Sounds Good is a monthly roundtable where we ask Straight staff what their ears are plugged into. We’ve got a pretty diverse set of tastes, so there’s absolutely no cohesion here: just good vibes. And ...

The Extreme axeman used an EVH striped guitar to blast out Van Halen licks like he's been doing it all his life ...

Lil Durk just shook up the rap game, announcing his new album “Deep Thoughts” dropping March 28th. This marks Smurk’s first ...

Chrome Dipped' was produced by Kirin J Callinan and will be out May 30. “We’ve always done our records DIY,” says vocalist Jim McCullough. “This time we wanted to step up and make it sound as big as ...

It might take an extraterrestrial attack to stop Boldy James from making albums. Alphabet Highway, a collaboration with ...

From R&B package tours to appearances by multiple Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers, there will be plenty of concerts to choose ...

The demise of S.A. Slayer left Van Stavern, singer Steve Cooper and drummer Dave McClain (who later found international ...

Marshall Crenshaw: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 20-21, at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Pop, with Rachael Sage on ...

James Taylor is a six-time Grammy winner and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall ...

On a swelteringly hot day in Chandler, Arizona, in July 1991, Jane’s Addiction was set to take the stage on the first date ...

The second week of March brought some of the year’s most incredible music across genres yet. Chappell Roan’s country-inspired single “The Giver” and HAIM’s infectious new track “Relationships” are ...