Italians Do It Better Records played Lincoln Hall this week during the Tomorrow Never Knows Festival. more ›

EP3 is Secret Colours' follow up to their 2010 self-titled album, and it continues to display the bands fondness of sounds rooted in '90s shoe-gaze, '60s British invasion, and early 70’s english metal. more ›

This year, Tomorrow Never Knows is branching out to the Hideout, and to comedy. more ›

Tis the season to open your wallet. Here are some great shows that are going on sale this week. more ›

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Young Man opens for S. Carey at Schubas this Sunday, January 16, as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival. We got our hands on this exclusive footage of the band onstage at Schubas recently to give you a taste of what to expect ahead of time. Personally, we love it when nuanced bands like this are still tough enough to allow their drummer to go at their kit hard and heavy, injecting the tune with a harder edge than one might expect. If you dig the tune, snag the free MP3 below the video and enjoy it throughout the day! more ›

Chicagoist is a sponsor of the Tomorrow Never Know 2011 music festival held at both Lincoln Hall and Schubas. What does this mean for you, of loyal reader? Over the last couple of days we've been giving away a pair of tickets to each of the festival's shows at Lincoln Hall to one lucky winner! Today we're switching things up. Enter below for your chance to win a pair of tickets to one of the following shows.

• Freddie Gibbs, Rita J, and Shad at The Metro on January 14
• Handsome Furs, Jaill, Oberhofer, and Cloud Nothings at Lincoln Hall on January 15
• Tanlines, Reptar, Young Empires, Yawn, and Kid Color at The Metro on January 15
• Little Dragon, Alex Winston, Billygoat, and Mister Joshua at Lincoln Hall on January 16
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Chicagoist is a sponsor of the Tomorrow Never Know 2011 music festival held at both Lincoln Hall and Schubas. What does this mean for you, of loyal reader? Over the next couple of days we'll be giving away a pair of tickets to each of the festival's shows at Lincoln Hall to one lucky winner! Today we kick off the giveaway with a pair of tickets to the Thursday, January 14 show at Lincoln Hall featuring Mister Heavenly, Screaming Females, Title Tracks, and The Dig. Enter by 5 p.m. today for your chance to win! more ›

Chicagoist is a sponsor of the Tomorrow Never Know 2011 music festival held at both Lincoln Hall and Schubas. What does this mean for you, of loyal reader? Over the next couple of days we'll be giving away a pair of tickets to each of the festival's shows at Lincoln Hall to one lucky winner! Today we kick off the giveaway with a pair of tickets to the Thursday, January 13 show at Lincoln Hall featuring Chicagoist favorites The Besnard Lakes, Frankie Rose & The Outs, Lia Ices, and A Lull. Enter by 5 p.m. today for your chance to win! more ›

Chicagoist is a sponsor of the Tomorrow Never Know 2011 music festival held at both Lincoln Hall and Schubas. What does this mean for you, of loyal reader? Over the next couple of days we'll be giving away a pair of tickets to each of the festival's shows at Lincoln Hall to one lucky winner! Today we kick off the giveaway with a pair of tickets to the Wednesday, January 12 show at Lincoln Hall featuring The Helio Sequence, Sun Airway, Houses, and California Wives. Enter by 5 p.m. today for your chance to win! more ›

Friday's Tomorrow Never Knows festival show at Schubas started off on a weak note with Chicago DJ collective Only Children, who mixed a mediocre set for a meager 20-person crowd, barely visible through the unbearably thick smoke of a fog machine gone haywire. The smoke cleared and the crowd started shuffling in near the end of the second act, Truman Peyote. Delivering lo-fi electro in the same vein as Neon Indian, the Massachusetts-based duo shocked us with an intense performance. The post-set smokers outside were all abuzz with questions about where Truman Peyote came from and where they would play next. Local mash-up maestros The Hood Internet followed with their dependably bumpin’ beats and riled the crowd into one hell of a fun dance party. more ›

Thunderheist plays tomorrow at Schubas for their Tomorrow Never Knows Festival, co-sponsored by Chicagoist. They're opening for Hey Champ and we couldn't help but notice the visual similarity between Thunderheist's video below, and Hey Champ's "Cold Dust Girl." Great minds think alike? more ›

Tomorrow Never Knows -- co-sponsored by Chicagoist -- kicks off tomorrow and a number of shows are already sold out along with the 5-day passes for the festival. What can you still get in to see? Tomorrow's opening night with the Soft Pack, Saturday's dance set with Hey Champ and Thunderheist, and Sunday's line-up headed by Bishop Allen all have tickets still available, along with the Saturday and Sunday matinees with Paul Green's School of Rock. more ›

As a proud co-sponsor of this year's Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival at Schubas, we're giving away a whole slew of prizes to a couple lucky Chicagoist readers. We've got tickets, CDs, and T-shirts galore ... and our grand prize includes a 5-day pass for one of you to take in every single night of terrific music including the sold-out Cursive show Friday January 16. more ›

Schubas' Tomorrow Never Knows Festival let loose with an initial flurry of bands playing the shows this January 14 18, 2009. There are more to come but the initial burst includes: Bishop Allen, Cursive, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Thunderheist, The Donkeys, Tulsa, Colourmusic, Bear Hands, The Disappears, Pretty Good Dance Moves, The Wonderful World of Bald Eagle, Allá, and Vacations. There are no super huge surprises so far since all those bands are already pretty Schubas friendly, but we think it's a solid start hinting that there are probably some doozies still to come. This thing always sells out, so make sure to snag single show and / or five-day passes when they go on sale tomorrow, November 26, at noon. more ›

It's the end of the line in our pre-coverage of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, which can only mean one thing: you're well-prepared for the weekend rockness. more ›

Crazy wild lineup for the Saturday installment of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival at Schubas. Let's take a look, shall we? more ›

Next Thursday's second day of the Tomorrow Never Knows weekend may be its most eclectic, which is an enticing departure from the usual blog-approved buzz acts. more ›

All week, Chicagoist will be breaking down the Schubas Tomorrow Never Knows Festival by day to take a look at the sometimes raw, always promising talent that's creating some of most deafening buzz on the independent music horizon. more ›

Is it just us, or is this one of those weeks that never stops? Looking ahead at our weekend musical calendar, we're realizing we're not going to get any sleep until we fall into a Thanksgiving dinner-induced coma next week. Oh music, we do it all for you. more ›

Ever wonder why it seems like EVERYONE who works at Schubas Tavern is a DJ? Walk into the venue on a typical night and one of the furthest thoughts from your mind is probably “electronic music,” as the dimly lit room and comfortable wooden tables are more likely to invite images of acoustic guitars and creaky pianos than big headphones and furious turntable laptop manipulation. Ironic then that not only has the upstairs room at Schubas’ become a destination for dancing, but the venue itself has become the 9-to-5 for a few budding jocks ready to come out of the closet. more ›

Last night a bevy of Chicagoistas were at Schuba’s for the Tomorrow Never Knows mid-winter fest. There were about an equal number of bands. TNK is giving us those hardworking bands, like minor leaguers, who are practicing the fundamentals in the hopes of one day making the big time. Starting the night off were Eagle Seagull out of Lincoln, Nebraska. They have been likened to Arcade Fire and those comparisons are dead on. As we... more ›

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 ›

Last night, as Chicagoist began celebrating the weekend a day early, we spoke with someone from Rhode Island (motto: “If You Stretch Your Arms Wide Enough, You Can Hug The Entire State!”) who is thinking of moving to our fair city. While acknowledging all the great things the city has to offer, she expressed some hesitation: "I just don't know if I could handle the winters." more ›

As Chicagoist walked through the cutting winds and cursed winter for overstaying its welcome, we tried to think happy thoughts about warmer climates. Since we've been listening to the torrent from South by Southwest, our minds drifted down to Texas and we imagines we were there sitting in the warm sun as we dined on BBQ and ice cold beer and listened to that sweet, sweet music. Then the dudes from ZZ Top showed up... more ›

Chicagoist is a big fan of procrastination. If procrastination were bricks, we’d be a housing project. We even won a procrastination contest once (we’ve been waiting for our trophy but for some reason it has yet to arrive). But what is procrastination if not the consternation over the lack of inspiration? Everyone knows if you play enough games of Freecell then brilliant ideas will eventually spur you into in a frenzy of creative activity.... more ›