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Mercury Rev at The Empty Bottle | A Spellbinding Sonic Journey Oscar De Leon·April 30, 2025There are rare moments when life feels weightless, when you’re soaring without a care in the world. Riding...Concert ReviewsFeatured·2 mins read
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | Afrobeat Takes Evanston Oscar De Leon·April 25, 2025Afrobeat, a genre born in the 1960s in West Africa through the visionary genius of Fela Kuti, blends...Concert ReviewsFeatured·2 mins read
Meshuggah at Chicago | Live With Relentless Intensity Oscar De Leon·April 8, 2025On a calm, quiet April 1st evening in Chicago, the city remained still. Well, except at the Aragon...Concert ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
Kraftwerk at The Auditorium Theatre | A Step Ahead of The Future Oscar De Leon·April 2, 2025At first glance, a two-hour set with four guys standing motionless behind their synthesizers might seem like the...Concert ReviewsFeaturedMusic·2 mins read
Trentemøller – A Sonic Journey on a Blustering Chicago Evening Oscar De Leon·February 21, 2025On a frigid Chicago night in February, a swarm of fans clad in black descended upon Outset, the...Concert ReviewsFeatured·2 mins read
Lauren Mayberry at Thalia Hall | Enthralling Beyond Chvrches Oscar De Leon·February 11, 2025Everyone’s worst nightmare is the singer of a band putting out a solo record and touring it. Or...Concert ReviewsFeatured·2 mins read
Oscar’s Top 10 Concerts of 2024 Oscar De Leon·January 6, 2025As we’ve entered the new year, I’ve been reflecting a lot on some of the concerts of 2024....Best of ListsConcert ReviewsFeatured·6 mins read
Blood Incantation at Chicago | Absolute Elsewhere and Beyond Oscar De Leon·December 10, 2024On December 3rd in the dead of Chicago winter, I found myself outside the famed Metro. Not only...Concert ReviewsFeatured·2 mins read
Chat Pile at Thalia Hall | An Electrifying Show on Election Night Oscar De Leon·November 12, 2024A nervous tension loomed over the audience at Thalia Hall in Chicago that night. While there was undeniable...Concert ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
Mannequin Pussy at Lawrence, Kansas | When Rage Is Beautiful Oscar De Leon·October 26, 2024I traveled from Chicago to Lawrence, Kansas to see Mannequin Pussy, and I left angry. Yeah, I could...Concert ReviewsFeatured·4 mins read
