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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 …

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, …

Foxygen’s Enigma Illuminates The Vic in Chicago

31 Mar, 2017 Erica McKeehen Alternative, Concert Reviews, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock

Californian indie duo Foxygen is fervently touring in support of their most recent release Hang. On March 31st, 2017 at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, 24-year-olds Sam France and Jonathan Rado, along with a …

Wilco Close Out Four-Night Stay at The Chicago Theatre

26 Feb, 2017 Erica McKeehen Alternative, Concert Reviews, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock

In their first set of hometown reserved-seat theatre performances in five years, Wilco performed four nights at the awe-inspiring Chicago Theatre on February 22nd, 23nd, 25th, and 26th. Front Row Music News covered the …