Technical Difficulties: Help Jerry Bryant Save JBTV
America’s longest-running music television show is facing evictionThe ripple effect of COVID-19 has hit just about every corner of the music industry, and music television is no different. Chicago’s own JBTV—the longest running music television show in the country—is among those suffering the consequences of a nation without touring. Amidst the closing of JBTV’s studio, JBTV host Jerry Bryant has continued to…
Riot Fest At The Movies: Coming to a Drive-In This September
We’re screening Clerks, Kill Bill Vol. 1, The Lost Boys and A Clockwork OrangeIntroducing Riot Fest At The Movies! Join us at the Chicago Drive-In on September 11 & 12 for a double feature each night with snacks, fireworks and exclusive merch. The reviews are already in: we give it “two thumbs down… way down!” Tickets are on sale now, starting at $29.98 per car. BUY RIOT FEST…
Streaming Now: ‘Other Music’ Documents a NYC Record Store Like No Other
The documentary features interviews with The National, Interpol, Superchunk and moreOther Music was always more than just a record store. For the 21 years it was open, it was a hub of the New York rock scene that cultivated and promoted indie acts—some of the most influential bands in indie history.
Robert Pattinson’s Batman is Goth AF
Welcome to the bat paradeSad, brooding bangs? Smudgy dark eyeliner? Yep, Robert Pattinson’s take on Batman is goth as fuck.
Premiere: Pool Holograph’s “Medieval Heart” Unlocks Something Transformative
The Chicago quartet’s refreshing third album is out October 2Chicago-based art rock quartet Pool Holograph have clearly been hard at work reinventing themselves. They’re set to release their third album, Love Touched Time and Time Began to Sweat, on October 2—and the first single, “Medieval Heart,” is evidence of lot of methodical tinkering. We’re stoked to premiere the track for you here today. Listen…
Wasps Can Tell Other Wasps That You Suck, Says Science
Fun fact: if a wasp hates you, it can drop a pheromone on you that tells other wasps you suck. Thanks wasps. We probably deserve it.
Dinosaur Jr. Announce Socially Distanced Outdoor Concerts
Two shows are planned for September 11 & 12Live music is still unfortunately scarce as the ongoing pandemic continues. Some have figured ways to carefully gather it outdoors, like one music festival in the UK. Others… well, not so much. Thankfully, Dinosaur Jr. are among the sharper tools in the shed. The band has announced two socially distanced outdoor concerts in September—one on…
RZA and Good Humor Team Up to Make Ice Cream Trucks Less Racist
The hip-hop icon proves Wu-Tang is still for the childrenUnless you’ve researched the roots of popular music in pre-Civil War America (some of us like doing research, okay?), you might only know “Turkey in the Straw” as the old-timey song you sang in preschool and as the nagging, tinny jingle blaring out of just about every ice cream truck in every American city, all…
