indie music

  • Chicago’s Emily Blue: Fitting in by ‘fitting out’

    In the glory days of MTV and TRL, musicians cranked out music videos left and right to stay relevant.
    Today, as music streaming continues to peak in popularity, artists go one of two ways – completely shy away from videos or go all in on making one. Chicago artist Emily...
  • Q&A: Highasakite talks touring, new album

    Originally from Norway, indie band Highasakite is currently on tour in Europe, but recently made a stop in Chicago. ...
  • Indie pick of the week: Crissi Cochrane

    Canadian singer-songwriter Crissi Cochrane's soft jazz tunes speak to the soul. With a light and soulful voice, strong instrumentals and meaningful lyrics, her songs are soothing and lovely....
  • Nico Vega’s new album brings fresh sound

    Indie band Nico Vega's sound has evolved over time. The transformation can be heard on their upcoming album, “Lead to Light.”...
  • Indie pick of the week: Petals of Spain

    The vocal harmonies and music of the Denver-based band Petals of Spain is eerily similar to the Bohemian Rhapsody-rock group Queen, with a hint more brass background instrumentals reminiscent of Sublime. Nic Hammerberg, Hunter Hall, Mason Shelmire, Dylan Johnson and Taylor Imbrogno of Colorado are the five “petals” that...
  • Indie pick of the week: Holly Drummond

    Holly Drummond’s soft, soothing sound has been seen by some as “the female Damien Rice.” The 19-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter’s music varies from rich acoustic tracks  to lighter and more lively electronic music, as well as a plethora of song covers. “I enjoy recording vocals for EDM as it’s different...
  • Indie pick of the week: Katie Herzig

    You might not recognize artist Katie Herzig by name, but her music should be more familiar. The artist, whose alternative melodic-pop sound could be described as Sara Bareilles meets Ingrid Michaelson, has had songs appear in movies and television, in addition to her own personal tracks. “My sound has...
  • Manchester Orchestra’s ‘Cope’ both classic and surprising

    On April 1st 2014, Manchester Orchestra finally released their fourth record titled “Cope.” From the beginning of time, the band has been bouncing around genres, from hard to indie-rock, to alternative rock– they’ve been all over the spectrum. Manchester Orchestra developed in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, in many...
  • Indie pick of the week: Antevorta

    Hailing from Metro Detroit, Antevorta considers themselves “divergent and distinct” in the music world, and could be considered part of the metal, punk/hardcore scene, though they don’t believe in labels. While the band was formed two years ago by vocalist and lyricist Carter Jones, the current line up, who...