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.
Reviewing White Reaper, World’s Worst and Lip Critic at Gabe’s on Oct. 4th. The Englert’s Track Zero series continues to expose exciting up-and-coming artists in the electronic and alternative rock scene.
Read the first installment of my new column here! I explain what I’m writing about in “Variety Show” and talk about The Music Man Original Broadway Soundtrack. (Image via: www.adonisamerica.com)
Read about The Veils newest album, “Total Depravity” here.
Read about “The Bride,” a concept album recently released by Bat For Lashes here.
I have tried to write this a million times, but it still doesn’t feel right. Which I guess is the point.
Radiohead has released their first album since 2011, and I am internally screaming. Read about it all here.
Read about Twin Peaks’ newest album, “Down In Heaven” here.
Read about the real reason every art student at Iowa is sobbing right now.
Read my personal take on Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ newest album, “PersonA.”
Read about how many things can be classified as art and how this can create a new open-mindedness.
Read about how sometimes pissing people off is the best thing you can do.
