Among the honorable mentions for our highly anticipated 2011 local records list was ambitious garage rockers Vee Dee. Citing a post from label Boulevard Records, we said they'd drop their new record at the end of February. Well, February has come and gone, and there's no Vee Dee. (So to speak.) What gives? more ›

January 2011 hasn’t even reached its halfway point yet, but Chicago is already putting itself on the musical map for the entire year. Next week, highly anticipated efforts from well-regarded local acts Smith Westerns and Disappears are set into the wild, while rapper Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco are repping for the city’s hip-hop scenes with new upcoming efforts. In short, it’s a good time to be a Chicago music fan. As a kick-off, we figured we’d go through our most anticipated local albums for 2011. more ›

Culling decades of wordly influences, the Chicago Metaphysical Circus aims to reimagine underground psychedelia right here in Chicago on Friday night with the presentation of the city's first-ever Psych Fest at The Hideout. more ›

In which we take a quick look at a few recent musical releases. more ›