Author: David Heinrich   Lollapalooza 2018 was another fantastic year for Chicago’s largest music festival. A sunny and sweltering weekend in Grant Park was the setting for this year’s edition of the event, breaking the weather trends of years past. …

Author: John Kinney   Unknown Mortal Orchestra opened their sold-out show at Majestic Theatre with an extended, moving guitar jam built around “From the Sun” from their album II. Frontman Ruban Nielson used a wireless connection to his amp, allowing …

Author: WSUM Staff   This weekend, Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 went down at Union Park in Chicago. A few of us from WSUM headed down there to check out one of the most interesting and diverse festival lineups of the …

Authors: Maureen Duthie and David Heinrich   Wisconsin’s largest music festival came and went again this year with its usual charm and excitement. It was a wonderful week of engaging community and fun music along the Milwaukee lake shore and …

Author: Calder Sell   The audience attending Breese Stevens Field Friday night were invited to try on a pair of glasses that allowed them to see the inner light of Ray Lamontagne. The soft-spoken musician shared his new album, “Part …

Author: David Heinrich   Returning from Bonnaroo was one of the saddest drives of my life. The four-day festival weekend was far too short for me: after this weekend, I wanted to move to Manchester, TN. I reflected on what …

Author: Audrey Bachman On Wednesday, May 30th, Parquet Courts played at the Majestic. Their performance was fabulous and nothing short of my (high) expectations for the evening. I had hoped that the four piece from Brooklyn, New York would play …

Author: Alyssa Hui In this particular talk, Amy Cuddy focused on her research of body language and how it changes people’s perceptions of us and also the outcomes that occur in our lives. But most importantly, body positioning can shape …

Microshift by Hookworms Musical worms. Microshift drones its way into one’s stomach and once it gets there, drops off catchy hooks and rock explosions. The album is a patient one, not afraid to draw out the slow moments and to drone slowly to a climax. And it builds. …

Author: Ryan Breon The Majestic Theatre was alive last night as Gangsta Gibbs threw down in classic style. Coming out decked out in all black, sporting a studded-gold ESGN Chain and a black balaclava, Freddie Gibbs wasted no …

Author: Annie Borse What do you get when you bring hipsters and middle-aged adults together in one concert venue? A Dawes concert. On February 6th the Barrymore Theatre played host to the band Dawes and a crowd full of …

Photo taken by Kyle Gustafson for The Washington Post The neon sign lights the red curtains behind it, and Josh dances across the stage; all knees and hips. Holding onto the corded mic as if it were wireless, …