For the record, I went into 2017 with an intention to try something different and step out of my comfort zone to attend events outside of Chicago.  Not that I never traveled, but it was normally meant as a work thing or a family thing.  It was absolutely never a thing where I sacrificed […]

Now that we are finally trudging through the last of our gift shopping…next on the agenda is your NYE plans!  Yes, its probably a tough but sobering thought that 2017 is finally coming to an end despite much that has gone on in the world.  It is no wonder that Chicago has been really upping […]

Consider Riot Fest as the punk/goth/overall culturally different cousin that may or may not be adopted to the family of festivals that exists on the concert family tree.  It’s been quite a few years since I last attended a Riot Fest on home turf, but it felt overdue from chaos of southern festivals.  Douglas Park […]

  Tonight we make our way to LouFest 2017 and the city of St. Louis is opening the festival weekend with LouFestU; a party honoring Chuck Berry for college students!  New features have been added in lieu of tonight’s opening presentations.  Here are the deets:   More special guests added to Hail! Hail! Chuck Berry! […]

Positive Noise the debut album from prolific NYC musician Sam O.B. And bring you a brand new song – “Revolve.” After attending college and getting deeper into computer music – Sam Obey began releasing music as Obey City. The project quickly took off with EPs for LuckyMe, forming the AstroNAutico label with his best friends, […]

The bustle that was Bonnaroo 2017 did not overwhelm the sweet sounds of LA artist Ethan Gruska.  It was the final day of the festival and we were able to chat with Ethan before his performance.  His debut album “Slowmotionary,” he explained as “how economical I can make it” with pure piano and just his […]

In case you didn’t know…myself and my photographer Alex went on a trek to cover Bonnaroo this year!  Aside from the sun and heat, there was some major acts that we couldn’t miss.  We’ve covered a lot of acts and had a handful of interviews that we will be bringing to you both here on […]

Pilgrimage Festival/Facebook   It was nearly a week ago when myself and my photographer, Nicki made the long-distance road trip down to Franklin, Tennessee to experience the second annual Pilgrimage Festival.  This family-friendly festival was co-founded by Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin and produced by our pop RnB favorite, Justin Timberlake (side note: he […]