Songwriters Ken Pomeroy and Loudon Wainwright III played at the James Thater for ICSF 2025. Seeing songwriters encouraging people to start and showing them how to begin is what makes art happen.
A celebration took place in Chicago this September. The 20th edition of Riot Fest has come and passed, and while still covered in a layer of dirt and sweat, next year’s edition can’t come soon enough.
Soldier Field finally had something to celebrate again, as the Chicago Bears snapped their eight-game losing streak to the New Orleans Saints with a 26-14 win. Powered by a dominant defense and resurgent run game, the Bears overcame offensive struggles to notch their fourth straight win and move to 4-2 on the season.
On October 1, 2025, I journeyed to Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines to see a performance from Father John Misty, and left with a disappointment most bitter and foul, great show though!
Iowa education’s system has embraced the arrival of artificial cal intelligence with no signs of slowing down. However, some have raised concerns that it may lead to its downfall while others see it as a successor to the internet and printing press.
This weekend, Las Vegas will host the fourth edition of When We Were Young. A festival celebrating the scene out in the desert holds more than you’ve bargained for as 53 bands take on 4 stages in 1 day. A whirlwind for every pair of vans and fishnets in the pit, it’s Christmas in October for many. Here is your stage by stage preview of When We Were Young 2025.
Janelle James and Liza Treyger performed their comedy routines at The Englert Theater for the Witching Hour Festival on 10/13/18. (Image vie Little Village Magazine)
The Mill held Do You Want To Play? A workshop on erotic vulnerability hosted by Alison Oliver and Natalie Benway-Correll. (Image via The Little Village Magazine)
Read about Here Lies Man’s performance at Gabe’s on the first night of Witching Hour here. (Image via: loudersound.com)
Read about Damani Phillips hosting Witch Note: An After-Hours Jazz Jam Session at The Mill (image via Elizabeth Morrissey)
The Mood Ring is a much needed appreciation for the modern expansion of groove.
This Mood Ring shows off “philia” or platonic love and how we can appreciate it through music. (Image via vickirebecca)
In this edition of Jen’s Top Ten’s, I will be talking about my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands, Mayday Parade. (Image via: substreammagazine.com)
Ancient Posse decided to join us this year for Mission Creek (Image via City View)!
Julien Baker came to The Englert during the Mission Creek Festival in 2018 and put on a hell of a performance. Read all about it here (Image via The New Yorker)!
Read about Wye Oak’s performance at the Englert for Mission Creek here. (image via buzzbands.la)
