye - Admirable TraitsFaye Webster - Atlanta Millionaires Club - Secretly CanadianGemma - Feeling’s Not a Tempo - [...]
