Hey, did we mention Phoenix is coming to town next week, playing with The Flaming Lips and Pete Yorn (whose band includes homeboy Jonny Polonsky)? Holy mackerel, is this a tremendous bill or what?! Here's some familiar old faces getting down with the now sound of today. more ›

On Thursday night, scruffy troubadour and Scarlett Johansson collaborator Pete Yorn played a free show at the W Hotel downtown -- and Eyewitness Chicagoist was on the scene. Taking the stage at 9 p.m., Yorn and his band (Peter, Yorn and John?) played a mostly banter-free, one-hour set, occasionally smiling or joking around with one of the many starry-eyed audience-ladies. In addition to playing "Strange Condition" (which provoked a room-wide singalong), the Yorns performed "Paradise Cove" and other songs off of Back and Fourth, Yorn's newest record, and also did a cover of "Bizarre Love Triangle." Overall, it was a strong performance by Yorn and his band, who have been touring all summer. more ›

A thousand might be a little facetious, but between a strong roster of bands playing Ribfest and piles of amazing shows gracing our city's venues this weekend, your options are vast. Here is the weekly rundown of the upcoming shows on sale in the days ahead, and holy crap are there some good ones this week. more ›

Diggin’ that warm weather? Yeah, we are too. Honestly, though, it kind of scares us too. Whenever we start to think too hard about that (or that whole “infinity” concept) we like to distract ourselves with live music. Here’s the notable stuff going on sale this week. Bloc Party’s A Weekend In The City isn’t quite knocking us the fuck out as hard as their debut did, but by the time they roll through town... more ›

Friday night the free concert event of the evening was Pete Yorn at the Vic brought to us by Fusion Flash Concerts. Chicagoist missed the actual indoctrination (sorry, advertising) part of the night regarding the new Ford Fusion, but still rocked out to Yorn. The Vic was not full to capacity, which created an even more intimate show for those who got in (by the way we haven't seen that many passes handed out since... more ›

There are a lot of reasons to go to see live shows. Maybe you want to keep up with what’s happening in music. Or perhaps your favorite band is in town. Or you might be a crazy-ass groupie/stalker. Whatever your reason, tonight you can feed your jones and help out a sick little kid at the same time. Tonight at Double Door, several hot-shit Chicago bands will take the stage for the first of three... more ›