Jim DeRogatis

Savages at Lincoln Hall on 7.18.2013 (via BVChicago Instagram)

On Thursday night (7/18), Savages and Parquet Courts played a Sound Opinions live show at Lincoln Hall...

Parquet Courts @ Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Fred Pessaro)

Remember when Japandroids and Ty Segall played // were interviewed and Greg Kot at Lincoln Hall...

interior of the Congress during a recent Matt & Kim show (more by Chase Turner)

As troubles for the Congress Theater and owner Erineo "Eddie" Carranza continue, Jim DeRogatis reports that PNC Bank, the bank that holds the Congress' mortgage, have filed a lawsuit with U...

today in Chicago
* Bullet Hell, Vertonen, James Connolly @ The Burlington
* Chapter 24, Blind Shake, The Larroquettes @ Empty Bottle
* Chicago Sounds in the '80s @ Museum of Contemporary Art
* Korallreven, Young Magic, How To Dress Well (DJ set) @ Schubas
* St...

today in Chicago
* The Engines @ Hideout
* Nate Herman & June Shellene @ SPACE
* J Crist, As Is & Galloz, Dre Chi @ Reggie's
* Dastardly, Kentucky Knife Fight @ The Whistler
* Eunoia, Potions, Oshgood Slaughter @ Subterranean
* Slow Club, Air Waves, Love of Everything @ Empty Bottle
* The Para…

Sound Opinions co-hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot will pick apart some of Chicago's most influential musical movements of the 80s, when they sit down with three very special guests at the Museum of Contemporary Art on March 6th for a round-table discussion...

Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister)The Cook County Board of Commissioners Wednesday approved a measure giving it control over waivers from the 1...

Jim: Mike, at the end of every Pitchfork Music Festival, you always look like the most tired man in the world. You invariably say, "I don't want to do this ever again, I just want to play with my band and take a long vacation," though of course, you do wind up doing it again...

Lollapalooza lantern (more by Grant MacAllister)

As we recently posted about, Lollapalooza is essentially receiving 115 acres of land for free...

"David -- Thanks (I think). I enjoyed our conversation and meeting you, except when you asked me to show you my tattoos. A little creepy, but just a little...