A 42-year-old letter from Pete Townshend about playing with the Kinks in Chicago reveals a treasure trove about a long gone Chicago rock venue. more ›

If Bettye LaVette had seen sustained success as a singer when she was younger, the current critical acclaim her career is enjoying would be considered a renaissance. Achieving success as an entertainer as she enters the twilight of her career, LaVette has simply drafted a musical success story that's more engaging than Gaga. more ›

We're still reeling from yesterday's sad news about John Hughes. Right now, we need a montage. Set to The Who. Thank you for obliging us, YouTube. more ›

Interview: Milk at Midnight more ›

While we felt nationally the year was a little flabby when it came to music to get us excited, we found succor in Chicago’s constantly expanding scene that continues to grow in its influence. We had a hard time winnowing down our list to just a few stand-outs since so many great albums came out locally, but the following acts kept finding their way into our iPods and our DJ sets. And for those of... more ›

Tiny Golf more ›

Do you love love songs? Sure, we all do (except for you Mr. Drinking Jack Daniels In The Dark). So does the Sun-Times. Just in time for your Valentine’s Day mix tape, they’ve published a list of great and not-so-great love songs. How’d they do? Well…the whole idea of lists like this is to spur discussion right? Then spur we will! It’s their Best of the Best list that we have the biggest quibbles over.... more ›

You could be forgiven for a reaction of stunned silence at the news that the umlaut-ed Queensrÿche has sold out a three-night run that starts tomorrow at the House of Blues (especially since it follows a sold-out show here earlier this month). We like “Silent Lucidity” too but geez… more ›

Crain's released its Who's Who of Chicago business today, and it's going to take us a long time to plow through all those names and come up with jokes/information. more ›