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The Soundtrack to an America I’ve Never Been To
America is a desire machine, and a well-oiled one at that. As a kid, it didn’t seem like a real place so much as a fever dream with neon lighting. Loud and impossibly vast, it sold me a fantasy of red Solo cups, fake IDs, and toothpaste-commercial smiles. I imagined myself partying, laughing and getting my heart broken in those dorm rooms and college dive bars, believing that somewhere over the hill, in a place stitched together by celebrity tabloids, pop songs and John Hugh


Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Illustration by Taya Welter Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all, a complex, multifaceted force that requires not...


Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."


A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...


It's Pronounced Mc-Gee: Two Star & The Dream Police Review
As I'm sure our readers are well aware of now, I'm a sucker for some sappy shit. Give me an album with three instruments and a souped-up...


A Conversation with Dustin Payseur of Beach Fossils on Touring, Nostalgia and "Bunny"
From their humble beginnings, navigating the challenges of tour life in a van that almost didn't function, to achieving household name...











Tonitruale (Almost) Live: Guided By Voices' Doug Gillard Chats New Single, "Serene King"
The world is on fire, civil unrest washes over the streets in every city, state, and country. The common man has been thrust into an...
Rob Lucchesi
May 8, 20244 min read


Getting Deep with Daarling Before First Stop of Cross-Country Tour
Chicago-based trio, daarling are set to embark on their cross-country tour but it is a few hours before the first show as we settle into...
Anaïs Turiello
Apr 24, 202410 min read


Tonitruale Live: Growing Up Along the Hero's Journey with Liam Sheaffer
Liam Sheaffer stops by to chat emotional maturity, compelling storytelling and his new EP, "Make Your Own Life Out of This."
Rob Lucchesi
Apr 24, 20242 min read


B1G CH0MP3RS D3V0UR Their First Interview
A conversation with the up and coming, genre defying B1G CH0MP3RS.
David Feigelson
Apr 9, 202414 min read


Tonitruale Live - Midwest Emo, Regular Show Trivia and Mordecai's "Should've Known"
Wisconsin-based midwest emo band, Mordecai, stops by to chat all things music, their love for Regular Show, the band's beginnings, and...
Rob Lucchesi
Apr 3, 20241 min read


A Tightrope of Memories: The Rural Alberta Advantage in Chicago
Eight years old, sitting in my mom's caramel-colored minivan, covered in a million political bumper stickers, I sat shotgun digging my...
Kora Elms Fleming
Mar 28, 20245 min read


The “Duh Moment” Turned Into the Musical Mosaic Trio, Coco
Although I wish I was starting this story painting an image of me on my way to a Coco show, I’m writing this half in my bedroom, half in...
Kora Elms Fleming
Mar 26, 20244 min read


Royel Otis and the Art of Not Taking It Too Seriously
Every now and then, a band emerges that seems to infiltrate every corner of the music scene, appearing on screens, dominating festival line-ups, and popping up wherever music is discussed. It's as if they materialize out of thin air, suddenly ubiquitous. It would be safe to say that Royel Otis, the Sydney based duo, is that band of the year. Met in 2019, the duo almost immediately formed their musical project, Pavlovic claiming this was "the collaboration he'd been chasing hi
Janset Yasar
Mar 10, 20245 min read


Landing on Chicago's Neptune's Core
Arriving on the surface of a planet far far away (The Metro in Chicago), two groups of sisters plant their flag on raw, cathartic rock,...
Kora Elms Fleming
Mar 8, 20245 min read


A Journey Through Friko's New Album'Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here'
On February 20th, Friko released their latest record Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here. In this transcendent record brimming with beauty, Friko intertwines the strands of their musical talent, presenting a collection that serves as both a nostalgic reflection on their past and a resolute declaration of their future aspirations. With vocals as sincere as ever and instrumentation reaching new heights of cinematic excellence, Friko seamlessly addresses the existential inqu
Janset Yasar
Feb 20, 20243 min read


A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...
Janset Yasar
Feb 19, 202410 min read


Tonitruale Live: Prize Horse's Jake Beitel on "Under Sound," Playing First Avenue, and Prince Impersonators
Since the supposed "death of grunge" signaled by the oversaturation of the genre during the early 2000's, it has become near impossible...
Rob Lucchesi
Feb 17, 202414 min read
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