The Best Chicago Concert You Never Heard About Is on Thursday By Scott Standley Three bands bring some of Austin's top young folk talent to Schubas on June 20th for the Outer City Limits Tour. Read more
Four Folk and World Music Concerts to See in Chicago This Month By Scott Standley All of these shows present a rare chance to see something special in town. Read more
America’s First Indie Music Genre Comes To Chicago This Weekend By Scott Standley Sacred Harp singers will be in town for the 28th year. You can listen for free! Read more
Chicago Has 14 Great Folk, Country, and Jazz Shows Coming Up in May By Scott Standley and Mark Loehrke Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Pokey Lafarge, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, and more Read more
Nagant: The Best Chamber-Folk You've Never Heard Of By Scott Standley Catch a night of Chicago's darkest folk artist tonight at the Chopin Theatre Read more
Good Ground Proves That Marriage Doesn't Always Break Up a Band By Scott Standley After a decade together, the Chicago trio is releasing its album South Wind, Northern Songs. You can see them play at the Elbo Room tomorrow night. Read more
Shooter Jennings Is Headlining a Chicago Festival That Would Make Nashville Blush By Scott Standley A Q&A with the musician about what this weekend's Moonrunners Music Festival means for Chicago and country music. Read more
Go See the Strange Martha Wainwright at City Winery on Sunday By Scott Standley As Martha Wainwright comes to town to promote her third album, we take a look back at the musician's weird career. Read more
Q&A: Frontier Ruckus Frontman Matthew Milia Kind of Loves The Suburbs By Scott Standley The Michigan native previews the band’s show at Schubas Tavern and gives some insight into the group’s new album. Read more
Four Songs To Help You Embrace Seasonal Affective Disorder By Scott Standley The short days of winter inspire some gloomy songs from Chicago’s folk scene. Read more
