Category: Music

Record Store Day photos

Underground Bee, April 22, 2015 — See my photos of Local H as well as Lasers and Fast and Shit playing Saturday, April 18, at the Reckless Records store on Broadway during Record Store Day; the Polkaholics at Laurie’s Planet of Sound; and the Tweens at Bric-a-Brac. Photo of Tweens by Robert Loerzel

Concert reviews and photos

January to April 2015 concert reviews and photos at Underground Bee: — The Vaselines at the Empty Bottle — DRMWPN and Chicago Psych Fest at the Hideout — Mid-February Concert Recap: Olivia Chaney, Mark Dvorak, Sleater-Kinney, Lizzo, the Western Elstons, Greil Marcus with John Langford and Sally Timms, Swans, Xylouris White — Robyn Hitchcock at Space — A new home… Continue reading Concert reviews and photos

Winter 2014-15 pop concerts preview

Photo by Robert Loerzel

Crain’s Chicago Business, November 1, 2014 — My picks for the season’s top pop concerts. Read more at Crain’s Chicago Business. Photo of Mavis Staples by Robert Loerzel

Five reasons to brave crowds for ‘David Bowie Is’ at the MCA

Photo by Robert Loerzel

Crain’s Chicago Business, September 22, 2014 — The much-anticipated “David Bowie Is,” which opens to the public tomorrow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, could turn out to be the biggest blockbuster in the museum’s history. Read more at Crain’s Chicago Business. Photo by Robert Loerzel

Pitchfork 2014 photos and reviews

Perfect Pussy. Photo by Robert Loerzel.

Newcity, June 18-20, 2014 — My coverage of the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival for Newcity: Sharon Van Etten Sun Kil Moon Beck Saturday Photo Roundup Twin Peaks Neutral Milk Hotel Speedy Ortiz Perfect Pussy Real Estate Slowdive Sunday Photo Roundup Photo of Perfect Pussy by Robert Loerzel