Lady About Town By Selena Fragassi Pop juggernaut Lady Gaga has been spending plenty of time in the Windy City lately . . . Read more
The Rise, Fall, and Re-Release of Fig Dish By Selena Fragassi The raucous band from the burbs is back Read more
I Am Woman, Hear Me F**king Roar at Tomorrow Never Knows Festival By Selena Fragassi The annual music fest gets some much needed lady power for this year. Check out some of the female rockers you need to hear this weekend. Read more
There’s a Show at the Metro Featuring Covers of David Bowie and T. Rex, Because Why Not By Selena Fragassi A one-night-only supergroup made up of Garbage and Smashing Pumpkins members cover some pretty odd songs at the Metro this Friday Read more
Top 10 Concerts for New Year's Eve in Chicago By Selena Fragassi Looking for last-minute plans to ring in 2013? We count down the 10 best shows for the biggest party night of the year Read more
Best of Rock and Pop 2012: Chicago Bands Rocked the Charts By Selena Fragassi From psych rock and power pop to the best hip-hop collaboration of the year: Angel Olsen, Kids These Days, California Wives, and more Read more
Untangling ‘The Surfjohn Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice’ By Selena Fragassi Whew! What a mouthful. The enigmatic singer Sufjan Stevens returns to the Metro this weekend for a Christmas concert extravaganza with the most verbose title ever. Read more
Review: Band of Horses and Alabama Shakes at Chicago Theatre By Selena Fragassi The WXRT Christmas Show allowed Alabama Shakes, the drowned-out band from Lollapalooza, to finally receive the Chicago welcome they deserved Read more
Changing Chicago’s Radio Dial By Selena Fragassi AIR QUALITY: It’s been a dramatic year on the local airwaves, with several mainstays switching call letters and changing playlists. Read more
Review: Kids These Days at the Vic By Selena Fragassi The Chicago indie group, made up of seven diverse artists, rock the Lake View venue with their typically uncategorical sound Read more