Standing true to the sonic trappings of his latest record, the axe-centric gem Here’s to Being Here, sometimes solo act, sometimes Broken Social Scenester Jason Collett toted his touring band Paso Mino onstage last night (March 30) and collectively wielded a bevy of six-strings during an hour-plus performance at Chicago's Schubas Tavern.

"After Knob Creek you’ll be Spin-ing," Scott Masson of Chicago-based quintet Office joked to a hometown crowd last night (Nov. 20) at Schuba’s. Providing a lesson in whiskey/bourbon 101, Knob Creek’s “Whiskey Professor”

It's not often that you can distinctly hear the rattling of subway cars inside a venue, especially during a performance. But last night (Nov. 6) at the Subterranean as a hushed audience listened to Andy Hull

Winnipeg's sometimes quartet, sometimes sextet the Weakerthans was actually a quintet at Chicago's Metro last night (Oct. 25) as they strutted through tracks from all four of their releases, including most

Under normal circumstances, mix a little Aimee Mann with a little beer and the outcome is a one-way ticket to drunken depression. But last night's (Oct. 23) installment of MGD's the Craft series featuring the former 'Til Tuesday frontlady proved that sometimes Aimee Mann and beer blends for a good time. Playing four tracks from her forthcoming

Strutting across the stage at Chicago's Congress Theater like a young Mick Jagger, Juliette Lewis of Juliette and the Licks had her work cut out for her last night (July 18).