Natalie Schermer Usually, I prefer going into a book blind. I will actively avoid reading jacket summaries, and while I...
Justin Jones The big yellow house at the corner of Washington and Union, formerly known as Meditation House, is home...
Sam Lewin A quick glimpse at pianist Bill Carrothers’ discography confirms his highly distinguished jazz pedigree. Carrothers has played with...
Bridget Donnelly While Chicago is a fabulous city for summer music, I realized early on that this summer’s concert lineup...
Justin Jones Though Jay-Z and Kanye West’s new collaborative album has sharply divided both popular and critical opinion, “Watch the...
Addy Goldberg Melt-Banana, “Cat in Red” I love this band, despite and perhaps because of the piercing, pretty much...
Tom Pilcher It’s not the end of the year yet, but with the glut of great new releases out already,...
Tom Pilcher Appleton’s own Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons opened the main stage at the Soundtown Music and Camping...
Steph Courtney 1. AA Bondy, “Vice Rag” I’ve been listening to this album a lot recently, and this song just...
Tom Pilcher This summer, the Soundtown Music and Camping Festival launched in Somerset, Wisc., adding Wisconsin to the ever-growing list...