“Stars Align” for Freya Skye as Salt Shed crowns English artist/actress the next pop princess
In a short but sweet burst, Freya Skye went from representing the United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to landing a leading role in [More…]
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“The Mouse Parade” of Iceland indie rockers Of Monsters And Men enchants The Salt Shed
Ever since Of Monsters And Men exploded with the endlessly looping ear worm “Little Talks,” the Icelandic act achieved a global presence and is now a decade-and-a-half [More…]
Milwaukee’s Violent Femmes, Salt Shed “Add It Up” four decades since “Blister In The Sun”
As nearby neighbors from Milwaukee, Violent Femmes spent much of its formative years in the early 1980s around Chicago, though quickly blossomed into a global presence given [More…]
Salt Shed finds “Happy Endings” in Garbage’s groundbreaking alt/electro rhythms
When alternative/electronic/industrial rockers Garbage released the album “Let All That We Imagine Be The Light,” its first long-player in four years, it was accompanied [More…]
A supernatural Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds summon a “Wild God” during stunning Salt Shed closer
There hasn’t been a shortage of Nick Cave coming to town as of late, either solo or alongside longtime collaborator Warren Ellis, but it’s been eight long years since The [More…]
Modest Mouse “Float On” and give The Salt Shed “Good News For People Who Love Bad News”
Indie/alternative rock veterans Modest Mouse have many significant albums, but none thus far climbed to such commercial heights as “Good News For People Who Love Bad [More…]
England’s arty The The “Ensouled” a sold out Salt Shed following first official album in 24 years
In the 24 years since The The officially released an album, sole constant member Matt Johnson switched to the world of movie soundtracks where he maintained the English [More…]
Joey Fatone & AJ McLean lead Salt Shed through “A Legendary Night” of NSYNC, BSB, bonuses
It was a match made in Y2K heaven when Joey Fatone of NSYNC and AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys brought “A Legendary Night” to The Salt Shed, proving it was as great [More…]
Alt-rock innovators Porno For Pyros bid a fierce farewell to Salt Shed with “Horns, Thorns En Halos”
Chicago was fortunate in being one of the very few cities where Porno For Pyros fully reunited for a few festivals, including Lollapalooza, which was founded by its front man [More…]
Punk godmother, “Because The Night” belter Patti Smith reminds Salt Shed “People Have The Power”
Before screaming a single note inside a just shy of sold out Salt Shed, the enduringly inimitable and always insightful Patti Smith proclaimed how wonderful it felt to be [More…]