Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including by WateRR & Machacha, Half Gringa, and ...

Some way into tonight’s spellbinding performance, The Delines guitarist and songwriter Willy Vlautin outlines the upward ...

The process of deciding what single to drop before a musical release is an inevitable dilemma for many artists.

For as much as up-and-coming acts have issues with the quality of their work, it's nice to know even Paul McCartney gets ...

I will forever be indebted to my parents for the gift of the guitar. My patient and kind mother encouraged me when I wanted to give up. She believed in my potential and pushed me to keep practising.

From a revelatory debut of Chilean post punk to gargantuan sound design, via left-field trad fiddles, sonic euphoria, and proof that innovative dance music is still being made, tQ's staffers round up ...

The album “PO$T AMERICAN” begins with the sound of Gregg Deal thumping an animal-skinned hand drum. He opens his mouth and ...

While we continue the struggle to fight censorship and mass idiocy from the White House, new albums by independent queer artists should appeal and provide inspiration. Check out new sounds from Bob ...

Last week, it was as if Mayor Daniel Lurie had used his newfound powers to crank the knob on San Francisco’s weather machine, clearing the city’s skies and briefly heating the sidewalks to a balmy 75 ...

The album reflects his journey back to music full-time, weaving themes of struggle, growth, and personal reflection ...

The music festival has a knack for landing artists that have just emerged, or soon will. This year, two more names will be ...