The three guys in Model Stranger have stuck together for 10 years and are on the verge of releasing their new album, “Phases.” Big riffs, melodies, inventive songwriting and rock and roll swagger make for a lethal combination. They’re spending…

I’m a fan of Blind Adam’s world-wise, emphatic vocals and everyman lyrics; they’re both front and center throughout Blind Adam and the Federal League’s music. Country punk? Americana? Punk and western? I dunno. It’s just solid American songwriting, coming from…

Let’s hear it for physical music (vinyl! cassettes!). I’m joined today by cassette titan Dan Jarvis (Midwest Action) and vinyl-creating entrepreneur Andy Weber (Smashed Plastic) to talk about the joys of having and holding the music you enjoy..

If you wanna look forward in music, sometimes it’s important to look back. PlaybackPlayfwd is a newly-released comp from students and alumni of Columbia College that presents updated public domain classics for the 21st century. All proceeds go to MusiCares,…

Chicago area duo SKYD (Derek & Skyler) are releasing a new single on Halloween called “Bloody Disco.” We get into that, writing and creating during the pandemic, video games, narcotic vibes and more on this week’s episode! Sponsored by C&H…

Miss live music? Me too. Josh Caterer (The Smoking Popes) is livestreaming the recording of a live album from the Hideout  tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Rounding out his formed-during-the-pandemic band are Chicago music A-listers John San Juan and John Perrin. Get your…

“The best horror stories don’t take us into the truly unknown. Instead, they show us the limits of sensory experience, making us aware of the border between humanity and naught so we can better appreciate our toil, anguish, and frailty.”…

T1 Fest returns this year to raise awareness in the fight against Type 1 Diabetes, and this year’s event is all online! I’ll be hosting the livestream event Saturday night at 5pm, featuring Lettermans, Hayley and the Crushers, Dan Vapid,…

COVID-19 has defined the way we think and exist in 2020. As history continues to unfold, the first several months of the pandemic have already been committed to print. “UNPREPARED: America in the Time of Coronavirus” is a new, oral-history-style,…

Drawn like moths, we drift into the city The timeless old attraction Cruising for the action Lit up like a firefly Just to feel the living night   Author Martin Popoff is a longtime chronicler of RUSH, and has just…