“Scream-Pop” duo blowing the doors off clubs in support of their second album

A REVIEW BY BOB CHIARITO Judging from the amount of attention GRLwood has received in only two years of existence, it won’t be long before fans…

Legendary Austin rocker Jon Dee Graham suffers cardiac arrest after show in Chicago

UPDATE: 7/8/2019. Jon Dee Graham is out of the hospital and back home in Texas, and he says he will play Wednesday night at his weekly…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg-inspired dramatic concert to be performed in Chicago

Acclaimed composer-soprano Patrice Michaels will perform songs from her album Notorious RBG in Song, inspired by her mother-in-law, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in…

New music collaboration highlights Chicago’s Americana history

While Chicago’s storied hub of hard work is well known for its hunger and heart, the town’s history is surely shaped as much by its music…

Two Chicago music venues choose silence over hate rock Friday night

By Bob Chiarito  November 17, 2018 Two Chicago area music venues are hoping their quiet stages Friday night send a loud message to bands with anti-Semitic…

This is this: Yes, I traveled 8,000 miles to see a band, and I’d do it again!

A column by Bob Chiarito.  Perhaps nothing unites people from different countries, with different beliefs, languages and politics, more than music. It has a strong power,…

Pussy Riot set at Riot Fest to go on despite allegations that Russian government poisoned one of its members

By Bob Chiarito Despite accusing the Russian government of poisoning one of its members days ago that has left him in grave condition, Russian punk protest…

Wesley Willis artwork to be sold off Tuesday

Wesley Willis was a Chicago character who became well known in the 1990s for his solo music and his music with his band “The Wesley Willis…

Bradley Pontecore on his passion project, ‘Punk Band’ — a film that tells the story of every small band

Bradley Pontecore studied film and graduated from Columbia College in 1997, went on to study film production at the American Film Institute Conservatory and has wanted…

Dick Biondi ‘Super Fan’ set to release documentary about legendary DJ

A documentary on legendary DJ Dick Biondi is currently in post production, the fruition of a dream of one of his biggest fans-turned-filmmaker, Pamela Pulice.  Pulice,…