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WIN TICKETS! Spring Awakening Music Festival 2013

Posted 05.02.2013 | Chicago

With the weather in Chicago finally reminding the city's residents why they put up with our notoriously brutal winters, the realization that summer is...

Martin Atkins Talks CIMMfest, the Music Biz and Why He Throws Blueberry Muffins at His Audience

Lauren Drell | Posted 04.22.2013 | Entertainment
Lauren Drell

I caught up with Martin Atkins -- who's best known for drumming in some of the most influential post-punk and industrial bands, including Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface (Trent Reznor) and Killing Joke -- about what he's got on deck for his keynote to wrap CIMMfest.

Flux Pavilion at Congress Theater (PHOTOS)

Justin Barbin | Posted 04.10.2013 | Chicago
Justin Barbin

Flux Pavilion, British DJ and producer, made a pit stop at Chicago's Congress Theater along with Torro Torro and Carnage for a night of electronic dance music and hypnotic light displays.

PHOTOS: Cold War Kids Rock The Metro

Posted 04.08.2013 | Chicago

Long Beach, Ca. indie rockers Cold War Kids hit Chicago for a sold-out show at The Metro in Wrigleyville Saturday evening. The band this month rele...

The Full Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 Lineup Is Here!

Posted 03.26.2013 | Chicago

The Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 lineup is complete, with the Tuesday announcement of remaining acts that include Wire, Yo La Tengo, Solange, M.I.A.,...

My Gold Mask Musician Talks New Album, Joan Cusack & Pancakes

The Huffington Post | Joe Erbentraut | Posted 02.28.2013 | Chicago

The latest album from Chicago band My Gold Mask has been some time in the making. Four years ago, the band -- Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo, jo...

Staples Singer Cleotha Staples Dies At 78

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 04.24.2013 | Chicago

CHICAGO — In a family of vocalists, it was Cleotha Staples' smooth and velvety voice that helped set apart the sound of the influential and best...

Culture Over Conflict: Middle East Music Ensemble Plays It All

Roxane Assaf | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
Roxane Assaf

In an age when cultural boycotts are searing weapons of mass rejection and historic flashpoints can be reignited with the faintest spark, institutions like the Middle East Music Ensemble at the University of Chicago provide safe haven from resentment.

Wonder Woman's New Half-Brother Based On '90s Cult Artist

Posted 02.08.2013 | Chicago

Wesley Willis's ties to the DC Comics universe were previously limited to which superheroes' asses he whupped, but the late cult singer and visual art...

The Hottest Live Music Picks For Early February

Posted 02.05.2013 | Chicago

Pitchfork has been announced and Beyonce is coming, but there's no need to wait until summer to dig into Chicago's top-notch shows happening around th...

Pitchfork Music Festival Announces More Lineup Additions

Posted 03.04.2013 | Chicago

Updated story After releasing the first headliners of the 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago's Union Park early February, the lineup continue...

She Speaks in Tongues: The Chicago Band That Changed My Mind

Liz Joynt Sandberg | Posted 03.31.2013 | Chicago
Liz Joynt Sandberg

Suddenly tears started streaming down my face! I was shocked. And I stood there for the duration of the set weeping and feeling like a major weirdo. This? This is not what I expected.

Psalm One Talks Oprah, Hot Dogs & 'Child Support'

The Huffington Post | Joe Erbentraut | Posted 01.24.2013 | Chicago

For Chicago rapper Psalm One, a.k.a. Cristalle Bowen, 2013 has already gotten off to a smashing start. Last year saw the release of "Child Support,...

It's Official: Pearl Jam Plays Wrigley Field In July

Posted 01.23.2013 | Chicago

It's a rumor no more: Pearl Jam will take the stage at Wrigley Field in July. After a series of tweets teasing a possible show in Chicago (see slid...

Big Dipper, Queer Rapper, Releases Raunchy Debut EP

Posted 01.08.2013 | Chicago

Chicago-based queer rapper Big Dipper is ready for the big leagues -- and maybe, just maybe his big break. On Tuesday, Big Dipper, a HuffPost favor...

Buddy Guy Named Kennedy Center Honoree

Posted 11.28.2012 | Chicago

After a lifetime of work in which he pioneered the Chicago Blues sound, Buddy Guy is getting honored by the Kennedy Center. The influential guitar...

WATCH: Summer Girlfriends Release New Video

Posted 11.27.2012 | Chicago

The weather outside may be getting increasingly frightful as the days grow shorter and snowy weather surely lies in Chicago's near future -- but that ...

Chicago: The City That Creates

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 12.26.2012 | Chicago
Elysabeth Alfano

I have been singing the praises of Chicago as a cultural force since my first move abroad to Paris in 1986. However, there is no need take my word for it, or the promises of a government document.

WATCH: GWAR Covers Kansas For A.V. Club

Posted 10.03.2012 | Chicago

While seminal head-banging satirists GWAR were in town last month for Chicago's Riot Fest, they also took the time to stop by The A.V. Club's office t...

Battle Of The Fests: Riot Fest vs. A.V. Fest Hideout Block Party

Posted 09.14.2012 | Chicago

It's usually good news for music-loving Chicagoans when the city gets to play host to just one high-caliber music festival -- and with those prospects...

The Mayne Stage: Chicago's Undiscovered Gem

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 11.04.2012 | Chicago
Elysabeth Alfano

Whenever I tell people about the Mayne Stage, I can't believe that they haven't been there yet. For me, it is the undiscovered gem of the city.

PHOTOS: Pitchfork Music Festival, Day One In Review

The Huffington Post | Joe Erbentraut & Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 07.14.2012 | Chicago

It would be difficult to consider day one at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival anything other than a bit of a coup for the Chicago music scene -- with...

Chicago-Area Native Rapper Signed To Rick Ross' Label

Chicago Heights, IL Patch | Posted 07.13.2012 | Chicago

How many Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduates can say they've taken a ride around New York with a platinum-selling recording artist? Rockie Fre...

WATCH: HuffPost's Guide To The 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival

The Huffington Post | Joe Erbentraut | Posted 07.13.2012 | Chicago

It is here once again, Chicago music fans: the sweaty, raucous summer romp known as the Pitchfork Music Festival. The three-stage festival, which b...

Still Plenty Of Seats Available At Taste Of Chicago Headliner Shows

Posted 07.10.2012 | Chicago

Could the cost-cutting, revenue-generating experiments surrounding this year's Taste of Chicago concerts still not be enough to save the shrinking sum...