Nine Bands Actually Worth Seeing at North Coast Music Fest By Matt Pollock The Roots, Macy Gray, and D'Angelo swoop in to spruce up this year's jam fest. Read more
Here's Why Common Canceled Aahh! Fest for 2015 By Hannah Nyhart This year, the artist didn't have all the tools to make it "as dope as it could be." Read more
The Museum of Contemporary Art Is Now a Haven for Musicians By Graham Meyer Starting September 1, Grammy-winning new-music sextet Eighth Blackbird moves into the MCA as the organization’s first artists-in-residence who are musicians. Read more
Meet Marrow, Indie Rock's Next Big Thing By Matt Pollock The band is making a play for the big leagues with a new LP this fall. Read more
The Hideout's Riverwalk Bar Is the Antithesis of River North By Matt Pollock The riverfront satellite location is a exactly what downtown needs—an affordable bar filled with locals. Read more
Update: Aahh! Fest Isn't Happening This Year By Matt Pollock The fledgling hip-hop festival will take its sophomore year off. Read more
The Chicago Composers Orchestra Makes a Splashy Hire By Graham Meyer Allen Tinkham, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras’ music director, will hold the reins at the new-music orchestra. Read more
Foo Fighters Are Releasing More Tickets to Their Wrigley Field Show By Matt Pollock Seats to the formerly sold out Friendly Confines gig go on sale at 4 p.m. today. Read more
How Tomeka Reid Is Making the Cello a Jazz Instrument By Matt Pollock The cello, a jazz instrument? In the hands of this talented musician, absolutely. Read more
Chicago Has Hit Max Festival Capacity By Matt Pollock React Presents mounts its fourth music festival in the suburbs this fall, leaving behind it a trail of traffic jams and co-opted parkland. Read more
