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    “It’s all bummers from here on out” : An Evening with Phosphorescent

    September 16, 2024

    Article by Grace Hudson-Mairet, cover photo by Montse Prado Gutierrez A crowd gathered in the dark ambience of the historic Metro concert hall, ethereal blue light mixing with fog as atmospheric music played. Long-time fans waited in excitement to finally see Phosphorescent perform live for their first tour in several years, following the release of their new album Revelator. Friday’s performance ... more

    All Eyes on Andy

    September 12, 2024

    Article by Aisling Heaphy, cover photo by Carly Spagnuolo On Monday, September 9, Andy Shauf proved that all it takes to put on an incredible show is an acoustic guitar, a chair, and what appeared to be a mug full of tea. Kicking off his Fall 2024 solo tour, the Canadian singer-songwriter brought his inimitable sound to a sold-out crowd at the Old Town School of Folk Music.  Opening for Shauf was ... more

    DIIV comes ALIVE!

    September 11, 2024

    Depressed? Soul-net is the cure.  Article and photos by Roshni Thamatur On August 30th, at Thalia Hall, DIIV rattled Chicago's shoegaze crowds brains with reverb that drove Zachary Cole Smith's painful lyrics deep into the chests of the audience. Before DIIV stepped on stage they presented a seemingly comical video that was quite possibly only understood by DIIV themselves. In the video, an old ma ... more

    Reyna Tropical’s Intersection of Pain, Grief, and Happiness 

    September 11, 2024

    Article by Molly Maloney  The Empty Bottle venue was sold out this past warm Wednesday evening when Reyna Tropical, and her opener Vania Luna took the stage.  The opening performance was a spoken word performance by Vania Luna.  They brought a calm energy to the venue, asking for everyone to have respect for themselves and each other.  On her Instagram page, it explains the artist values “col ... more

    There’s Nothing Wrong With a Built To Spill Concert

    September 11, 2024

    Article and photos by Aidan Heilman Built to Spill is a guitar and vocal centered indie rock project created by and centered around Doug Martsch, the only permanent member since the band’s inception in 1992. Since their start in Boise, Idaho, Built to Spill has toured the world and released nine full length albums, the second of which brought them back to Chicago at Metro for the 30th anniversary ... more