Charles Joseph Smith is a beloved fixture on Chicago’s DIY scene, but the ambitious music he's been making for decades has ...

Chain mail and scythes populate the covers of Poison Ruïn’s records—a nod to the medieval inspirations behind the group’s punk tunes, which they lace with leftist political ideas.

Tim Daisy moved here from Waukegan in 1997 and soon established himself as a go-to drummer in Chicago’s free-jazz and ...

The Imminence Festival, an extension of the Improved Music Series, places the practices of its alumni in dialogue with the ...

Yasmin Williams makes music that strolls gently through a landscape that borders folk, country, Americana, and new age.

Last year’s Dance Mania Legends went so well that Viva Acid has brought it back for a second year with a lineup of more than ...

A concert by Snow Tha Product is part no-holds-barred political rally and part barrio party, full of rhythm and humor.

Born in Beirut and reared in Toronto’s punk underground, Rami Gabriel plays mostly guitar, oud, and buzuq, and he has fingers ...

In the late 2010s, Lillie West’s band Lala Lala emerged as one of the mightiest young indie-rock groups in Chicago.

Verity Den is a relatively new band of longtime underground rockers. The North Carolina four-piece formed in 2023, when ...

In Itamar Moses's The Ally, a liberal Jewish professor becomes embroiled in personal and political conflicts around Palestine and Israel.

A new south-side hospital promises jobs and better care, but it may be a symptom of, rather than a treatment for, decadeslong ...