The Black Keys roared through another New Year’s celebration. We were there to catch the action. Read all about it!

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Freelance Whales play to a sold-out, ecstatic crowd at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. Read and watch all about it!

Welcome to another edition of Sound Citizen Radio. This week we celebrate three of our favorite Chicago music venues in The Hideout, Beat Kitchen and Lincoln Hall. The past two weeks on SoundCitizen.com we reviewed Local Natives, interviewed and reviewed Clem Snide and made some Austin City Limits recommendations. Check them out after listening to [...]

(VIDEO INCLUDED) Schuba’s is one of those venues where you can often see a band on their way to the top. The list is long and littered with famous bands that were just breaking out when they made their stop at Schuba’s and often, they never find their way back because they just get too [...]

There is serious talent below the streets. We take a look at superb subway musicians from around the world.

In 1994 I was in college. That’s the same year G. Love and Special Sauce released their self-titled album that went on to achieve gold status. The timing could not have been better – I was ready for a new sound, and that’s exactly what I got. G. Love (Garrett Dutton III) has a style [...]