Is anyone else all disappointed in how short a two-day weekend seems now? Chicagoist is. Schuba’s is making sure that by mid-week their mid-winter fest will be keeping us out of the cold. The Tomorrow Never Knows fest brings together indie acts during the worst (in theory) weather of the year. A couple of our faves from the TNK line-up this week hail from Brooklyn and Indiana, respectively. Let us get to Wednesday’s possibilities with... more ›

As we noted yesterday, winter is on its way (though you’d never know it), which means it’s harder to convince yourself to leave the house and spend time seeing great live music. But it also means it’s time for Tomorrow Never Knows, the “mini-winter-indie-fest” at Schuba's, now in its third year. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away for the five-day fest that are yours for the having, if we pick your name. more ›

As we near the end of November and look to the winter, the on-sale listings begin to look a bit spare; only the hardiest of souls venture into a Chicago winter. The California band Curtains records for the Sufjantastic label Asthmatic Kitty. And while its sound resembles the delicate folk of his records, that’s like saying Rivers Cuomo and Ira Glass resemble each other because they both favor heavy glasses and sweaters. Curtains favors spare... more ›

We here at Chicagoist Towers confess that we are occasionally music snobs, and that this rampant snobbery can allow the occasional gem to slip undiscovered under our very noses. For years we have avoided The Katie Todd Band for a number of reasons. She was often paired with bands we considered only fit for the Cubby Bear circuit or (even worse, shudder) the suburbs. In our defense, we do remember being pretty drunk at Double Door a few years ago, and she was dishing out a rather generic, and pretty lousy, dose of chick-frat rock. Come to think of it, we’ve never really had anything nice to say about her. more ›

Ever since Chicagoist was little, we’ve been dreaming up names for the totally awesome band we would eventually form. Back in college, we even went so far as to figure out the titles of our fictional band’s first three albums. So we always assumed all bands put that kind of thought into its name, thereby communicating its heart and soul in just a few words. more ›