Bartees Strange is one of several high-profile musicians who’ve recently adopted a goth visual aesthetic, but his sound ...

At Union Station, Kohl and her ten-player ensemble will play a composition that will enable intentional and inadvertent ...

When Adult. emerged out of late-90s Detroit, the city’s art-rock scene was dominated by the revival of protopunk and garage ...

Artists and performance styles from across the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora celebrate AAPI Heritage Month in this ...

A glaciologist wrestles with personal trauma and global environmental catastrophe in Time Is a Color and the Color Is Blue.

The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t. And without your support, we can't continue. So we need you to chip in, even if it’s ...

With the recent mourning of several drag performers (like local queen DUSH, and nationally beloved Jiggly Caliente and The ...

A small town in Indiana sacrifices for "progress" (with the influence of the Wright Brothers) in The Ostrich.

His carefully crafted, artisanal style is rooted in reflective acoustic balladry, albeit with an undercurrent of simmering psychedelic energy that’s waiting to rise up like a tide at the moon’s ...

Across their four studio albums, Wet invites listeners into a soulful dream world, and last month’s Two Lives is her most vulnerable and sparkling invitation yet.

Mayor Brandon Johnson visited Springfield last week to get Chicago “its fair share” of state money. The April 30 visit comes as both the General Assembly and the City Council look to close ...

Chicago singer-songwriter Official Claire combines laid-back indie rock with whispery folk, and her incisive, often witty ...