This episode finds me outside El Vado in McHenry (929 Front St.) for a chat over tacos with Americana singer-songwriter Karen Shook. As I mentioned early in the interview, her sound is more “Nashville” than “McHenry” (though what, really, is…

Brontë Fall headlines the Hideout on Saturday 2/26! Before that happens, Teri Bracken of Brontë Fall joins me to talk about her brush with a tornado, her deep Chicago roots, her cool new videos and the song inspirations behind the…