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TORRES Fears No Darkness at Subterranean

5 Oct, 2017 Erica McKeehen Alternative, Concert Reviews, Electronica, Indie, Pop, Rock

Torres (b. Mackenzie Scott) brought her ethereal indie rock to the dim halls of Subterranean in Chicago’s bustling Wicker Park on October 5th, 2017. Her latest album, Three Futures, debuted just one week prior …

Adam Ant Brings ANTHEMS to the Midwest

16 Sep, 2017 Erica McKeehen Alternative, Concert Reviews, Punk, Rock

On September 16th, 2017 Adam Ant (who, donning lipgloss, feathers, and David Hemmings’ jacket from the 1968 film, The Charge of the Light Brigade, once stunted audiences with his most berserk brand of post-punk …

The Damage and Joy of the Jesus and Mary Chain

10 May, 2017 Erica McKeehen Alternative, Concert Reviews, Punk, Rock

Post-punk warlords, the Jesus and Mary Chain, emerged from the darkness on May 10th at The Vic in Chicago’s bright and shiny Lakeview neighborhood, touring in support of their most recent release Damage and …

The Damned Celebrate 40 Years of Smashing It Up It Proper

23 Apr, 2017 Erica McKeehen Concert Reviews, Metal, Punk, Rock

It’s not commonly known, but the Damned were the first UK band to release a punk song — their track “New Rose,” which was released one month prior to the Sex Pistols’ Anarchy in …

The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt, Sings His Life in Chicago

20 Apr, 2017 Erica McKeehen Alternative, Concert Reviews, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock

Stephin Merritt, the primary songwriter and conceptual motive force of The Magnetic Fields, has molded a memorable musical career with his delightfully strange and achingly somber songwriting, and on April 19th and 20th, 2017, …