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“But if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?”
Bastille's show at The Sylvee felt like the familiar comfort of returning home after a long trip away, with some surprising twists and turns along the way. Read the full recap here:
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Live Recap: Bastille's Give Me The Future Tour Brings a Futuristic Rave to The Sylvee — ANCHR Magazine “But if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?” We all know and love those lyrics from Bastille’s infectiously catchy massive hit song “Pompeii” right? As I was walking into The Sylvee in Madison, Wisconsin on a warm and sunny Wednesday evening, I couldn’t ...

Happy Thursday everyone! ICYMI, we've got a ton of new live recaps and photo galleries live on the site, including Glass Animals, Caroline Rose, Cannons, Squid and more. Check them all out here:

Gigs — ANCHR Magazine PHOTOS: Cannons with Madi Sipes and the Painted Blue at Lincoln Hall March 23, 2022  /  Rachel LeBeau This past Saturday night, the indie pop trio Cannons returned to Chicago to perform to a sold out Lincoln Hall. The LA-based band had last been here performing at Lollapalooza, where they drew a l...

LIVE RECAP: CHAI and Su Lee overflowed Lincoln Hall (Chicago) with jubilation during Friday's tour kick off. Read the full recap here:

Live Recap: CHAI with Su Lee at Lincoln Hall — ANCHR Magazine This past Friday night, Chicagoans braved the cold and snowy conditions to overflow the room at Lincoln Hall for CHAI and Su Lee . The sold out show acted as the inaugural date for CHAI’s current North American tour. South Korea’s Su Lee kicked off the evening with a set that combined comed

LIVE RECAP: The Wombats provided a euphoric escape from the problems of the world during their show at Park West on Thursday. Read the full gig recap here:

Live Recap: The Wombats with Clubhouse at Park West — ANCHR Magazine This past Thursday night, The Wombats returned to Chicago on their US tour and proved that while everything may be going wrong in the world, we can still be so happy.

It's here! Our top 21 songs of 2021, selected by Michael Pérez and Rachel Zyzda. Tune in here:

ANCHR's 21 Best Songs of 2021 — ANCHR Magazine As we’re all aware, 2021 has been a year of ups and downs, highs and lows, but through it all, new music got us through it at ANCHR. While the year winds down, ANCHR contributor Michael Perez and editor Rachel Zyzda put together a list of 21 of our favorite songs to come out of 2021. In no parti

Live Recap: CHVRCHES brought a cinematic and entrancing performance to Aragon Ballroom last week, in honor of their new album "Screen Violence." Read the full recap here:

Live Recap: CHVRCHES Brings Screen Violence to Aragon Ballroom — ANCHR Magazine Last Friday night, Scottish trio CHVRCHES hit the Aragon Ballroom stage in Chicago in celebration of their fourth studio album, Screen Violence. While it was already mid-November and many of us have moved into the festive and cheerful holiday mode, CHVRCHES brought us all right back to s

The reunion between Wolf Alice and their devoted fans at their Chicago show felt like the kinship between old pals who can go years without seeing each other, yet they don’t miss a beat once they’re finally back together.

Read the full recap of their show at The Vic Theatre here:

Live Recap: Wolf Alice at The Vic — ANCHR Magazine This past Monday night, Wolf Alice packed the Vic Theatre for a sold out gig in honor of the group’s third album Blue Weekend, which came out in June 2021. Though it’d been more than three years since the British quartet took the stage in Chicago, the rambunctious and eager fans greeted bandma

Live Recap: Last week, ANCHR had the chance to witness the twenty one pilots at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom. The unique experience was both intimate and elaborate, making it one of the best shows I've been to in a long time. Read more here:

Live Recap: Twenty One Pilots Takeover Tour at Aragon Ballroom — ANCHR Magazine It’s not every day you get to see a highly successful band that has sold out countless arenas at an intimate club or theatre— but if you’re one of the lucky fans attending the Twenty One Pilots Takeover tour, then you’ve been fortunate enough to experience this rare opportunity. Off the back...

“My rule for Gustaf is that there’s no mistakes, only new arrangements.”-In our chat with Lydia Gammill of Gustaf, she details the band's scrappy side, the happenstance surrounding the band, and who they'd love to work with in the future (hint: David Lynch) Read the full chat here:

A Chat With: Gustaf — ANCHR Magazine Gustaf is a band founded on equal parts persistence and hard work, with a touch of happenstance thrown in there. The group had an impromptu inception in 2018, when Tarra Thiessen requested Lydia Gammill’s assistance to drive her van down from New York City to SXSW Festival for a tour with a differ