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Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all—a complex, multifaceted force that requires not just passion, but a willingness...
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."
I Liked Them Before They Became Popular
When I was thirteen, I was initiated into what people online called "real music." My cousin encouraged me to listen to the Red Hot Chili...
Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Charli XCX Revisits Her Roots and Redefines The "Pop Star" Title on BRAT
"Wondering about whether I think I deserve commercial success, it's running through my mind. Sometimes, I really think it would be cool...
So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
Rob Lucchesi
Apr 24, 20242 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 3, 20241 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...
Kora Elms Fleming
Mar 28, 20245 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 26, 20244 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 8, 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,...
Rob Lucchesi
Feb 17, 202414 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...
Kora Elms Fleming
Feb 13, 20245 min read
Is it a Musically Inclined Frankenstein or Chicago Band Lonnie?
The Empty Bottle, soft blue light, two guitars, one bass, drums, piano, and the band Lonnie–acting as a jazzy Frankenstein monster, their...
allyflygare
Jan 3, 20249 min read
"Closing the Gap Between What I Hear in My Head Versus What I Can Create with My Hands" - An Interview with Chromatics' Darling Adam Miller
My first encounter with beloved synth-pop powerhouse Chromatics was their 2014 Cherry (Deluxe) album. The album’s namesake track,...
David Feigelson
Dec 23, 202333 min read
Blue Lake's Jason Dungan Reflects on His Musical Journey So Far
The Dallas native discusses music in Scandinavia, zithers and philosophy.
Rob Lucchesi
Dec 21, 20232 min read
TONITRUALE LIVE: Relationships, Rebounds and All Things Punk Rock w/ Waylin Flaza
Genre, as is the case with all things, is a needless construct. Too often do we find ourselves unwittingly confining ourselves to our...
Kora Elms Fleming
Nov 27, 20234 min read
Chicago Based Band, Daundry, Smells like 20 Something Spirit
Last Sunday, my favorite concert buddy, Sici, and I took a trip up north to see the up-and-coming shoegaze band, Daundry. I noticed...
Rob Lucchesi
Nov 16, 20232 min read
TONITRUALE LIVE: Jaakko Eino Kalevi's "Chaos Magic"
Finnish experimental pop sensation Jaakko Eino Kalevi has reemerged after a brief hibernation to premiere his first full-length release...
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