Article and Photos by Aidan Heilman Youth Lagoon is the musical project of Idaho native Trevor Powers. After its genesis in 2010, Trevor released three full length albums under the Youth Lagoon moniker: The Year of Hibernation (2011), Wondrous Bughouse (2013), and Savage Hills Ballroom (2015). Following the Savage Hills Ballroom tour Trevor discontinued the project indefinitely. To the delighted surprise of many six years later, Powers announced in November of 2022 via Instagram that … Continue reading Heaven Is A Youth Lagoon Show
Show Reviews
Coverage of shows attended by our staff and DJs.
McKinley Dixon’s First Home Town Show
Photo and Article by Bri Guntz The sidewalk outside Schubas Tavern was crowded on September ninth as fans waited to enter to see McKinley Dixon perform. The show began with a local representative from the Prison Neighborhood Arts and Education Project (PNAP) named Orion Meadows opening the night with acts of spoken word. His first piece opened with the phrase, “Rhythm is life and life is rhythm.” His piece took on a style similar to … Continue reading McKinley Dixon’s First Home Town Show
Fat, Black, and Queer
Imani interviews Jailon about desirability politics and acceptance.
Rocking Out With Diners
by Clara Copps Photo by Rachel Kehlee Lewis The excitement was tangible walking into Beat Kitchen Thursday night in anticipation of Diners, an indie rock band from Phoenix, Arizona. Frontperson Blue Broderick was manning the merch table during the first opener and handing out little business cards with fun facts and a Spotify link to their newest album, Domino. I had never seen anything like this before, and the attention to detail let me know … Continue reading Rocking Out With Diners
Ratboys at Schubas Tavern
Photo by Alexa Viscius Written by Grace Wallace With temps reaching as high as 100 on Wednesday during the album release party,Friday’s 70-degree evening was a refreshing welcome for Chicagoans venturing to Schubas Tavern to see Ratboys perform in their tour kickoff. Opening the night was Hollow Bastion, an indie-rock project by lead singer Teagan. Songs like "Heaven Ain’t Even a Place" —“No offense to anyone that thinks it is!” joked the singer— set the … Continue reading Ratboys at Schubas Tavern