Sybris rock the ice off of Chicago’s Empty Bottle (12/13)

By Adam Kivel on December 14th, 2010

You can only win with a free show. Here’s a jackpot.

Green Music Fest saves a scorching Chicago (8/17)

By Adam Kivel on August 18th, 2009

Chicago seems to want hundreds of music festivals. As if all the neighborhood fests, Pitchfork and Lollapalooza hadn’t wiped us Chicagoans out (both physically and economically) enough already, let’s throw in the Green Music Fest. Held in West Town’s Eckhart Park, and with Art Brut topping the lineup, the new festival is a worthy addition to the rogues gallery of music ventures here in the Windy City.

SXSW ’09 in Review: Friday – Saturday

By Michael Roffman on March 23rd, 2009

Before packing our bags and heading back to the day-to-day grind that is real life, we were able to take in a couple more days of fun in the sun/overwhelming amounts of music/drunken record executives. Without further ado, the conclusion of our South by Southwest 2009 coverage: Friday, March 20th: It’s hard to cover Friday [...]

CoS, UnScene & Pabst present: The Second Annual Brodown Hoedown

By Alex Young on March 10th, 2009

In case you missed last Friday’s big news… Consequence of Sound is proud to announce our third and final South by Southwest 2009 event. This year, CoS has teamed up with UnScene, Pabst Brewing Company, and Chicago based bands Blueblood and Catfish Haven for the second annual Brodown Hoedown. If you remember, last year, the [...]

CoS, UnScene & Pabst present: The Second Annual Brodown Hoedown

By Alex Young on March 6th, 2009

Consequence of Sound is proud to announce our third and final South by Southwest 2009 event. This year, CoS has teamed up with UnScene, Pabst Brewing Company, and Chicago based bands Blueblood and Catfish Haven for the second annual Brodown Hoedown. If you remember, last year, the Brodown Hoedown proved to be one of the [...]