Story and photo by Jeb Blossom Why is this place so damn windy? A question asked by many upon being introduced to Madison. The only “windy city” in the nation …

Majestic Theater May 11th Author: Zoey Knox Twin Peaks will be “Ringin’ in the spring” at the Majestic Theater on Saturday, May 11. The five-piece band concludes their spring tour …

Author: Ariel Wood   Room 25 Closes at The Sylvee   This past Saturday, Noname closed out her ‘Room 25’ tour at the Sylvee in Madison. It was a stellar …

Author: Hayley Snell The end of 2018 marked the end of a significant and successful year for Lindsey Jordan. Recording and performing under the name Snail Mail, Jordan has spent …

Author: Shaun Soman STRFKR photo courtesy of Holly Schaal.   From the opening splash cymbals of “Florida” to the lingering drone of “Maps,” hipster pop four-piece STRFKR dazzled an effervescent …

Author: Ben Farrell From the speaker-knocking performance from rap duo Run the Jewels, to the blood-soaked antics of veteran metal collective Gwar, Riotfest 2018 did anything but disappoint. Over three …

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Author: Ben Farrell   This weekend, thousands of concert-goers will descend on Chicago summer’s last musical hurrah: Riot Fest. With acts ranging from the Front Bottoms to Blondie, this year’s …

Author: Izzi Bavis   Fatimah Nyeema Warner, more commonly known as Noname, brought out the chiller side of Chicago’s rap scene in late July of 2016. Telefone, a ten song, …

Author: David Heinrich   Lollapalooza 2018 was another fantastic year for Chicago’s largest music festival. A sunny and sweltering weekend in Grant Park was the setting for this year’s edition …

Authors: David Heinrich and Jake Walcyzk   Lollapalooza is upon us once again. The premier Chicago festival is back with another stacked lineup of today’s titans and up-and-comers. Lollapalooza has …

Author: WSUM Staff   This weekend, Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 went down at Union Park in Chicago. A few of us from WSUM headed down there to check out one …