Willis Earl Beal

Willis Earl Beal @ House of Blues, April 2012 (more by Ben Rodig)

Tickets to see Willis Earl Beal at Schubas go on sale today (Friday, August 16) at noon CST...

Willis Earl Beal @ Cole's Bar, Feb. 2012 (more by Ben Rodig)

As discussed, Willis Earl Beal is slated to release the follow-up to last year's Acousmatic Sorcery, titled Nobody knows...

Willis Earl Beal @ Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)

Chicago singer-songwriter Willis Earl Beal is slated to release the follow-up to 2012's Acousmatic Sorcery, titled Nobody knows...

Lou Barlow @ Green Music Fest (more by Rachel Angres)

Dinosaur Jr. was one of the many artists who played the 2012 edition of the Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana in September...

Willis Earl Beal @ Pitchfork Fest 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)

Chicago eccentric Willis Earl Beal, currently on tour in Australia, gave Pitchfork his 'Best of 2012'...

Willis Earl Beal @ Cole's Bar in February (bvC-presents) (more by Ben Rodig)

As you might recall, Willis Earl Beal's first large tour was with SBTRKT...

, Chase Turner & Fred Pessaro



"Rain controlled the tempo of Pitchfork Music Festival day one early on, but the clouds eventually gave way to sun shine and music from an eclectic and entertaining lineup of acts...

photo & video


Last night (Thursday, April 19), Willis Earl Beal played a sold-out hometown show at the very intimate Hideout. Unlike his recent set at the House of Blues, Willis was the centerpiece and the packed crowd cheered loudly after each song...

& Zach Pollack




On Saturday night (April 7), SBTRKT toured through Chicago, making a stop at the House of Blues. As per usual, vocalist Sampha was along for the ride and aside from being the project's mouthpiece, he also handled some live keyboard duties...

Cloud Nothings @ Mercury Lounge earlier on tour (NYC) (more by Joe McCabe)

today in Chicago
* Eve 6 @ Cubby Bear
* The English Beat @ SPACE
* Neon Indian, Friends @ Metro
* First Aid Kit, Peggy Sue @ Lincoln Hall
* Nonagon, Phantom Works, Mastro @ Township
* Cloud Nothings, A Classic Education @ Schubas
* A…