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Tomorrow Never Knows preview!
Winter is always the hardest season for music lovers in Chicago because so few bands hit the road. And who can blame them? After all, the below-freezing temperatures, blustery snow, and icy roads are...
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Stage Buzz: The Innkeepers
Strong percussion and gnarly guitar chords mark 2012’s The Piper Cub EP by garage-poppers The Innkeepers. Frontman, John Roeser, writes lyrics that take on a rebellious tone. Whether running away from...
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Stage Buzz: Tomorrow Never Knows Festival
Free Energy Tomorrow Never Knows is one of those festivals that somehow manages to stay just under the radar despite being in existence for quite a few years. Despite recently cracking into larger...
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Stage Buzz: Family Of The Year
California cool kids, Family Of The Year, fill our ears with catchy beach tunes on their latest album Loma Vista (Nettwerk Productions). The indie-pop L.A. band delivers bright, fun melodies with...
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TNK live shots!
The 2013 edition of the Tomorrow Never Knows Festival (presented by Schubas) wrapped up Sunday night. Spanning five nights and six venues, the festival displayed a collection of talent from around the...
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Stage Buzz: AM & Shawn Lee
It’s hard to say whether soulful duo AM & Shawn Lee‘s delightful new synth-pop album, La Musique Numerique (well, that’s one of the things it is), picks up where 2011’s Celestial Electric left off...
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Stage Buzz: Their / They’re / There
Put three of Chicago’s bummedest dudes on stage together and what do you get? Piss and vinegar, of course. Conceived by Midwestern gloom gods Mike Kinsella (Owen), Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.) and...
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Stage Buzz: Tomorrow Never Knows Winter Music Fest
Wild Belle January’s music calendar in Chicago had been a hit and miss affair until the folks at Schubas decided to launch their Tomorrow Never Knows winter music festival in 2004 to heat-up the post...
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Stage Buzz: Sunflower Bean @ Schubas
NYC’s Sunflower Bean yolk ’60s – influenced punk rock, with indie-cred and an inspiring new album. They arrive tomorrow night at Schubas. Curt Baran reviews the new LP for IE: SUNFLOWER BEAN Human...
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TNK Fest – January 16 – 20, 2019 Originally founded in 2005 as a live musical oasis in a slow winter music period (past performers include Father John Misty and Bon Iver), Tomorrow Never Knows Fest is...
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Cover Story: The Way Down Wanderers
Peoria natives The Way Down Wanderers may be new to many, but since dropping a self-titled debut in 2016, as well as a pair of EPs and a live recording, the quintet has steadily swelled their...
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