Scott Bradley and Jonny Stax of the Scooty & JoJo Show have been crafting musical parodies for years now. They’re the guys behind Carpenters Halloween, the yearly Halloween show that parodies the classic horror flick Halloween set to the musical stylings of the Carpenters. Last winter, they premiered another mash-up - Alien Queen: A Sci-fi Rock ParOdyssey, a musical that combines the movies Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) with the epic rock hits of Queen. And now that its first run is over, they’re transforming the musical it into a concert. more ›

Brilliant Pebbles has been spreading their distinctive space-glam-rock around Chicago since 2007. But the band has recently undergone some changes - transforming from a foursome to a trio after losing a bassist and a drummer, and then taking on a new member, Ross Kelly, to handle beats and production. And with this new form, they’re also taking their sound in a different direction, creating what they describe as “disco, new wave, electro, 80s inspired dance music.” more ›

Local rock critic and sometime-bass player / band member Jessica Hopper has released her first book The Girls' Guide To Rocking. It's a comprehensive and straightforward guide that covers everything you ever wanted to know about being in a band. more ›