Chicago’s beloved Riot Fest kicked off this weekend and Day 1 is in the books! We’ll be back at it tomorrow and posting recaps daily. Look out for the full Riot Fest article on Monday!
Micki Harris
Riot Fest Preview – Friday // Chicago, IL // 9.16.2022
COURTNEY BARNETT – ALVVAYS – THE BETHS // CHICAGO, IL // 8.16.2022
Here and There Festival Courtney Barnett, Alvvays, and The Beths The Salt Shed Chicago, IL 8/16/2022 The Summer Series at The Salt Shed continues on, this week hosting Courtney Barnett’s Here and There Festival along with Alvvays and The Beths. The traveling festival has been making its way across the Continue Reading
ANGEL OLSEN – SHARON VAN ETTEN – JULIEN BAKER // CHICAGO, IL // 08.10.2022
Angel Olsen with Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker The Salt Shed Chicago, IL 08.10.2022 With the beginning of August came the opening of Chicago’s newest venue, The Salt Shed – A repurposing of the former Morton Salt warehouse right along the Chicago River off Goose Island. Construction continues Continue Reading
MARINA // Chicago, IL // 02.15.22
MARINA Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land Tour Chicago Theatre Chicago, Illinois 02/15/2022 On the day after Valentine’s Day, London based pop star MARINA made a stop at the famous Chicago Theatre on her Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land tour. In a theatre most elegant and ornate, fans arrived Continue Reading
CITIZEN – DRUG CHURCH – GLITTERER – FLOATING ROOM // CHICAGO, IL // 12.4.2021
Citizen with Drug Church, Glitterer, and Floating Room Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL 12.4.2021 I think I speak for all musicians, music industry workers, and passionate consumers of music when I say that a year and a half without live music was one of the most emotionally challenging aspects of the Continue Reading
$UICIDEBOY$ — TURNSTILE // CHICAGO, IL // 10.23.2021
$uicideboy$ with Turnstile, Night Lovell, Ramirez, Shakewell, Germ, and Chetta Byline Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois 10.23.2021 This fall, $uicideboy$ crossed emo and rap in a big way when they brought Turnstile, hardcore’s most dynamic band, along on the Greyday Tour. The New Orleans based duo includes cousins Scrim and Ruby da Continue Reading
Beach Bunny – Field Medic – Niiice. // Chicago, IL // 2.22.2020
Beach Bunny with Field Medic and Niiice. Metro Chicago, IL 2.22.2020 Chicago native indie pop band, Beach Bunny, began their headlining tour in the Midwest last week – Kicking it off in Madison, Wisconsin, and heading to Chicago the following day for a hometown show to send them off around Continue Reading
KING PRINCESS // CHICAGO, IL // 1.5.20
King Princess with Kilo Kush and Irregular Girl The Riviera Theatre Chicago, Illinois 1.5.20 It’s all been fast moving for Mikaela Straus, better known as King Princess, since she dropped her debut single “1950” in the winter of 2018. Although being exposed to the music industry from an early Continue Reading
BOY HARSHER // CHICAGO, IL // 10.09.19
BOY HARSHER Metro Chicago Chicago, IL 10.09.19 Last week, Boy Harsher passed through Metro Chicago, igniting a dark, erotic party of rhythm, touch, and movement. The duo onstage, singer Jae Matthews and synth player Gus Muller had met one another while attending film school in Georgia, and it’s no Continue Reading
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – LOLLAPALOOZA AFTERSHOW // CHICAGO, IL // 8.1.19
Death Cab for Cutie – Lollapalooza Aftershow Metro Chicago Chicago, IL 8.1.19 photos and words by Micki Harris The saying goes that nothing good happens after midnight, but this Death Cab for Cutie Lollapalooza aftershow makes me beg to differ. After day 1 of the famous 4 day music Continue Reading
Basement – Nothing – Gouge Away // Chicago, IL – 5.24.19
Basement with Nothing & Gouge Away Metro Chicago Chicago, IL May 24th, 2019 Photos and review by Micki Harris It’s been five years now since Basement returned from their two year hiatus. Since then, the English pop-punk five piece have pumped out content that showed the scene that Continue Reading