The Smoking Popes announce a concept album and Gauge plays with Haymarket Riot. Plus: Chrissy Murderbot signs to Planet Mu, James Chance likes Snapple, and more
V103 rings in the New Year with a dusties marathon. Plus: the Smith Westerns ramp up to an album launch, a chili-and-synth showdown at the Empty Bottle, and more
Is Plustapes Chicago's most prolific record label? Plus: Califone's new callings, another project from Pelican's Trevor de Brauw, rocking in the name of Red Bull, and more
The beloved local studio closes up shop. Plus: who's that local girl onstage with Bonnie "Prince" Billy's Babblers, the end of Something Else, and more
Head on down to the Big Tranny Hootenanny. Plus: the return of Telefon Tel Aviv, ax theft at the airport, new offerings at the Chicago School of Guitar Making, and more
The ex-Misfit goes shopping at Reckless. Plus: MNDR to winter in the Chi-boogie, Jimmy Chamberlin's bad band name, a new label with a Tyler Jon Tyer LP, and more
The prime dogs-with-bandannas-spotting event of the season. Plus: Permanent Records' fourth anniversary, a "rock and roll general store" in Logan Square, and more