Events organized by WLUW.
Article and Photo by: Claire Oliver In the stunning Aragon Ballroom, hundreds of older Gen Z-ers and Millennials stream in. Most holding some kind of drink. They leave enough room for people to weave in and out of the crowd. My friend and I have no trouble grabbing a spot a bit further back in [...]
Photo by: Pooneh Ghana Article by: Emily Schwarz On a cold and windy Tuesday night, the silky and ethereal voice of Florence Shaw had the eyes and ears of the audience captivated as the deep, chuggy music filled the Empty Bottle. Hailing from London, Dry Cleaning brought a combination of melodic lyrics with energetic tones [...]
Article and photo by: Milo Keranen On a chilly November night, people begin to fill the emblematic music theatre Metro in Wrigleyville — which is slowly awakening after its long hibernation during the pandemic. The fans filled up every nook and cranny of the concert hall, warming up via body heat and well, the bar. [...]
Photo By: Gilles Okane By: Josie Stahler “Let’s start with two crowd surfers,” said lead singer of Wavves, Nathan Williams, “and by the end of this song I want at least ten more.” There were, in fact, much more than ten crowd surfers by the end of the song, with audience members stage diving left [...]
Article and Photography by: Sarah Cline After walking down a nearly silent street on a Tuesday night, stepping into the iconic Thalia Hall you’re surrounded by a noticeably electric atmosphere. The night kicks off with performances from two local Chicago artists, a neo-country set from Andrew Sa, and a bold alt-rock performance from Ohmme. The [...]
Article by: Josie Stahler Featured photo taken from: Do312 They say the music you listen to in your formative years never leaves you. For me, the dreamy love-stricken sounds of TV Girl play as the soundtrack to most of my Summer memories. When I heard they were playing at Metro I knew I had to [...]
Article and Photography by: Sarah Cline After a year of being cooped up in suburban Ohio, returning to Chicago and being able to experience live music feels otherworldly. Even while standing outside of Subterranean after what felt like the most complex commute on the L, I was almost unreasonably excited for the show ahead. After [...]
Article by: Kyle Smith Back on October 9th, it seemed like the day could not get any better after a fun day of music, food, and lots of dunk tanking at Thee Best Western – Empty Bottle’s ode to Western Ave in block party form. Deeper chose to cap off this whole day with a [...]
