Jul 182014
 
Sharon Van Etten

This woman should get more coverage on Saving Country Music. I mean, I don’t know where she’s from or anything, but she’s every bit as country as Kacey Musgraves, just a bit further to the left

Jul 182014
 
P4k 2014 Day One - Most Anticipated

It is, in fact, that time of year again. Chicago is gorgeous, the weather is unbelievable, and the line-up is stacked. I’m thrilled be heading to Union Park again, camera in hand, to document some of the best live music moments of the year. Here’s what I’m most looking forward to on Friday evening. Hundred Waters I’m really taken with their record, The Moon Rang Like a Bell. It’s downright weird, but also alluring, with [...]

Jul 162010
 
It's So Fucking Hot

I don’t know how hot it actually is, but it feels tremendous. The heat alone is destroying me. Anyway… The Liars are on-stage right now, proving that arty, drone-y, primal, noise-rock can be hypnotic and still thrash from time to time. El-P got the crowd moving, after hitting the stage with a shocking amount of unabashedly aggressive energy. He brought out the classics, but was unafraid to play a couple rarities for the die-hards. The [...]