Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness // Chicago, IL // 12.08.23

The New Friends Tour Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness w/ Michigander, Wildermiss Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL December 8, 2023 Very few artists can transition through projects, through albums, through decades, and still have the lasting power to perform tour after tour. Andrew McMahon is one of those artists. The New Continue Reading

Le Tigre // Chicago, IL // 7.15.23

Le Tigre w/ MAN ON MAN Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed July 15, 2023 Photos and Review by Nina Tadic Le Tigre is a Girl Scoutcore, funky, fun feminist dream to witness. On their first full tour since 2005, the band took to Chicago’s Salt Shed this past Saturday Continue Reading

Shania Twain // Tinley Park, IL // 07.01.23

Shania Twain Credit Union 1 Ampitheatre Tinley Park, IL Review and Photos by Nina Tadic Shania Twain proves she is a reigning queen of country yet again with her Queen of Me Tour in Tinley Park. Over the past three decades, Shania has been turning out single after single, and Continue Reading

Beach Weather // Chicago, IL // 06.20.23

Beach Weather House of Blues Chicago, IL June 20, 2023 Review and Photos by Nina Tadic Alternative indie outfit Beach Weather has got it down – their sound, their aesthetic, their energy – and it shows the second they hit the stage. Opening for Lovelytheband., on their current US tour, Continue Reading

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is Every Swiftie’s Wildest Dream

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour Ford Field Detroit, MI June 10, 2022 Words and Images by Nina Tadic* *captioned photos courtesy of TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is something out of every Swiftie’s Wildest Dreams.    Hours before the start of every show, fans are lined up Continue Reading

Bikini Kill – Milwaukee, WI – 04.19.23

Is feminism dead? Is punk dead? Is riot grrrl a thing of the past? Not even close, and Bikini Kill is the living, breathing proof.  Taking the stage at the gorgeous Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee on Tuesday, these women brought all the same energy as a lightning storm, and did Continue Reading

Dear Jack Foundation 13th Annual Benefit Show: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness – Chicago, IL – 11.11.22

Dear Jack Foundation 13th Annual Benefit Show ft. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness + special guest William Beckett of The Academy Is… House of Blues – Chicago, IL November 11, 2022   “11:11, make a wish!” This year on 11/11, the Dear Jack Foundation (DJF) was wishing and hoping to Continue Reading

I Prevail’s True Power Tour – Chicago, IL – 10.09.22

I Prevail with Pierce the Veil, Fit For a King, + Yours Truly Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL Oct. 9, 2022 With their hot topic tees at the ready, fans walk from parking garages, get out of ubers, and get off buses to line up at the Aragon Ballroom (sometimes cheekily Continue Reading

One OK Rock – Chicago, IL – 10.08.22

The growth of the internet in the past one, two, or three decades, and even in the past one, two, or three years, has made the amount of music and art we consume as a people skyrocket exponentially. There are artists now that even a few years ago would not Continue Reading

La Dispute – Chicago, IL – 9.30.22

La Dispute w/ Sweet Pill, Pictoria Vark Thalia Hall Chicago, IL Sept. 30, 2022 Walking through a crowd at a music festival, going to a record store, scrolling through Instagram, there’s a good chance you’ll see that oh-so-familiar lotus flower tattoo. You know the one. The mark of every person Continue Reading

People of Riot Fest 2022

Every year, one of the highlights of Riot Fest is not only the artists, but the people. This year’s Riot Fest was no different. We saw a hell of a turnout, with fans of all ages dressed to the nines and ready to party. We even got a visit from Continue Reading

My Chemical Romance // Detroit, MI // 9.13.22

My Chemical Romance Little Caesar’s Arena Detroit, MI September 13, 2022 Words by Elle Howard (+ Nina Tadic) Edited for clarity by Nina Tadic Photos by Nina Tadic A tour years in the making, fans who have waited a decade (or more) to see their favorite band, a night that Continue Reading