AV Club
AV Club list their top albums of 2015
AV Club have published their list of The 15 Best Albums of 2015. Besides two forward-thinking California rappers (guess which ones?) and Grimes, this list leans the most heavily on guitar rock of all the ones we’ve seen this year, whether it’s the hushed sounds of Sufjan Stevens and Julien Baker or the harder-edged Sleater-Kinney and Courtney Barn…
A.V. Fest // Hideout Block Party 2014 day 2 in pics: War on Drugs, Dismemberment Plan, Sylvan Esso, more
A.V. Fest // Hideout Block Party 2014 finished off on Saturday (9/6) with performances, The Dismemberment Plan, Funky Meters, Mac Demarco, Sylvan Esso, Valerie June, and Empires…
A.V. Fest // Hideout Block Party 2014 day 1 in pics: Death Cab For Cutie, Hamilton Leithauser, Handsome Family, more
The 2014 edition of A.V. Fest // Hideout Block Party began last night (9/5) with a bit of a delayed start due to rain. That initial delay also meant shorter sets from Jon Langford’s new “Glam-Voodoo space rock project” Bad Luck Jonathan, The Handsome Family, and former Walkmen singer Hamilton Leithauser…
Comedy Bang! Bang! Live at the Athenaeum Theatre (pics)
A.V. Club // The Onion’s “26th Annual Comedy Fest” took place this past week at the Athenaeum Theatre with a handful of great performances…
Marc Maron & Adam Burke @ the Athenaeum Theatre (pics)
Comedian/podcaster/loveable grump Marc Maron hit Chicago this past weekend for a performance at the Athenaeum Theatre on June 14 as part of A…
A.V. Fest / Hideout Block Party 2014: initial details, tix on sale
The third annual A.V. Fest // Hideout Block Party is slated to take place on September 5 & 6 this year. Early Bird two-day passes are on sale now, and the lineup will be announced on May 28…
A.V. Club & The Onion announce "26th Annual Comedy Fest" w/ Comedy Bang! Bang!, Tig Notaro, Marc Maron, more
The A.V. Club have just announced the first annual “26th Annual Comedy Fest,” co-presented by their sister publication The Onion. The festival will be held from June 12-14 at the Athenaeum Theatre…
A.V. Fest / Hideout Block Party 2013 in pictures ---- Day 2 (Hold Steady, Superchunk, Walkmen, The Both & more)
A.V. Fest / Hideout Block Party 2013 finished off on Saturday evening (9/7). While Day 1 of the festival featured Neko Case, Mavis Staples, and more, Day 2 was fairly stacked, with performances, Superchunk, The Walkmen, The Both (aka Ted Leo + Aimee Mann), and even more…
A.V. Fest / Hideout Block Party 2013 in pictures --- Day 1 (Neko Case, Mavis Staples, Trampled By Turtles, Nude Beach)
A.V. Fest / Hideout Block Party 2013 began on Friday evening with performances, Mavis Staples, Trampled By Turtles, and Nude Beach. Neko headlined the whole shebang in support of her excellent new album, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You…
take a listen to Neko Case's new single "Man;" tickets for Hideout Block Party are still available
Neko Case at Lowdown Hudson Blues Fest 2012 (more by Chris La Putt)
Neko Case has announced that she’ll be releasing her new record, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, on September 3 via Anti-…
