Tapster, located in the old Trencherman space, is a magical adult Disneyland. Beer, wine, cocktails, coffee, even kombucha — they have it all on tap!

We’re young, so we get looked at strangely. It was more in the beginning of our musical career that that was more prevalent, because we’d play shows and 17- and 18-year-olds would walk in, and the owners would be confused, and the bartenders and people would make jokes like, “Are you even old enough to ...

After seeing pop-punk band Can’t Swim open for Have Mercy at Subterranean a few months ago, it won’t surprise me to see them blow up on the scene this year

Subterranean is extremely intimate, giving the audience the opportunity to be just feet away from the performers — it’s easy to go up to a band member right after they play and have a conversation with them.

By Kelly Cunningham The Orwells started playing together at York High School in suburban Elmhurst. Singer Mario Cuomo and guitarist Dominic Corso are cousins, Grant (bass) and Henry Brinner (drums) are brothers, and guitarist Matt O’Keefe has grown up with the rest of the guys for years. They were discovered in 2011 and graduated high ...

I’ve been a fan of Post Animal since the first time I saw them open for one of my other favorite Chicago bands, The Walters, at Lincoln Hall.

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