Lucy Dacus concert at the Chicago Theatre was understated and personal to the point of feeling muted
The Boygenius singer had the audience quietly rapt for her 90-minute concert but rarely raised the temperature.
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Review: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Salt Shed: Less outlaw, more spiritualist
“We’ve all had too much sorrow,” Nick Cave sang Monday at the first of a two-night stand at Salt Shed. “Now is the time for joy.” And so it was....
Review: For Jack White’s set at the Salt Shed, rock ‘n’ roll was alive and well
Jack White exaggerated only a little when he sang that a seven-nation army couldn’t hold him back Thursday at the Salt Shed. Performing the first of a sold-out two-night stand,...
For this year’s Record Store Day, our definitive guide to Chicago record stores
Here's our list of the 15 finest, plus another half dozen honorable mentions. In an age of music streaming, these places have never mattered more.
Review: Kraftwerk creates visions of a very ’80s future at the Auditorium Theatre
This being Kraftwerk, the two-hour concert gave each song its own, unique visual treatment — and took full advantage of the Auditorium's excellent acoustics.
Review: Mary J. Blige’s voice at the United Center was in top form — so why the rush?
Maybe Mary J. Blige had a limousine parked outside waiting for her and running up a tab during her show Friday at a packed United Center. That might account for...
Review: A still indie Regina Spektor revisits her album ‘Songs’ at Thalia Hall
Could the concert have benefited from better preparation? Probably, but her genuine spontaneity in playing the decades-old album was worth every rough moment.
Review: In Jason Isbell’s solo show at the Auditorium, debut songs and simple artistry
Over the course of 85 remarkable minutes, he furthered the case for himself as the finest singer-songwriter of his generation.
As ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ nears theaters, a look back at the pivotal shows the band played in Chicago — or almost did
A new documentary about the legendary British band opens soon. Its first Chicago gig was at Kinetic Playground in 1969, its last at Chicago Stadium in 1977.
Review: Joy Oladokun’s concert at Thalia Hall was unpolished and real, and often all the better for it
Joy Oladokun logged a double-duty shift Friday at a sold-out Thalia Hall. Recalling a bygone era when the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Grateful Dead opened their...