Smoking Popes

The second day of Riot Fest Chicago (September 17) featured sets from Morrissey, Death Cab for Cutie...

You already knew that Riot Fest Denver and Chicago would include a Misfits reunion with Danzig, Doyle and Jerry; and now the full lineups for those fests have been announced. Denver also includes Deftones, Death Cab for Cutie, Nas, Ween, Jane's Addiction (Ritual de lo Habitual), Sleater-Kinney, Descendents, NOFX, Bad Religion, Thursday, Wolf Parade, The Hold Steady (performing Boys & Girls In

Current Alkaline Trio and former Suicide Machines drummer Derek Grant is releasing his debut solo album, Breakdown, on Red Scare this week (stream it), and in honor of that he'll play some release shows, including two in Chic...

Wicker Park venue the Double Door polished off its 20th anniversary celebration with The Smoking Popes on June 14, featuring support from Braid and Rollo Tomasi...

Braid just recently shared the cover art and tracklisting for their first full-length LP since 1998's Frame & Canvas. We now know that it's called No Coast and is due out on July 8 via Topshelf Records...

New Year's Eve (December 31) is just around the corner... have you figured out what you're doing yet? There are a handful of great concerts and parties taking place in Chicago this year, from Death (the band) to Roky Erickson to Star Slinger to Girl Group Chicago, and many more...

On Thursday night (May 10), at 6PM, Chicago's Smoking Popes will play a FREE show in the Dr. Martens store on N. Milwaukee Ave. (what used to be the fantastic Earwax Cafe)...

Peter Bjorn & John have just announced a new tour dubbed; All You Can Eat. During which, they'll hit Chicago four times throughout late-August...

Lightning Bolt @ Above the Autoparts Store (more by Leia Jospe) today in Chicago * Charlie Sheen @ The Chicago Theatre * Smoking Popes, The Arrivals @ Double Door * Jucifer, The Midnight Ghost Train @ Empty Bottle * Sebadoh, Richard Buckner, Turn To Crime @ Lincoln Hall * Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Zechs Marquis @ Bottom Lounge * Lightning Bolt, Cacaw, Bruce Lamont @ Logan Square Auditorium What else...