Bad Bad Hats Celebrate 10 Years of ‘Psychic Reader’ at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall
On January 23rd, the coldest night of the year, Lincoln Hall was packed. Whose fault is this? That would be Minnesota-based alternative duo Bad Bad Hats who, in the face of near-homicidal windchills, pulled together…
Skye is the Limit at Salt Shed
Rising pop artist Freya Skye is quickly carving out her place in the next generation of pop performers, blending confident vocals with emotionally driven songwriting that resonates strongly with her growing fanbase. Bringing that momentum…
Letting the Album Be an Album
Madame Reaper on late-stage capitalism, DIY survival, and why goth pop deserves a budget. Madame Reaper doesn’t just make music. She builds a world and challenges the industry to take it seriously. On her sophomore…
An interview with Chicago’s Los Black Dogs, Interview with Joanna Uruchima
Los Black Dogs is a Spanish psychedelic rock band based in Chicago, IL. The band consists of Joel, Gerardo, Juan, Ricardo and Fran all tied with the passion to create music within their rooted latino…
Be Gay, Have Fun and Mean It: Inside Pinksqueeze’s Queer Joy Machine
It’s Pinksqueeze’s world, and we’re just living in it. The queer femme indie four piece, with their endlessly catchy hooks, magnetic stage presence and reverence for gang vocals and the caps lock button, have spent…
Livin’ It Big Time at Tinley Park
Big Time Rush brought pure nostalgia to Tinley Park on August 10th, transforming Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre into a time machine for fans who grew up with the hit Nickelodeon show. The tour’s concept was…
Remi Wolf Warps the Lolla Aftershow
On August 2nd, the Salt Shed housed a full-blown sensory overload courtesy of Remi Wolf. As the Lollapalooza crowds filtered off the festival grounds and into the industrial belly of Chicago’s most eclectic venue, something…
Spaghetti Westerns and Seven Layers of Hell: Iris Marlowe Isn’t Playing It Safe
For Roadhouse Magazine Vol 2 I had a chance to sit down with Iris Marlowe, an up and coming country singer hell bent on rewriting the rules of country by blending queer and horror into…
Chicago’s Next Generation Of Luthiers
For Jonah Pennigroth, the Luthier behind Chicago’s Svetle Instruments, the chance to collaborate with Pinksqueeze bassist Anna Claire White on a custom bass guitar was a dream project. The catch? Penningroth only had three weeks to…
Fam0us by Th0rn Is an Indie Pop Debut That Bites Back
Th0rn’s new track “fam0us” is a indie-pop bop that circumvents pop convention thanks to its spacey production and clever lyricism. Not unlike current pop starlet Sabrina Carpenter, th0rn has a way of poking fun at…