Friday night was a very special night because Sleep made a long awaited return to touring and headlined a show at Metro. It was a three band bill where every band had something unique to offer. First up was...

Halloween was extra special this year because the city of Chicago had the opportunity to celebrate this beloved holiday by seeing The Damned at the Concord Music Hall. This very nice venue hosted the band a...

Sunday night, rap/hip-hop legends, Digable Planets, made a long awaited return to Chicago to headline the Metro to celebrate 30 years of their sophomore album, Blowout Comb. They did a great job filling the...

Saturday night, The Salt Shed was filled to capacity for the tag team of Ministry and Acid Bath. That’s two super heavyweights, one of which are hometown heroes. The line went down the street before the...

Friday night was the first of a two night, sold out run of Boy Harsher shows at Metro. Friday they headlined a three band bill and the venue filled to capacity very early in the evening, which put a lot of...

Sunday was the final night of the 14th Cold Waves Festival which was held at the legendary Metro. This night featured a mix of some Cold Waves regulars and a few new to the fest acts. While it may not have...

Saturday night was the third night of this year’s Cold Waves Festival, the 14th one for the fest. This night’s lineup was heavy on more recent acts and the overall theme of the band’s sounds...

Friday started the annual three day run of Cold Waves Festival at Metro. This year was heavier on newer bands, many of them playing for the first time, but Friday had a few veteran acts making a return. First...

Cold Waves somehow is 14 years old this. year, which is shocking how fast the years went by but here we are. While Riot Fest closed out the summer last weekend, Cold Waves always kicks off the fall and they...

Thanks to an overnight flash flood rainstorm that lasted the entire night, and then the rain that continued the entirety of Sunday, it turned out to be the most challenging Riot Fest in history. It was...

Saturday started off a little wet, but when the second day of Riot Fest opened the weather was humid but nice. Sadly that would change later in the day, but we’ll get to that in a bit. The second day of...

Friday started the last and best weekend of the summer when the 21st Riot Fest kicked off. It was a beautiful day for the first day of the fest, but unfortunately it ended up being the only dry and nice day of...