The band Retribution Gospel Choir is certainly more complex than any single word description, but amidst their live performance before a sold out crowd at the Hideout in Chicago, it did seem possible to break it down to one essential word, “intense.”



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Curiosity delivered the final push that got me thru the door on Friday night to see Tennessee's own Those Darlins. And, judging from the sold out crowd, I was not the only curious one in attendance.



Fronted by three females, who trade off vocals as well as instruments, and backed by a male drummer the performance did not exactly come jumping out of gates. While the band plays a… Continue

On tour in support of the release of his 3rd full length, Be Set Free, Langhorne Slim appeared with some new songs and a full backing band for his performance at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, not that he has ever needed any help with his live show.



It’s the first time I have seen him with the new lineup, which included the replacement of long time bass player Paul Difiglia,… Continue