The Spanish-born, Parisian-based Latin folk singer cum punk rocker is kicking off a summer tour that rolls through Chicago for an all-ages stop at the Congress Theater Sept. 13. more ›

Manu Chao showed his love to Chicago with a sold-out show at the Aragon this past summer, and he was just awarded with his first-ever Latin Grammy. The multilingual and broadly multicultural songwriter fuses a variety of styles, including rock, reggae, punk and ska, which crosses cultural boundaries, appealing to many who don't typically dive into Latin music. For those of you who want to experience the true Spanish political punk in your own home, Nacional Records is offering two new limited edition double vinyl copies of La Radiolina to you, lucky Chicagoist readers. A limited quantity of the vinyl version will also be available in stores on December 4. more ›

In one of his rare stops in the US, Spanish-born Parisian Latin folk singer cum punk rocker Manu Chao played to a sold-out crowd at the Aragon Ballroom last night. Wildly popular in both Europe and Latin America, Manu Chao has had less mainstream success in the US, although his fan base here is large and loyal. Heavily influenced by the UK punk scene during his formative years in the suburbs of Paris, Manu Chao's... more ›

Before we start celebrating St. Patrick’s Day or get too far in the zone on the NCAA action, there are a few shows going on sale that we would like to talk about. more ›

Remember the movie Ghostbusters II? We’re a bit fuzzy on it ourselves, but most of it seemed to revolve around a guy in a painting that looked like the Highlander. But what does stick out in our mind is the climactic scene at the end when the Highlander-looking dude was defeated by the Statue of Liberty coated in some pink “mood ooze” while millions of New Yorkers threw out good feelings by singing Jackie Wilson’s "Higher and Higher." more ›